Trump Says His Peace Plan
Is About ‘Rebuilding Gaza’
Middle East Eye

(October 13, 2025) — When asked about the call for a two-state solution brought forward by Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, US president Donald Trump said his peace plan was about something very different – “rebuilding Gaza”.

Speaking to reporters on board Air Force One about the Gaza ceasefire deal, he said: “a lot of people like the one state solution a lot of people like the two state solution… I haven’t commented on that. At some point I’ll decide what I think is right, but I’d be in coordination with other states and other countries”.

Reporters also asked him abut the second phase of the deal for Gaza, and he responded saying: “You know, we have a lot of power”.

He added: “Those are you know really seriously rich countries and uh they can handle it,” he added, referring to the countries that had their leaders present in the summit.

Morning Update
– US President Donald Trump commented on brining up the subject of a pardon for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his speech at the Israeli Knesset on Monday, saying he did so only because Netanyahu ‘was getting a very good hand [applause] and it was ‘good timing’.

– The list of Palestinians freed from Israeli prisons on Monday included the names of at least 55 health workers, including 24 nurses, seven doctors and two paramedics, according to advocacy organisation Healthcare Workers Watch.

– Brother of Al Jazeera correspondent Ibrahim al-Khalili, Mohammed, was among the Palestinians freed on Monday. He said during detention for 19 months, prisoners ‘were beaten and humiliated’.

– UN’s Relief Chief said Tom Fletcher says an additional $11m will be allocated from the UN’s emergency response fund to help ‘scale up aid’ in Gaza as winter months approach, bringing the total funds used to deliver ‘food, water, shelter and health services’ to $20m.

– Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has praised the ‘positive outcomes of the Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit,’ saying he hopes the deal ‘will serve as a starting point for future agreements that fulfil the aspirations of our brothers in the Gaza Strip’.