US President Donald Trump has said that his 20-point plan for Gaza does not guarantee a two-state solution or the creation of the state of Palestine. Trump made the comments on Monday before leaving the Gaza Peace Summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, who hosted world leaders for the Gaza Peace Summit, had reiterated his call for a two-state solution, saying the Palestinians have the right to an independent state alongside Israel. Donald Trump and other leaders gather for a family photo during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool) Trump on two-state solution When asked about el-Sissi’s comment, Trump said the Egyptian leader was “talking about a different plan. I’m talking about something very much different. We’re talking about rebuilding Gaza.” “A lot of people like the one-state solution. Some people like the two-state solution. So we’ll have to see. I haven’t commented on that… At some point, I’d decide what I think is right, but I’d be in coordination with other states,” Trump said. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One during a refueling stop at RAF Mildenhall, near Bury St. Edmunds, in eastern England, early Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, as he is en route back to Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) At UN, Trump called Palestinian statehood 'reward' to Hamas While there has been a growing international recognition of the state of Palestine, with 157 of the 193 UN member states, it is not recognised by both Israel and the US. In fact, last month, during his speech at the UN General Assembly, Trump had claimed that the recognition of the state of Palestine would be a “reward” to Hamas for the October 7, 2023, terror attack. What Trump's Gaza plan says about Palestinian state His 20-point plan for Gaza also remained ambiguous on a future Palestinian state, only recognising it as an “aspiration of the Palestinian people.” Point 19 of Trump's plan states: “While Gaza redevelopment advances and when the [Palestinian Authority] reform program is faithfully carried out, the conditions may finally be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood, which we recognize as the aspiration of the Palestinian people.” Point 20 also addressed the issue, but stopped short of recognising the two-state solution. “The United States will establish a dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians to agree on a political horizon for peaceful and prosperous co-existence,” it said.
