President Donald Trump posted a statement on Truth Social Sunday afternoon claiming progress on his Middle East initiative, a day before he was set to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid leaks of a 21-point plan for a post-war Gaza plan.
"We have a real chance for greatness in the Middle East. All are on board for something special, first time ever, we will get it done!!!" Trump wrote in the post.
On Friday, he made similar comments, telling reporter: "It's looking like we have a deal on Gaza. I think it's a deal that gets the hostages back, it's going to be a deal that ends the war." Trump made those comments on Friday before leaving the White House to attend the Ryder Cup golf tournament in New York.
According to US media, the Trump administration officials have distributed a comprehensive 21-point Gaza ceasefire framework demanding immediate military operations cessation, freeing of all 20 surviving Hamas-held hostages plus remains within 48 hours, and complete Hamas weapons destruction.
The proposal offers amnesty to fighters accepting "peaceful co-existence" while facilitating safe passage for Hamas members choosing departure to alternative nations. Neither Israel nor Hamas has accepted the three-page document distributed during United Nations meetings last week, with Trump planning Monday White House pressure on Netanyahu for acceptance.
Specific prisoner exchange details require Israel to "release 250 life sentence prisoners plus 1,700 Gazans who were detained after October 7" once hostages return, while "for every Israeli hostage whose remains are released, Israel will release the remains of 15 deceased Gazans," according to the framework obtained by The Washington Post.
Implementation promises immediate aid delivery "including rehabilitation of infrastructure (water, electricity, sewage), rehabilitation of hospitals and bakeries, [and] entry of necessary equipment to remove rubble and open roads" upon agreement acceptance. Aid distribution would proceed "without interference from the two parties through the United Nations and its agencies … in addition to other international institutions not associated in any manner with either party," The Washington Post reported.
