David Makovsky and Shira Efron
After the ceasefire in Gaza, the first phase of President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan is nearing completion. All surviving Israeli hostages have returned home after two hellish years in Hamas's tunnels; the remains of the dead hostages are being retrieved—too slowly, but with the dignity their families deserve. In return, Israel released 250 Palestinian prisoners serving long prison sentences for violent attacks and 1,700 more detainees. More than two years after Hamas's October 7, 2023, assault on Israel, the worst and most vicious fighting in the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict has stopped, giving both exhausted and traumatized societies a measure of respite.
The second phase hinges on Hamas's disarmament. Only after verifiable demilitarization will the IDF withdraw from Gaza and let reconstruction of the razed and battered Strip begin in earnest. The plan calls for the deployment of an international stabilization force, while a temporary, technocratic Palestinian administration manages day-to-day affairs.
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