LONDON: It is almost 11 months since US President Donald Trump, standing alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025, unveiled his 20-point peace plan for Gaza.
It was, said the president, a “big day, a beautiful day, potentially one of the greatest days ever in civilization.” Hamas would disarm, Israel would withdraw, and President Trump’s Board of Peace could get to work.
Large quantities of aid would flow into Gaza, work would begin on restoring vital infrastructure, from water, electricity and sewage works to hospitals, roads and bakeries, and an apolitical “technocratic” Palestinian committee would be appointed to manage the day-to-day running of Gaza and its public services.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and President Donald Trump hold a joint news conference at the White House on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC, after their meeting to discuss the latest US-backed plans to end the war in Gaza. (AFP)
Almost a year later, none of that has happened.
