Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan faces growing doubts and diplomatic tensions

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The stream of senior U.S. officials landing in Israel does not signal the arrival of lasting peace promised by President Donald Trump — nor the positive change in the Middle East that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already claimed credit for. Instead, it reflects growing panic in Washington, where the administration is struggling to conclude Phase One of Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan. The U.S. lacks even the beginnings of a framework accepted by all parties, let alone a practical roadmap or funding for implementing Phase Two.

The panic stems from concerns that Netanyahu — as he did after the previous hostage deal this past winter — will seize on Hamas' stalling tactics and the broader implementation hurdles as justification to resume the war. Washington is well aware that members of Netanyahu’s government, and likely Netanyahu himself, believe Hamas can only be disarmed and Gaza demilitarized through an all-out military campaign in which the IDF decisively crushes the terror group. They see the current moment — after the release of all living hostages — as a rare opportunity to strike hard from air and land across the entire Gaza Strip, without risking Israeli lives, until Hamas fighters surrender.

Trump’s remedy to the panic has been creative, if somewhat crude: "Bibi-sitting" — a form of diplomatic babysitting involving a constant rotation of senior U.S. officials in Israel, whose physical presence is meant to deter Netanyahu from resuming hostilities or blocking humanitarian aid. Notably, this airlift of American envoys no longer includes Jared Kushner or Steve Witkoff, who are abroad seeking regional cooperation and unable to personally keep Netanyahu in check.