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Trump's 20-point plan for Gaza

Defense Minister Israel Katz speaks at a Ynet conference, September 2, 2026. (Screenshot)
September 2, 2026, 8:08 pm
Katz: Israel will facilitate emigration from Gaza ‘by any means’ as soon as Trump allows
Defense minister claims 80% of Palestinians want to leave Gaza, but nobody will take them; PM visits IDF post in Strip, says Israel won’t withdraw from territory it currently holds
By Nava Freiberg and Emanuel Fabian
The Board of Peace's High Representative for Gaza Nickolay Mladenov briefs the UN Security Council in New York on August 26, 2026. (Screen capture)
August 26, 2026, 7:58 pm
Board of Peace envoy knocks Israel’s ‘unacceptable’ Gaza policy as disarmament plan stalls
Briefing UN Security Council, Mladenov pans Israeli restrictions on shelter supplies, argues that continued IDF strikes haven’t led to demilitarization, nor will they
By Jacob Magid
The Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, is seen on March 24, 2025, after part of it was struck a day earlier, killing top Hamas official Ismail Barhoum. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
August 20, 2026, 8:43 pm
Hamas using Gaza hospital for ‘torture’ of Palestinians amid eroding support, says Israel
Netanyahu denies Israel has approved entry of international peacekeepers into Gaza; Turkey, Egypt and Qatar call on Board of Peace to pressure Jerusalem to halt airstrikes in Strip
By Emanuel Fabian, Nava Freiberg and Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (second from right) and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer (right) meet with top White House adviser Jared Kushner (second from left) and US adviser Aryeh Lightstone (left) in Jerusalem on November 10, 2025. (Haim Zach/GPO)
August 19, 2026, 3:54 am
PM, Kushner clashed over continued Israeli strikes on Oct. 7 terrorists — officials
Officials tell ToI that Trump aide also took issue with Netanyahu’s refusal to let police recruits leave Gaza for training, as Board of Peace needs them for Hamas weapons handovers
By Jacob Magid and Nava Freiberg
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Gaza Board of Peace envoy Nickolay Mladenov in Jerusalem on May 13, 2026 Foreign policy aide Caroline Glick is seated second from the left. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)
August 18, 2026, 2:40 am
Amid Israeli pushback, source reveals Board of Peace weighing new disarmament framework
Official involved in talks tells ToI that US-controlled panel may abandon phased approach to Hamas weapons handover — already approved by Hamas but rejected by PM — in favor of wholesale plan
By Jacob Magid
Palestinian children play on a concrete block meant to mark the Israel-expanded Yellow Line in the Shejaiya neighborhood of eastern Gaza City on July 26, 2026. (Mohammed M. Skaik / JNA Press/Sipa USA via Reuters)
August 12, 2026, 8:48 am
Board of Peace blurs Yellow Line as it wages uphill battle to advance Gaza plan
US-controlled Gaza oversight panel avoids specifying whether Israel must withdraw to original ceasefire line, opting for ambiguity in bid to get both sides on board
By Jacob Magid
IDF soldiers seen on the border with the Gaza Strip, August 5, 2026. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
August 6, 2026, 5:49 pm
Official sees ‘steps in the right direction’ for Gaza plan as Israel curbs its strikes
Official involved with proposal says recent IDF restraint has been ‘important to getting the sequencing rolling’; UAE joins other Muslim nations in accusing Israel of breaching deal
By Lazar Berman, Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issues a video statement on August 4, 2026. (Screen capture/Facebook)
August 5, 2026, 5:37 am
Netanyahu says Israel ‘didn’t agree’ to Board of Peace’s terms for disarming Hamas
After extended silence, PM insists IDF won’t withdraw from ‘current lines’ until Hamas fully disarmed, in seeming opposition to US-backed plan for initial Israeli pullback within Gaza
By Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump (C) speaks during the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit in the Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
August 1, 2026, 5:21 am
How the Gaza disarmament deal proves everyone right — but could spell trouble for Netanyahu
The deal may not be implemented, but its very signing gives Israel and its critics, and Netanyahu and his opponents, reason to both celebrate and worry; for the PM, it may prove especially problematic as the election nears
By Ben Sales
US President Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen during a cabinet meeting, July 31, 2026, at Camp David, the presidential retreat, near Thurmont, Maryland, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
July 31, 2026, 10:31 pm
Trump claims Israel ‘very happy’ about Hamas disarmament deal, as Netanyahu indicates otherwise
In further rejection of US-feted deal, Israeli official says pullback won’t happen until ‘real’ disarmament of Hamas; Eisenkot says PM ‘capitulated’ without achieving war’s goals
By Jacob Magid, Agencies and ToI Staff
Palestinians inspect the rubble of a building and tents destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
July 30, 2026, 1:43 pm
2 children reported killed in Gaza strikes; IDF said to target terror operatives
Strike on tent encampment in Khan Younis kills 20-year-old man and 8-year-old girl; strike on home in Bureij refugee camp kills 18-month-old and wounding at least 8
By Nurit Yohanan, Emanuel Fabian, Reuters and ToI Staff
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, right, meets with chairman of Hamas's Shura Council Muhammad Ismail Darwish, left, July 4, 2026. (Telegram channel of the Iranian Foreign Minister)
July 15, 2026, 10:04 am
Hamas said to demand increased financial, diplomatic support from Iran
In talks on sidelines of Khamenei funeral last week, terror group reportedly asked for help rebuilding military capabilities and for its demands to be part of Iran’s talks with US
By ToI Staff
Ismail al-Thawabta, general director of the Hamas-run government media office, center right, speaks during a press conference at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
July 6, 2026, 3:40 pm
Hamas dissolves Gaza government ahead of eventual transfer of power to technocrats
While move marks political shift, Israeli official downplays it as ‘spin’ and ‘stalling’ as civil servants set to keep their jobs; Hamas has so far refused to disarm
By Nurit Yohanan, Nava Freiberg, AFP, Jacob Magid and Emanuel Fabian
A Palestinian child walks along a street surrounded by buildings destroyed in Israeli military strikes during the Israel-Hamas war in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
July 1, 2026, 9:19 pm
IDF says Hamas commander, 4 terrorists killed in Gaza when planning attacks on troops
As strikes continue to hit Gaza, technocrats say ‘highly productive’ meetings held on advancing plans for enclave’s future; Board of Peace: ‘UNRWA has no place in the new Gaza’
By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid and Nurit Yohanan
Illustrative: Members of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces stand guard as they take part in the 21st edition of the African Lion military exercise, in Tantan, south of Agadir, Morocco, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
June 23, 2026, 11:48 pm
Moroccan military officers arrive in Israel to join nascent international Gaza force
Board of Peace official says group to assist in building the force and provide expertise, though little progress has been made on deploying it and implementing Trump’s Gaza plan
By AFP
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