By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. Davies
In an interview with Axios on October 4th, 2025, President Trump stated that one of the main goals behind his Gaza plan was to restore Israel's international standing.
“Bibi took it very far and Israel lost a lot of support in the world,” Trump said. “Now I am gonna get all that support back.”
Under Trump's plan, a supposed ceasefire took effect on October 10th. However, Israel only withdrew from less than half of the Gaza strip and killed at least 93 people in the next two weeks. Additionally, Israel has only allowed 15% of the humanitarian aid called for in the plan to enter Gaza and has kept the critical Rafah crossing from Egypt into Gaza closed.
The daily struggle for food, water, and shelter continues for two million people in Gaza.
Author's summary: Trump's Gaza plan aims to restore Israel's standing.