The Israeli Knesset passed a motion to endorse the 20-point Gaza peace plan proposed by US President Donald Trump, with 39 votes in favour and none against. The vote was initiated by opposition leader Yair Lapid and boycotted by the member parties of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Members of Netanyahu’s coalition exited the Knesset plenum during the debate, preventing a formal opposition to the motion. The motion formally states that the Knesset accepts and adopts the Trump plan, though it is described as largely symbolic.
Netanyahu’s coalition, including far-right ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, has publicly rejected the plan. Smotrich stated on X in November that a Palestinian state would never be established in Israel’s homeland. Ben Gvir and other coalition members had previously announced their intention to oppose Lapid’s motion. Despite Netanyahu’s public endorsement of the plan during his September 2025 visit to the White House and his acceptance of its adoption by the UN Security Council in November, his government has not formally voted on the full proposal.
The second phase of the ceasefire plan includes a pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood, with a reformed Palestinian Authority to govern Gaza. However, Netanyahu has repeatedly stated he will not allow the establishment of a Palestinian state. The motion now proceeds to the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, where it is expected to be blocked by members of Netanyahu’s coalition. Internal discussions within the coalition were reported to have occurred in the days leading up to the vote, according to two sources cited by CNN.