Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is urging neighboring countries to collaborate with Israel in their mission to eradicate Hamas from the area.
“Israel offers a hand of peace and prosperity to all neighboring nations and urges them to normalize relations with us, joining forces to remove Hamas and its allies from the region,” Netanyahu’s office posted on X.
This appeal comes on the heels of the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) recent approval of President Donald Trump’s peace proposal for Gaza. The council adopted the plan, which seeks to end hostilities and introduce an international stabilization force, this past Monday.
During a council address, Waltz depicted Gaza as “a hell on earth” following two years of turmoil, asserting that the resolution provides an opportunity to transform “rubble where schools once stood” into “a path to peace.” The measure was approved with a 14–0 vote, with two countries abstaining, including Russia.
Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) held at U.N. headquarters in New York City on September 26, 2025. (Jeenah Moon/Reuters)
“Supporting this resolution is more than just backing a plan,” Waltz emphasized. “It’s about affirming our shared humanity. Rejecting this resolution is a vote to return to conflict.”
Netanyahu’s office praised the UNSC for adopting the deal and added that Israel believes the “plan will lead to peace and prosperity because it insists upon full demilitarization, disarmament and the deradicalization of Gaza.”
Israel also called for the release of the remaining deceased hostages: Ron Gvili, Dror Or and Sudthisak Rinthalak.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised President Donald Trump as Israel’s “greatest friend” in a Knesset speech on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Jerusalem. (Kenny Holston/Pool via Reuters)
In addition to inviting other nations to join in efforts to expel Hamas, Israel also expressed hope that the plan would lead to the expansion of the Abraham Accords, a set of agreements brokered under Trump’s first administration. Countries that have already signed agreements normalizing their relationships with Israel are the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco.
“True to President Trump’s vision, this will lead to further integration of Israel and its neighbors as well as expansion of the Abraham Accords. President Trump’s breakthrough leadership will help lead the region to peace and prosperity and a lasting alliance with the United States,” Netanyahu’s office added.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly (UNGA) at the U.N. headquarters on Sept. 26, 2025. (Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
A senior Trump administration official said in October, as the peace deal was going into effect in Israel and Gaza, that the U.S. was looking at the end of the war as an opportunity to expand the agreements.
“There’s a lot of positive momentum that will pick up,” a senior administration official told reporters. “Hopefully this will lead to much better sentiment and the opportunity to expand the Abraham Accords — to really just change the tone in the region.”
