Plan to End War in Gaza Achieves Our War Aims: Netanyahu

"Your (Trump) plan to end the war in Gaza achieves our war aims. It will bring back all our hostages, dismantle Hamas' military capabilities, end its political rule, and ensure that Gaza never again poses a threat to Israel... When our two countries stand shoulder to shoulder, we achieve the impossible," Netanyahu said.

He also acknowledged the role of Donald Trump in recent operations against Iran, saying those actions made the region and the world "safer." "Just a few months ago, in Operation Rising Line and Operation Midnight Hammer, we struck a decisive blow against Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile program. Your bold decision to send those B-2s made the region safer and the world safer... Your plan is consistent with the five principles my government set for the end of the war and the day after Hamas," the Israeli PM said.

Netanyahu detailed Israel's plan to disarm Hamas and called for a "peaceful civilian administration" to run Gaza, ruling out any role for Hamas or the Palestinian Authority. "Here's our plan. Pass it in the cabinet. All our hostages, alive and dead, will return home. Hamas will be disarmed. Gaza will be demilitarised. Israel will retain security responsibility, including a security perimeter for the foreseeable future. Gaza will have a peaceful civilian administration, run neither by Hamas nor by the Palestinian Authority. If Hamas agrees to your plan, the first step will be a withdrawal, followed by the release of all our hostages within 72 hours," he said.

He warned that Israel will "finish the job" itself if Hamas rejects the peace plan and called for an international body to fully "disarm" Hamas. "The next step will be the establishment of an international body charged with fully disarming Hamas and demilitarising Gaza. I appreciate your willingness to lead the body... If this international body succeeds, we will have permanently ended the war... We're giving everybody a chance to do this peacefully... But if Hamas rejects your plan, or if they accept it and then counter it, then Israel will finish the job by itself. This can be done the easy way or the hard way. But it will be done..."

Earlier, US President Donald Trump said the Gaza peace proposal, "if accepted by Hamas," would mean the "immediate end of the war itself" during the joint press conference. Trump said the proposal calls for the release of all remaining hostages within 72 hours, commitments by Arab and Muslim countries to demilitarise Gaza, destruction of terror infrastructure, and phased Israeli withdrawal linked to demilitarisation benchmarks.

Trump expressed hope for "no more shooting" and said Arab and Muslim countries have "probably an understanding" of dealing with Hamas. He added that if those countries cannot fulfil their commitments, "then Israel would have the absolute right and full US backing... Israel will have my fallback to finish the job of destroying the threat of Hamas..."

He did not rule out the possibility of Hamas "rejecting the deal" and reiterated full US support for Israel to address the "danger" posed by Hamas. "I hope that we're going to have a deal for peace... If Hamas rejects the deal, which is always possible..., you know, Bibi, you'd have our full backing to do what you would have to do. The ultimate result must be the elimination of any danger posed in the region. And that danger is caused by Hamas. The tyranny of terror has to end..."

To ensure the plan's success, Trump said it calls for creation of a new international oversight body, the "Board of Peace."