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Gaza ceasefire, Trump's 20-point plan and Board of Peace
Oct 10, 2025; Board of Peace 2026· Treaty or event
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The truce that took effect on October 10, 2025 under Trump's 20-point plan, overseen since 2026 by his Board of Peace.
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Unveiled on September 29, 2025, the plan swapped the 20 living hostages for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees, then called for Hamas to disarm, a technocratic Palestinian committee, an international stabilization force and phased Israeli withdrawal. The UN Security Council endorsed it in November 2025. Trump chairs the Board of Peace, launched at Davos in January 2026. Israeli troops still held about half of Gaza in 2026. Strikes continue: over 1,300 Palestinians killed since the truce, per Gaza's health ministry.
Why it matters
It stopped the war's main fighting and freed the living hostages, but Gaza's governance, security and rebuilding all hinge on steps not yet taken.
Key facts and numbers
The published 20-point plan, UN Security Council Resolution 2803, the Board of Peace charter, and casualty records from Israel and Gaza's health ministry.
What to watch
Outlook: whether Hamas really disarms, whether foreign troops deploy, and whether the plan's vague mention of a path to Palestinian statehood ever becomes real.
Connections (4)
▸Gaza ceasefire, Trump's 20-point plan and Board of Peace paused Israel–Hamas war in GazaFact
The relationship
The October 10, 2025 ceasefire halted two years of large-scale fighting. Israeli forces pulled back to a 'yellow line', still holding about half the strip; hostages and prisoners were exchanged and more aid entered. Strikes and clashes continue, so it is a pause rather than an end.
Since when and why
Agreed in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, with Egyptian, Qatari, Turkish and US mediation; in effect from October 10, 2025.
How we know
The signed first-phase agreement, hostage releases on October 13, 2025, and UN data on aid trucks.
What to watch
Whether it holds: each side accuses the other of violations, and more than 1,300 Palestinians were reported killed under the truce by September 2026.
▸Donald Trump brokered Gaza ceasefire, Trump's 20-point plan and Board of PeaceFact
The relationship
Trump unveiled a 20-point plan on September 29, 2025 with Netanyahu beside him, then pressed both sides: Israel after its strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar angered Gulf partners, and Hamas through Qatar, Egypt and Turkey. He chairs the Board of Peace that oversees the plan.
Since when and why
White House, September 2025; Sharm el-Sheikh summit, October 13, 2025. Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner negotiated the details.
How we know
The published plan, the summit declaration, and Israeli, Hamas and mediator officials crediting US pressure.
What to watch
Whether US pressure can hold Israel to withdrawal and Hamas to disarmament, and whether a Trump-chaired board is accountable to anyone.
▸UN Security Council and the P5 veto endorsed Gaza ceasefire, Trump's 20-point plan and Board of PeaceFact
The relationship
The Council gave Trump's 20-point Gaza plan international legal backing in Resolution 2803. It welcomed the Board of Peace as a transitional authority and authorized an International Stabilization Force, both until the end of 2027, with reports every six months. That mandate lets countries such as Indonesia send troops.
Since when and why
New York, November 17, 2025; adopted 13–0, with Russia and China abstaining.
How we know
The text of Resolution 2803 and the Council's voting record and explanations of vote.
What to watch
Whether the stabilization force deploys at scale and Hamas disarms; Russia, which drafted a rival text, and China objected to the plan's limited UN role.
▸Gaza ceasefire, Trump's 20-point plan and Board of Peace requires the disarmament of HamasFact
The relationship
The 20-point plan says Hamas must give up its weapons and any role in governing Gaza, with amnesty for members who disarm; Israel withdraws in stages tied to disarmament, keeping a security perimeter until Gaza is secure. In late July 2026 Hamas accepted a Board of Peace roadmap for gradual decommissioning, but sought clarifications and insists Israel act in parallel.
Since when and why
Plan of September 29, 2025; disarmament roadmap announced on July 31, 2026 by Trump's Board of Peace.
How we know
The published plan and roadmap, and statements from Hamas, Israel and the Board of Peace.
What to watch
Whether Hamas actually hands over weapons, tunnels and rockets, who verifies it, and what Israel does if it does not.