Pakistan Says Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan Differs from Muslim Nations’ Proposal

📷Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, speaks during a High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., July 28, 2025.

Riyadh, October 3, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza differs from a draft presented by a group of Muslim-majority countries last month.

Dar told Pakistani lawmakers that the proposal discussed with Trump during a September 22 meeting called for a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, while the U.S. plan envisions only a partial pullback tied to the release of remaining hostages held by Hamas.

“I have made it clear that these 20 points which Trump has made public are not the same as ours. Some changes have been made in it, in the draft we had,” Dar said.

Trump’s 20-Point Plan

Trump on Monday outlined a blueprint under which all hostages, living and dead, would be returned within 72 hours of a ceasefire. The plan also refers to the development of a “New Gaza” in the future and calls for the suspension of military operations, with battle lines frozen until conditions are met for a staged Israeli withdrawal.

Hamas would be required to disarm, and Trump said earlier this week the group had three to four days to accept the plan. Oversight would be handled by a “Board of Peace” chaired by Trump and including former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in an unspecified role. Gaza would also receive a temporary transitional government formed by a technocratic Palestinian-international committee.

Muslim Countries’ Draft

Dar said that eight Muslim-majority nations – Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Indonesia, and Pakistan – reached consensus on a draft seeking a “full Israeli withdrawal” and a path toward a two-state solution.

He added that Trump had assured the group he would not allow Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank, a demand made by far-right allies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel remains official Pakistani policy, Dar said. Netanyahu has rejected Palestinian statehood, arguing it would threaten Israel’s security.

The Gaza conflict began after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel killed more than 1,200 people and took 251 hostages, according to Israeli figures. Israel’s subsequent war has killed more than 66,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza health authorities.