US Admits Trump's Gaza Peace Plan Faces Major Roadblocks

Nevertheless, in a statement issued by State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott, the administration emphasized that the United States remains determined to achieve the agreement’s central objectives: the complete demilitarization of Gaza, an end to Hamas rule, and genuine, lasting security for Israel. Marking one year since the hostage-release and ceasefire agreement, the State Department sought to temper expectations regarding the timeline for completing the plan.

“Rebuilding Gaza will be a grueling process that will take several years, and implementation will be difficult. But we are making real progress toward a demilitarized Gaza, where Palestinians can live free from Hamas rule — and Israel can enjoy real and lasting security,” the official statement said. Washington’s acknowledgment comes amid enormous and continuing difficulties implementing the second phase of the American plan, which includes strict security arrangements, transferring governing authority to an alternative ‘Palestinian’ civilian body, and laying the groundwork for comprehensive reconstruction across the devastated Gaza Strip.

To launch the process, the American administration is advancing an initial, targeted framework developed through Trump’s Board of Peace, with a budget of $2.45 billion. This funding is intended exclusively for the first six months of preliminary reconstruction efforts and the establishment of civilian governing mechanisms. It does not come close to representing the enormous total cost of rebuilding Gaza.

The distinction is critical. While the American funding is designed to ensure urgent civilian and administrative operations, rebuilding residential buildings, essential electricity and water infrastructure, hospitals, educational institutions, and destroyed transportation networks will require massive international investment and extended timelines.

4+

Beyond securing the enormous funding required, a central challenge will be establishing a strict oversight mechanism to ensure that resources are directed exclusively toward civilian reconstruction and do not fall into the hands of terrorist organizations. At the heart of the delays lies the question of Hamas’s disarmament.
On July 30, 2026, the Board of Peace unveiled a phased roadmap directly linking Gaza’s demilitarization to a gradual IDF withdrawal, the transfer of governing authority, and the establishment of new security mechanisms. Under the plan, as progress is made toward disarmament, the IDF would gradually withdraw, while an international force and a newly established ‘Palestinian’ police force would assume security responsibilities.

The plan also calls for transferring governing authority to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, which would operate independently of Hamas. However, the enormous gap between the theoretical framework and the reality on the ground remains unchanged: as long as Hamas retains its weapons and its power within Gaza, the necessary transition to international security responsibility cannot take place, nor can large-scale reconstruction begin.

In August, the US State Department announced that it had formally notified Congress of its budgetary support for financing the proposed international stabilization force in Gaza. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott emphasized at the time that Washington remained committed to the plan’s full implementation and that the international force represented a critical component of its success.

Subsequently, in November 2025, the United Nations Security Council adopted a formal resolution supporting the American framework, granting it international legitimacy for the establishment of the stabilization force and transitional governing mechanisms.