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.

Hamas has yet to formally 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 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,” Macron 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........

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