“We have deep confidence in President Trump – in his sincerity, his support for Israel and his leadership – and we have confidence in his commitment to holding all parties accountable for the deal, working with Prime Minister Netanyahu,” Glick said.
She noted that Trump’s plan, if implemented, would give Israel the means to dismantle Hamas and prevent Gaza from threatening the Jewish state again. She pointed to phase two of the framework, which calls for the demobilization and demilitarization of Hamas, followed by efforts to deradicalize the people of Gaza.
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US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
“As both President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu have said, this can be achieved the easy way – through peaceful compliance with the agreement – or the hard way, which would entail further military operations in Gaza,” she said.
Glick added that the International Stabilization Force (ISF), charged with overseeing security, would operate in coordination with the IDF – and not in opposition to it – under the close supervision of the Council of Peace chaired by President Trump.
Under point nine of the agreement, Gaza will be placed under a temporary technocratic administration headed by an apolitical Palestinian commission responsible for managing day-to-day administration and public services. The commission – made up of qualified Palestinians and international experts – will operate under the supervision of a new international transitional body, the Board of Peace, chaired by Trump and joined by other world leaders, including former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
The administration will oversee Gaza’s reconstruction and financing until the Palestinian Authority completes its reform process and is ready to take control, in line with Trump’s 2020 peace plan and the Saudi-French proposal.
Israelis march from Sderot to the northern border of Gaza in Israel on July 30, 2025. (Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images)
“The withdrawal allows Israel to maintain control over 53% of the Gaza Strip, including the Philadelphi Corridor, most of Rafah, half of Khan Younis and parts of northern Gaza,” Avivi said. “Israel controls the high ground overlooking the coastal area, allowing the IDF to best protect Israeli cities.”
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He added that Hamas’ ability to smuggle weapons through the Egyptian border has been significantly curtailed.
Trump’s 20-point plan specifies two more withdrawal phases, ultimately putting the IDF in charge of a security buffer zone.
Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, head of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, said maintaining control of the Philadelphi Corridor will make rearmament more difficult — but not impossible — as humanitarian aid flows into Gaza.
“We must be very strict in checking every shipment of humanitarian aid to make sure it is not used to smuggle weapons,” he said.
Hamas terrorists march in Gaza during a parade. (Getty Images)
Point seven of the agreement calls for the immediate delivery of full humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip. Aid quantities will at least correspond to those set out in the Humanitarian Aid Agreement of January 19, 2025, including the rehabilitation of infrastructure such as water, electricity and sewage systems, the repair of hospitals and bakeries and the delivery of equipment needed to remove debris and reopen roads.
Kuperwasser said the IDF’s repositioning allows the military to defend Israel without administering Gaza’s civilian population. “We don’t want to be involved in that,” he said. “We will let Hamas handle it temporarily – until they are removed from power.”
Under the agreement, Hamas has until Monday to return all remaining 48 hostages – living and deceased – to Israel for rehabilitation and burial. In return, Israel will release 250 Palestinian security prisoners, including convicted murderers, and 1,722 Gazans detained during the war who were not involved in the October 7 Hamas massacre.
Kuperwasser warned that among the Palestinians to be released there are also ‘arch terrorists’ who have not renounced violence. “We have reason to worry that they are going to promote these activities – some of them are very dangerous people,” he said. “We have managed to release the crème de la crème, but we are still releasing very dangerous and very capable terrorists. This is the very high price we have to pay,” he added.
A poster created by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum shows 48 hostages, including 20 believed alive and 28 believed dead, expected to be released as part of President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, on display in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 11, 2025. (The Hostages and Missing Families Forum)
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“All these questions have no answers in the document that was signed,” Amidror said.
He urged a major diplomatic effort after the first phase to clarify responsibilities and close gaps in the plan, stressing that disarming Hamas and ending its control over civilian life in Gaza remain primary Israeli objectives.
