Praise rolled in from around the globe for US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza on Monday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed in a press conference at the White House that Israel had accepted the proposal.

The White House released the plan, titled “Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict,” shortly before Trump’s joint press conference with Netanyahu in which they both hailed its vision.

In Europe, where Trump said leaders had been “very much involved” in the process of developing the proposal, France’s President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Washington’s commitment to ending the war in Gaza and securing the release of the remaining 48 hostages, the living and the dead.

“I expect Israel to engage resolutely on this basis,” he wrote in a statement published on X.  “Hamas has no choice but to immediately release all hostages and follow this plan.

Neighboring Italy also said it welcomed the proposal to end the war, which is approaching its third year, and reiterated that it was ready to play its part in close coordination with the United States, European partners, and regional actors.

“The proposal presented today by US President Donald Trump could mark a turning point, enabling a permanent cessation of hostilities, the immediate release of all hostages, and full and secure humanitarian access for the civilian population,” the office of Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said in a statement.

“Hamas, in particular – having initiated this war with the barbaric terrorist attack of October 7, 2023 – now has the opportunity to end it by releasing the hostages, agreeing to have no role in Gaza’s future, and fully disarming”, the statement added.

Trump’s 20-point plan, if accepted by both sides, will immediately put an end to the fighting in Gaza and ensure that all remaining hostages are freed within 72 hours. Hamas members who commit to peaceful coexistance and to decommission their weapons will be given amnesty, and those who wish to leave Gaza will be provided safe passage.

Aid will then flow into the war-torn enclave, and a process of demilitarizing, deradicalizing, and redeveloping the Strip will begin.

A transitional government of Palestinian technocrats will be established, alongside an international advisory board chaired by Trump and including former UK prime minister Tony Blair. A temporary international security force (ISF) will be deployed to the Strip, which will gradually take over from the IDF as it withdraws.

Meanwhile, the Palestinian Authority will undergo long-demanded reforms until it is determined that the conditions are in place for a “credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood.”

The plan does not provide a timeline for this, choosing instead to leave it open-ended.

Hamas has yet to respond to the plan, although Qatari news outlet Al Jazeera reported that Qatar and Egypt had conveyed it to the terror group, and that the Hamas delegation promised to examine the proposal “responsibly.”

In the event that Hamas rejects the proposal or delays its implementation, the proposal states that the plan will be implemented in “terror-free areas” handed over from the IDF to the ISF.

Former British prime minister Blair, whom the plan envisions as serving on the international advisory board overseeing a new Gaza government, praised Trump’s “bold and intelligent plan” on Monday night, in his first public statement on the matter.

“President Trump has put down a bold and intelligent plan which, if agreed, can end the war, bring immediate relief to Gaza, the chance of a brighter and better future for its people, whilst ensuring Israel’s absolute and enduring security and the release of all hostages,” Blair said, adding that it “offers us the best chance of ending two years of war, misery and suffering.”

“I thank President Trump for his leadership, determination and commitment,” Blair said.

Trump’s “willingness to chair the Board of Peace to oversee the new Gaza is a huge signal of support and confidence in the future of Gaza, of the possibility of Israelis and Palestinians finding a path to peace, and of the potential for a broader regional and global alliance to counter the forces of extremism and promote peace and prosperity between nations,” continued the former prime minister, who led Britain from 1997 until 2007.

Trump’s plan borrows heavily from Blair’s own proposal to create a transitional Palestinian government to administer the Strip after the war, which was first revealed by The Times of Israel.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who hails from the same party as Blair, also threw his support behind Trump’s vision, saying that the UK was urging “all sides to come together and to work with the US Administration to finalize this agreement and bring it into reality.”

“Hamas should now agree to the plan and end the misery, by laying down their arms and releasing all remaining hostages,” Starmer said, adding that the UK was ready to work with its partners to “deliver a sustainable peace, where Palestinians and Israelis can live side by side in safety and security.”

Meanwhile, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said the Trump plan “offers a unique opportunity to end the terrible war in Gaza.”

“Finally, there is hope for Israelis and Palestinians that this war could soon be over,” he added.

Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.