Trump presents Gaza postwar governance plan to Arab leaders at UN

President Donald Trump on Tuesday presented a U.S. plan to Arab and Muslim leaders on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York aimed at ending Israel's war in Gaza and shaping the territory's postwar governance, U.S. officials and meeting participants said. The initiative calls for the freeing of hostages, an eventual Israeli military withdrawal, the removal of Hamas from governance, and a multinational effort to secure and rebuild Gaza, organizers said.

Trump met with leaders from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Indonesia and Pakistan. He urged regional partners to contribute troops for a stabilizing force and to provide funding for reconstruction, saying the talks were "of the utmost importance" to secure hostage releases and preserve the possibility of peace, participants said. Qatar's emir said the gathering's purpose was "to stop the war and bring the hostages back," and Indonesia's president indicated his country is prepared to provide peacekeepers.

White House officials have also enlisted international figures to garner support for a transitional governance structure in Gaza. A former British prime minister has...