In Gaza, US President Donald Trump has presented a 20 -point peace plan in the backdrop of the war that continued for almost two years, frequent humanitarian crisis and uncertain future. The purpose of this proposal released from the White House is to establish a ceasefire, ensure the release of the hostages caught by Hamas and decide the administrative blueprint of the future of Gaza. Trump has described it as a “historic day”, calling it a decisive initiative towards Middle East peace. But the question is whether it will actually open a new door of peace or it will also move towards failure like an earlier ceasefire efforts.
Let us tell you that the most important point of Trump’s plan is the immediate ceasefire. Under this, if both sides agree, then within 72 hours all the Israeli hostages will be released. Instead, Israel will release 250 life imprisonment to prisoners and 1,700 Palestinians. Apart from this, Israel will return the bodies of 15-15 Palestinians instead of the bodies of the killed hostages.
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Trump’s plan clearly states that Hamas will not have any administrative or political future in Gaza. His armed structure will be demolished and the members who want to leave violence and adopt a peaceful life will be given general apology. The security of Gaza will be responsible for an International Security Force (ISF), which will train the Palestinian police. Also, humanitarian aid will reach large scale through international institutions such as United Nations and Red Crescent. According to the plan, Gaza will be conducted by a committee of Palestinian technical experts and international experts from administrative terms, while reconstruction and financial management will be overseening an organization called “Board of Peace”, which will be headed by Trump and former Prime Minister of Britain Tony Blair.
If seen, on the basis of diplomatic initiative of Trump, it can be said that the US President has taken a very bold step. The idea of international peace force under the US leadership, declaration of Gaza a terror-free region and economic plan for reconstruction, all of these can be said to be their major achievements. With this, he would like to create the image of peacemaker not only in American domestic politics but also globally.
In addition, Hamas has been given a clear option in this scheme – either to surrender and become part of the reconstruction process, or face Israeli military action released with American support. This rigorous but practical pressure policy matches Trump’s political style and possibly considered it a “tough but just” step among his supporters.
However, there are many serious contradictions in the scheme. The biggest question is whether Israel will actually give a role to the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the rule of Gaza? Prime Minister Netanyahu and his government have been opposing the concept of Palestinian state for a long time. In the scheme, while clearly the government has been asked to hand over the government in the future. It can create deep differences in Israeli politics.
The second challenge is Hamas’s attitude. The organization has not recognized Israel for decades. For him, surrender and disarmament will be a question mark not only political defeat, not only political defeat. In such a situation, the possibility is very few that we accept this agreement unconditionally. The third issue is the deployment of the International Security Force. Will this force be able to maintain peace in the complex conditions of Gaza? Given the limited success of international missions in Afghanistan and Iraq, it will remain doubted.
If seen, history is a witness that the ceasefire and peace plans in the Israel-Filistine struggle were repeated and continued to break again and again. This time too, there is a possibility of permanent peace only when three conditions are fulfilled. Such as commitment to real disarmament of Hamas. At the same time, the Palestinian Authority from Israel to accept the political place for him in Gaza. In addition, long -term and fair intervention of the international community. If any of these conditions remain incomplete, then this scheme will also remain as another unsuccessful effort.
However, Donald Trump’s peace plan is undoubtedly a adventure initiative and if it is successful it will be considered his biggest diplomatic achievement. But the ground reality suggests that it is such points for both Hamas and Israel that it will not be easy to accept. Therefore, along with optimistic viewing this scheme, realistic doubts have to be maintained. It is possible that this initiative opened a new chapter in Middle East politics, but it is equally possible that this effort is recorded as a “unsuccessful experiment” in the pages of history like old agreements.
Let us also tell you that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has welcomed the 20 -point peace proposal for Gaza declared by US President Donald Trump. Posting on ‘X’, Modi said, “We President Donald J. Trump welcomes the declaration of a comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conflict. It offers a practical way of long -term and sustainable peace, security and development not only for Palestinian and Israeli people, but also for the wider West Asian region. “