Trump 'retruths' PM Modi's post backing Gaza-Israel truce plan on Truth Social app

United States President Donald Trump reshared or 'retruthed' Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s post backing his new plan to end the Gaza conflict.

In his post, PM Modi said India "We welcome President Donald J. Trump’s announcement of a comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conflict. It provides a viable pathway to long term and sustainable peace, security and development for the Palestinian and Israeli people, as also for the larger West Asian region. We hope that all concerned will come together behind President Trump’s initiative and support this effort to end conflict and secure peace."

What is Trump's truce plan?

Trump's plan, backed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calls for a ceasefire, the release of hostages by Hamas within 72 hours, a disarmament of the Palestinian militants and a gradual Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.

That would be followed by a post-war transitional authority headed by Trump himself.

World powers, including Arab and Muslim nations, welcomed the proposal, but Hamas had yet to issue a response as it reviewed the terms.

Trump's proposal demands that Hamas militants fully disarm and be excluded from future roles in the government, but those who agree to "peaceful co-existence" would be given amnesty.

It would also see a phased Israeli withdrawal from Gaza after nearly two years of war sparked by Hamas's unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.

Trump's plan includes deployment of a "temporary international stabilisation force" and the creation of a transitional authority headed by Trump himself and including former British premier Tony Blair.

The Gaza war was triggered by Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel that killed 1,219 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally of Israeli official figures.

Israel's offensive has reduced much of Gaza to rubble and killed 66,097 Palestinians, also mostly civilians, according to health ministry figures in the Hamas-run territory that the United Nations considers reliable.