Speaking of the recent situation in the Middle East, it really makes people feel a headache at a glance. Trump jumped out again. On September 29, he announced the "Gaza 20-Point Peace Plan" with Netanyahu on the South Lawn of the White House. It sounded lofty, but it was actually a document that would be tough on Hamas. The plan clearly requires Hamas to release all Israeli hostages, including those bodies, within 72 hours, and then Israeli troops will withdraw from Gaza in stages, but the border security zone will remain. Hamas will also have to hand over all weapons and be demilitarized under international supervision, hand over management of Gaza to a transitional government of technocrats, and move in with US-led stabilization forces to maintain order. Netanyahu nodded and bowed there, saying it would completely solve Israel's security problems. As a result, Hamas couldn't hold it anymore within a few days. On the afternoon of October 3, it directly agreed to withdraw from Gaza. Everyone had to tell about this. Isn't this an obvious unilateral liquidation? The winner takes all, and the loser packs up and leaves.

Let's talk about the ins and outs of this plan first. Trump, you know, is pushy. Not long after he took office, he wanted to brush his sense of existence in the Middle East. On September 30, the White House released the full text, with 20 articles clearly listed: Gaza must become a place of de-radicalization, no longer engage in terrorism, and no threat to neighboring countries; Rebuild Gaza and help local people live a good life; As soon as both sides agreed, the war stopped immediately. But if you look closely at the terms, it's all Hamas doing it alone. What about Israel? As for a symbolic withdrawal, the buffer zone has to be held in your hands. Hamas quit at first. On October 2, Haddad, a member of their military committee, publicly stated that the plan was to destroy them and they had to continue fighting.

As a result, Trump refused to take this bait and issued an ultimatum on social media at 10 a.m. on October 3: it must be accepted before 6 p.m. on October 5, or he will suffer an "unprecedented blow from hell." This is no empty talk. At the same time, US military C-17 transport aircraft and KC-135 tanker aircraft transported supplies to the Udeid base in Qatar, and the USS Ford aircraft carrier group also entered the Mediterranean Sea. Trump bluntly said at the press conference that if Hamas did not nod, he would fully support Israel in destroying them.

From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., eight hours later, the statement came out: agreed to take hostages, transferred management to the Palestinian agency, and the worst was to withdraw from Gaza. Vice-President Musa Abu Marzuk said that they would negotiate the future of organization and weapons, hand over weapons to the future Palestinian authorities. This sounded like negotiation, and in fact was a confession. Plan 13 was written dead, Hamas could not touch Gaza governance, weapons were permanently discontinued, land and weapons factories were completely destroyed, and no reconstruction was allowed. The de-militarization process was under independent supervision and every step was verified. Netanyahu was broken, which said that it met all Israeli war goals: destroying Hamas, rescu

Why did Hamas bow its head so quickly? To put it bluntly, there are multiple containments behind it. Look at the Arab countries first. Qatar used to be the rear area of Hamas, and Doha gave them money, media and diplomatic channels; Turkey's Erdogan also called them freedom fighters; Although Saudi Arabia does not directly help, it also turns a blind eye. But now? The wind has all changed. On July 29, 2025, Saudi Arabia and France hosted the New York Declaration at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Arab countries and many European countries adopted the New York Declaration, which directly pointed to the principle of "one country, one government, one law, one gun".

The declaration said that Palestinian security and governance must be fully taken over by the Fata-led Palestinian Authority. Hamas will end its rule in Gaza, hand over its weapons to the central government, and disarm, demobilize and reintegrate under international supervision. This declaration involved eight Islamic countries including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Egypt, Pakistan, and Indonesia, which was equivalent to imposing a political death sentence on Hamas. China joined in a month later, supporting the Palestinian Authority's control of the entire territory, shifting from political inclusiveness in the past to authoritative reconstruction and unified governance. This time, Hamas's diplomatic lifeline was cut off, and the endorsement of the global southern powers left it completely helpless.