We're going to get it done.
No limiar de mais um encontro entre líderes que moldaram o conflito em Gaza, Benjamin Netanyahu e Donald Trump avançam com um plano de 21 pontos que promete cessar-fogo, libertar reféns e desmantelar o Hamas — enquanto mais de 66 mil palestinianos já perderam a vida e a confiança entre as partes permanece profundamente fraturada. É o eterno paradoxo da diplomacia em tempo de guerra: os arquitetos da paz sentam-se à mesa enquanto o sofrimento continua a acumular-se fora das janelas. A história observa, como sempre, com uma mistura de esperança cautelosa e memória longa.
- Netanyahu e Trump trabalham num plano de cessar-fogo de 21 pontos para Gaza, mas o próprio primeiro-ministro israelita admite que o documento ainda não está finalizado.
- Trump amplifica a urgência nas redes sociais, prometendo 'algo especial e sem precedentes' no Médio Oriente — uma retórica que eleva as expectativas e o risco de deceção.
- O Hamas, após o colapso das negociações em setembro e um ataque israelita que matou cinco dos seus negociadores no Qatar, sinalizou abertura a novas propostas — um ajuste tático que deixa margem para movimento, mas não garante avanço.
- Com mais de 66 mil palestinianos mortos, 48 reféns ainda em Gaza e acusações internacionais de genocídio, o fosso entre o que está escrito no papel e o que é possível no terreno permanece imenso.
Na véspera de uma visita à Casa Branca, Benjamin Netanyahu descreveu ao canal Fox News os contornos de um plano conjunto com a equipa de Donald Trump para pôr fim ao conflito em Gaza. O documento, com 21 pontos, ainda não está concluído, mas Netanyahu expressou esperança de que possa avançar. Trump, por seu lado, tem multiplicado as declarações sobre uma iminente rutura diplomática no Médio Oriente, prometendo nas redes sociais "algo especial e sem precedentes".
Israel quer a libertação dos reféns capturados no ataque de outubro de 2023, o desmantelamento da capacidade militar do Hamas e a desmilitarização total de Gaza. Netanyahu descreveu Trump como um aliado e amigo extraordinário, e os dois líderes deverão reunir-se em Washington numa altura em que a Assembleia Geral das Nações Unidas acaba de reconhecer a condição de Estado palestiniano — com Portugal entre os onze países que votaram a favor.
Do lado do Hamas, há uma abertura cautelosa. Depois de as negociações terem colapsado no início de setembro — na sequência de um ataque israelita que matou cinco membros do movimento no Qatar — a organização disse estar disposta a analisar qualquer nova proposta "de forma positiva e responsável". É um ajuste tático, não uma mudança de fundo, mas abre espaço para negociação.
O peso humano que enquadra estas conversações é esmagador: mais de 66 mil palestinianos mortos, incluindo 19 mil crianças; cerca de 1.200 israelitas mortos no ataque de outubro de 2023; e 48 reféns ainda em Gaza, dos quais apenas 20 se acredita estarem vivos. Um comité independente da ONU e vários países classificaram a campanha militar israelita como genocídio. O plano existe em esboço. A confiança entre as partes está em ruínas. E a distância entre as exigências de segurança de Israel e a sobrevivência do povo palestiniano continua a ser a verdadeira medida do que está em jogo.
Benjamin Netanyahu sat down with Fox News on the eve of a White House visit to describe work underway on a ceasefire framework for Gaza. The Israeli Prime Minister said he and Donald Trump's team were developing a 21-point plan to end the fighting, though he acknowledged the proposal remained unfinished. "We're working on it. It's not finalized yet, but we are working with President Trump's team right now," Netanyahu said. "And I hope we can make it happen."
The contours of what Israel seeks are clear enough. Netanyahu wants to free the hostages held in Gaza since the October 2023 attack, dismantle Hamas's military capacity, and demilitarize the territory entirely as part of what he described as a new future being prepared for Gaza, Israel, and the broader region. Trump, who has spent days signaling that a breakthrough is imminent, posted on his Truth Social platform that "something special" is being prepared. "We have a real opportunity to achieve something big in the Middle East," Trump wrote. "Everyone is ready for something special, something unprecedented. We're going to get it done."
Netanyahu's characterization of Trump was effusive. He called the American President an "incredible ally" and "incredible friend," and went further to describe him as the most independent and remarkable leader he has encountered. The two men are scheduled to meet in Washington on Monday, a gathering that comes as the United Nations General Assembly has just recognized Palestinian statehood—eleven countries, including Portugal, voted in favor—adding fresh diplomatic pressure on Israel even as the ceasefire talks advance.
The Hamas position has shifted slightly. After negotiations collapsed in early September following an Israeli strike on Palestinian negotiators in Qatar that killed five Hamas members, the movement said it had received no new proposals from mediators. But when Trump unveiled his 21-point framework to Arab leaders in New York, Hamas signaled openness. The organization said it would consider any new offer "in a positive and responsible manner." The statement represents a tactical adjustment rather than a fundamental change in stance, but it leaves space for movement.
The human toll that frames these negotiations is staggering. More than 66,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the war began, including 19,000 children, according to figures from Gaza's health authorities—numbers the United Nations considers reliable. An independent UN committee and a growing number of countries have classified Israel's military campaign as genocide. On the Israeli side, roughly 1,200 people died in the October 2023 Hamas attack, most of them civilians. Of the approximately 250 hostages taken that day, 48 remain in Gaza. Only 20 of those are believed to be alive.
The gap between what Netanyahu describes as achievable and what the ground reality suggests is possible remains vast. The ceasefire plan exists on paper in outline form. The trust between the parties is fractured. The international community is divided and watching closely. Netanyahu and Trump will meet Monday with a framework in hand but no guarantee it can bridge the distance between Israeli security demands and Palestinian survival, between the hostages' families waiting for word and the families in Gaza waiting for the bombardment to stop.
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We're working on it. It's not finalized yet, but we are working with President Trump's team right now.— Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister
We have a real opportunity to achieve something big in the Middle East. Everyone is ready for something special, something unprecedented.— Donald Trump, U.S. President, on Truth Social
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Why does Trump keep saying a deal is imminent when Netanyahu admits the plan isn't even finished?
Because both men have political reasons to project momentum. Trump wants to show he can deliver where others failed. Netanyahu needs to show Israel's position is strengthening, not weakening. The 21 points exist, but they're a framework, not a finished agreement.
What does Hamas actually want that Israel might give them?
That's the problem. Hamas wants to survive as a political force. Israel wants to disarm and demilitarize them entirely. Those are nearly incompatible goals. Hamas's willingness to "consider" new proposals is diplomatic language for "we're listening," not "we'll accept."
The death toll is enormous. Does that change how the negotiations work?
It should, but it doesn't, not directly. The numbers are so large they become abstract in a negotiating room. What matters in those rooms is hostages, security guarantees, territorial control. The dead are the reason the negotiation exists, but they don't sit at the table.
Why did Israel attack the Hamas negotiators in Qatar?
Israel said it was targeting a senior Hamas leader. Hamas said the negotiators killed weren't even part of the delegation leadership. Either way, it broke the trust that was holding the talks together. That's why we're starting over now.
Can Trump actually make this work where others failed?
Trump has leverage Israel cares about—military aid, diplomatic cover. But he can't force Hamas to accept terms they won't accept, and he can't force Israel to give up security demands. He can broker a deal if both sides want one. The question is whether they do.