Day 720 - Trump's Gaza plan pins hopes on Arab states
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
The Times of Israel
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🗓️ 25 September 2025
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Jessica Steinberg for today's episode.
Following US President Donald Trump’s must-anticipated meeting at the United Nations with leaders of eight Arab countries, Magid discusses aspects of Trump’s 21-point plan, based on the proposal worked on by former UK prime minister Tony Blair. Magid points out that Trump assured the participating leaders that the US will not allow Israel to annex parts of the West Bank, after being quiet on their position.
Magid also discusses the French plan to stabilize the region, with five Arab countries named as likely sponsors and with a two-page proposal that specifically discusses disarming Hamas as part of the plan.
Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates.
For further reading:
Trump presented comprehensive plan to end Gaza war in UN meeting with Muslim leaders
French proposal envisions multinational Gaza force tasked with gradually disarming Hamas
Heading to UN, Netanyahu dismisses Palestine recognition as ‘shameful capitulation’
Qatar, Jordan denounce Netanyahu as warmonger, regional threat; Indonesia says ‘Shalom’
US envoy Witkoff ‘confident’ of Gaza breakthrough in coming days as peace plan floated
France, Saudi Arabia in warning to Israel: ‘Any form of annexation is a red line’
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IMAGE: US President Donald Trump attends a multilateral meeting with leaders of Qatar, Jordan, Turkey, Pakistan, Indonesia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, during the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, September 23, 2025, in New York. (Reuters)
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, welcome to the Times of Israel's Daily Briefing. It is Thursday, September 25th, and I'm Jessica |
| 0:08.9 | Steinberg. I'm speaking today with U.S. Bureau Chief Jacob Magi. Jacob, hi. How you doing? |
| 0:14.6 | Hey, Jessica. Good to be with you again. Shanatova. |
| 0:17.5 | Shanatova. Good to be here together. It is day 720 of the war. |
| 0:22.6 | An IDF soldier, staff sergeant, Chalachus, Shimon de Malish, 21 of the Nakhl Brigade's |
| 0:29.6 | 932nd Battalion from Bersheva was killed in a Hamas sniper attack in Gaza City yesterday. |
| 0:36.6 | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to New York and the United Nations, |
| 0:41.6 | as well as a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday. |
| 0:46.4 | And on the tarmac last night, he dismissed Palestinian recognition at the UN as, quote, |
| 0:53.1 | shameful capitulation. There were hundreds protesting the |
| 0:56.6 | Prime Minister and the government's latest actions and statements at Ben-Gurian Airport as the |
| 1:02.2 | Prime Minister departed for New York. We'll discuss all the latest at the United Nations, |
| 1:07.6 | including U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the Gaza war and the |
| 1:12.4 | French proposal for dealing with Gaza. Stay with us. |
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