U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are putting together a comprehensive Middle East peace plan, beginning with an end to the war in Gaza within two weeks.

According to a report in Israel Hayom, a publication that is considered supportive of Netanyahu, the following elements would be included in the plan:

Gaza hostilities will conclude within two weeks, ending conditions will encompass four Arab nations (including Egypt and the United Arab Emirates) to administer the Gaza Strip, replacing the murderous Hamas terrorist organization. The remaining Hamas leadership will face exile to other countries, while the hostages gain freedom. Multiple nations globally will accept numerous Gaza inhabitants seeking emigration. Abraham Accords expansion will bring Syria, Saudi Arabia, and additional Arab and Muslim countries to recognize Israel and establish official relationships. Israel will declare its willingness for future Palestinian conflict resolution under the “two states” concept, contingent upon the Palestinian Authority reforms. The United States will acknowledge limited Israeli sovereignty implementation in Judea and Samaria.

While the elements of the plan had reportedly been discussed before the 12 Day War between Israel and Iran, the success of that war and the U.S. bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites cleared the path for the deal. Iran has been a major threat to Israel and Arab states alike.

With that threat diminished, Israel feels more secure about granting concessions for peace, and Arab states more secure about normalizing relations with Israel.

Israel Hayom added that Trump’s statement Wednesday that Israeli prosecutors should drop petty corruption charges against Netanyahu was partly motivated by Trump’s enthusiasm for Netanyahu’s agreement to the terms of the suggested peace plan.

Netanyahu thanked Trump for his support, and former chief justice Aharon Barak — a left-wing figure in Israel — said that he agreed that Netanyahu should probably be pardoned or be given a favorable plea deal.

Update: Netanyahu released a short video on X, in Hebrew, saying Israel needed to seize a chance for peace. The translation (provided by the Government Press Office) follows, below.

Our Scripture says: “The Lord shall grant strength to His people; the Lord shall bless His people with peace” (Psalms 29:11) We have fought with strength against Iran — and achieved a great victory. That victory opens an opportunity for a dramatic expansion of the peace agreements. We are working vigorously on that. Along with the release of our hostages and the defeat of Hamas, there is a window of opportunity here that must not be wasted. We must not waste even a single day.

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President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Natanyahu have reached an agreement to end the war in Gaza in just two weeks, it has been reported. The agreement is said to have been reached in a secret phone conversation between the two leaders following the US strike on Iran.

In the phone call, the pair agreed on a swift end to the war in Gaza as well as an expansion of the Abraham Accords, according to Israeli media citing a source ‘familiar with the conversation’. The phone call is said to have taken place between Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Netanyahu and Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer. Once the war ends, Hamas leadership would be exiled and all remaining hostages held in Gaza would be freed.

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It was also agreed that four Arab states, including the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, would be involved in governing Gaza together in place of Hamas. Another principle said to have been agreed upon is that several countries across the globe will take in residents of Gaza who wish to emigrate.

However, it is unclear how the principles would work in practice, as Hamas has vowed it will not leave the territory and Arab states have repeatedly said they would not take on a governing role. Saudi Arabia and Syria would also establish diplomatic ties with Israel as part of the Abraham Accords, with other Arab and Muslim countries to follow suit.

The agreement would also see Israel expressing support for a future two-state solution in Gaza, conditional of reforms made the Palestinian Authority. Meanwhile, Washington would recognise Israeli soverignty in some areas of the West Bank.

Israeli media outlets have said it was fears that the plan for an end to war would collapse that sparked Trump’s outrage over Israeli attacks following his announcement of a ceasefire with Iran. A source told Israel Hayom that in a conversation where Trump demanded Netanyahu ‘stop the planes’ amid the ceasefire, the President said he didn’t understand how, after having agreed on an outline for peace, Netanyahu was disrupting it over ‘a small tactical incident involving an Iranian missile’.

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It comes after Donald Trump called on Israel to “pardon” Netanyahu, who is on trial for alleged corruption, or drop the case entirely. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump referred to Netanyahu as a “warrior” who has “done so much” for Israel.

He called for the trial to be “cancelled immediately” and described the case as a “witch hunt” – a term he often used to refer to his own legal battles. Trump said: “This travesty of justice cannot be allowed!”

In response to Trump’s Truth Social post, Netanyahu took to X to thank the President. He wrote: “Thank you [Donald Trump]. I was deeply moved by your heartfelt support for me and your incredible support for Israel and the Jewish people. I look forward to continuing to work with you to defeat our common enemies, liberate our hostages and quickly expand the circle of peace.”

On Sunday, Israel said it had recovered the bodies of three more hostages who had been taken by Hamas as part of the October 7 attacks that sparked the 20-month war. The Israeli military identified them as Yonatan Samerano, 21; Ofra Keidar, 70; and Shay Levinson, 19. All three were killed during the initial attack and their bodies were taken into Gaza. Kobi Samerano said in a Facebook post that his son’s remains were returned on what would have been Yonatan’s 23rd birthday.

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Trump, Netanyahu reportedly agree on plan to end Gaza war, expand Abraham Accords

A new report by Israel Hayom says the two leaders also agreed that the U.S. would recognize Israeli sovereignty in parts of the West Bank and Israel would voice support for a two-state solution

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to terms to end the war in Gaza and advance other shared interests in a telephone call held shortly after the U.S. struck nuclear sites in Iran earlier this week, according to a new report by Israel Hayom.

A source familiar with the conversation told the right-leaning Israeli daily that Trump and Netanyahu were joined on the call by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer, where the four determined that Israel would end the war in Gaza within two weeks.

This process would include the exiling of what remains of Hamas’ leadership from Gaza, voluntary emigration for Gazans who elect to leave the territory — though which countries would host them was not specified in the report — and the release of the 50 hostages remaining in Gaza, less than half of whom are thought to be alive.

Under the terms of the agreement, the UAE and Egypt, along with two other Arab countries, would jointly govern the Gaza Strip after Hamas’ removal.

In addition, the Abraham Accords would be expanded to include Syria and Saudi Arabia, as well as additional Arab and Muslim states.

The plan would also see U.S. recognition of “limited” Israeli sovereignty in the West Bank, while Israel would express support for a future two-state solution premised on reforms within the Palestinian Authority.

Shortly after the publication of the Israel Hayom report, Netanyahu released a statement saying, “We fought valiantly against Iran — and achieved a great victory. This victory opens up an opportunity for a dramatic expansion of the peace agreements. We are working hard on this.”

“Along with the release of our hostages and the defeat of Hamas, there is a window of opportunity here that must not be missed,” Netanyahu added. “Not even a single day must be wasted.”

The feasibility of this plan remains in question. The Israeli government has been firm in its opposition to a two-state solution and public opposition to a Palestinian state grew after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attacks. In April, as French President Emmanuel Macron moved to recognize a Palestinian state, Netanyahu “expressed fierce opposition” to the move in a phone call with Macron and conveyed to him that “a Palestinian state established a few minutes away from Israeli cities would become an Iranian stronghold of terrorism; that the vast majority of the Israeli public opposes that categorically — and that this has been the PM’s consistent and longstanding policy,” according to a readout from the Prime Minister’s Office.

Even the potential acceptance of a future Palestinian state could put Netanyahu’s governing coalition at risk, with not only the parties led by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar adamantly opposing one, but most Likud lawmakers, as well.

U.S. lawmakers told Jewish Insider last week after a trip to the region that the normalization process between Saudi Arabia and Israel had been dealt setbacks by and since Oct. 7 and that the Saudis were demanding concrete progress toward a two-state solution before moving forward with normalization.

Egypt and Saudi Arabia in March condemned moves by the Israeli government to encourage migration from Gaza. The Arab League, meeting earlier that month, also adopted a plan for Gaza’s reconstruction put forward by Egypt where a committee of Gazan professionals would manage the Strip for a period of time until the Palestinian Authority would take over its governance.

The agreement also proposed an expansion of the Abraham Accords to include Syria, Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries that would normalize relations with Israel.

By Vered Weiss, World Israel News

Since the US weekend attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, Israeli Prime Minister and US President Donald Trump reportedly began planning for an expansion of the Abraham Accords and a two-state solution, provided that the Palestinian Authority enacts reforms, according to Israel Hayom.

Two sources reported that as Israel and the United States were “euphoric” over the success of the campaign using B-2 bombers to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities, Trump, Netanyahu, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer participated in a four-way phone call to celebrate the achievement of military goals and discuss postwar plans for the Middle East.

The Israel Hayom report, based on the account of a source familiar with the matter, detailed the consensus reportedly reached by Netanyahu and Trump, which includes an end to the war in Gaza; the territory would be ruled by a coalition of Arab countries, including the United Arab Emirates and Egypt; the exile of Hamas from the Gaza Strip; and the release of the remaining hostages. In addition, some countries would accept Gaza civilians who wish to leave.

The agreement also proposed an expansion of the Abraham Accords to include Syria, Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries that would normalize relations with Israel.

Shockingly, Israel would agree to a two-state solution with a “reformed” Palestinian Authority.

The United States would recognize limited Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria.

Two diplomatic sources reported that Trump put substantial pressure on Netanyahu to end the war in Gaza and that this pressure existed even before Israel launched missiles against Iran, commencing Operation Rising Lion.

In addition, the sources said the reason for Trump’s anger and use of expletives when expressing frustration at Israel over its preparation to retaliate against Iran’s missile attack was his fear that Israel would not only fail to comply with the Iran ceasefire but that Netanyahu might back out of the general peace framework they had agreed upon.

Netanyahu’s renewed commitment to the joint proposal may have inspired Trump’s unprecedented social media post Thursday morning, insisting that the prime minister be exempt from standing trial on accusations of corruption.

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have reportedly agreed on a plan to resolve the situation in the Middle East, according to Israel Hayom .

Immediately after the US strikes on Iran, a four-way phone call took place between US President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Israel’s Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer.

According to Israel Hayom sources, during the call, Trump and Netanyahu agreed on a follow-up action plan consisting of five main points:

Ending the war in Gaza

According to the plan proposed by the US president and the Israeli prime minister, the war in the Gaza Strip is to end within two weeks. A condition for ending the conflict is transferring control of the enclave to a coalition of four Arab countries, including Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.

The plan also envisions the deportation of the remaining Hamas leadership to third countries and the release of hostages.

Migration options for Gaza residents

The US and Israeli leaders agreed that several countries would offer to accept civilians from Gaza who voluntarily wish to relocate.

Expanding the Abraham Accords

Under the plan, the Abraham Accords would be expanded to include Syria and Saudi Arabia. Additional Arab and Muslim-majority countries would recognize Israel and establish formal diplomatic relations.

So far, Israel has signed Abraham Accords with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco, enabling the establishment of diplomatic ties.

Israeli-Palestinian conflict resolution

Israel would pledge willingness to engage in a future resolution to the conflict with the Palestinians under the two-state solution framework — on the condition that reforms are implemented within the Palestinian Authority.

US commitments

The United States, in turn, would formally recognize limited Israeli sovereignty over parts of Judea and Samaria (the West Bank).

War between Israel and Hamas

Israel decided to completely destroy Hamas after the group’s militants invaded Israeli territory in 2023 and attacked civilians.

Despite attempts at a ceasefire between the warring sides, fighting continues as of today.

Just one month ago, Israel launched a new operation in the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that its goal is full control over the Palestinian enclave.