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How Netanyahu managed to change Trump's Gaza peace plan

2025-10-01 17:48:15Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
How Netanyahu managed to change Trump's Gaza peace plan
Netanyahu and Trump

By Fabio Tonacci - La Repubblica

During his visit to the United States, Benjamin Netanyahu managed to make changes to Trump's plan for Gaza, making it even more favorable to Israel and more difficult for Hamas to accept.

Particularly on two crucial issues: the disarmament of militants and the withdrawal of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) from the Gaza Strip.

This is understood by comparing the text of the 21-point draft revealed by the 'Times of Israel' on September 27, approved by Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and presented in advance to Arab and Muslim countries, with the text officially published by the White House two days later, during the meeting between Netanyahu and the US president.

Disarming Hamas

The Israeli government has always set as a primary condition for achieving a permanent ceasefire the disarmament of the al-Qassam Brigades, the Hamas militia responsible for the October 7 massacre. Hamas has always opposed this demand.

Point 6 of the draft states that, in the event of an agreement and after the 48 hostages (living and dead) are handed over, Hamas members who commit to "peaceful coexistence" will be guaranteed amnesty, while those who wish to leave Gaza will be offered a "safe corridor" to countries that are willing to accept them.

But, an essential detail has been added to the official document: amnesty will only be granted to those who surrender their weapons ("decommission their weapons").

This concept is repeated in point 13, which includes “the demilitarization process under the supervision of independent observers.” This detail was not included in the draft.

Israeli forces remain in Gaza

The most notable change relates to the withdrawal of Israeli troops. In the initial draft, point 3 stated that military forces, in the event of an agreement, “will withdraw from the front lines in accordance with the Witkoff proposal presented for the release of the hostages.”

It was not clarified which proposal it was referring to, but point 16 stated that the IDF "will gradually return the Gaza territory they have occupied."

The plan published by the White House, however, talks about withdrawing "to the agreed line": it is understood that this is an agreement between Trump and Netanyahu.

Attached is a map that divides the three phases of the withdrawal within the Gaza Strip:

First phase – just a few kilometers from current positions to favor the release of hostages;

The second phase – will only occur after an interim international stabilization force (ISF) is deployed in Gaza;

The third phase - envisages the withdrawal of the IDF to a "buffer zone" along the border with Israel, always within Palestinian territory.

So, a complete withdrawal from Gaza is not currently envisaged, and the withdrawal of the army "will be carried out according to criteria and with a duration to be agreed upon between the IDF, the ISF, the guarantors and the United States," new point 16 states.

ANP, West Bank and Qatar

The initial draft also included point 18, where Israel committed to no longer striking Qatari soil.

This point has been removed from the official plan, although Netanyahu was forced by Trump to apologize to Qatari Prime Minister al-Thani for the September 9 airstrike against a residential compound in Doha where Hamas leaders were gathering.

The West Bank is not mentioned, neither in the draft nor in the final version of the plan: Trump had declared that he would not allow annexation by Israel, but during the press conference at the White House with Netanyahu he was much less emphatic.

The Palestinian National Authority, according to both versions, will have a role only in a second phase and only if it undergoes a reform program deemed acceptable by Israel.

"Never a Palestinian state"

Finally, the issue of the state of Palestine. Both the draft and the plan published by the White House state that this agreement on Gaza and the reforms in the PNA constitute “a credible path to Palestinian self-determination and state sovereignty, which we recognize as the aspiration of the Palestinian people.”

But Netanyahu, just after his meeting with Trump and before boarding a plane to return to Israel, wanted to reassure his supporters. "There will never be a Palestinian state," he said.


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