Israel Agrees to US Plan to End Gaza War

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump unveiled a new 20-point proposal for bringing the ongoing Israel–Hamas conflict in the Gaza Strip to a close. The White House released the plan on Sept. 29, as Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington for the fourth time since the start of his administration. The plan comes just days before the second anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, which set off the current fighting. Trump’s proposal lays out a framework for the exchange of both living and deceased hostages in Gaza, and of Palestinians held by Israel. The plan also sets a framework for Hamas to relinquish its claim to political control over the embattled territory and allow for the formation of a transitional post-conflict government....