- October 5, 2025
- 12:50 pm
- Middle East
Donald Trump has decided that he is ready to receive his Nobel Peace Prize — and, apparently, will not let reality stand in the way. At a press conference, he almost announced: the war in the Gaza Strip is coming to an end. According to Trump, “Hamas is ready for peace.”
The US president came to this conclusion after receiving the group’s response to his plan to end the war and the future arrangement of the Gaza Strip. On paper — almost a diplomatic triumph. In reality — a subtle political trick.
Trump’s Plan and Hamas’s Response: Old Phrases with a New Twist
Trump stated that his initiative could “stop the bloodshed and bring stability to the region.” Hamas, according to him, agreed with the proposals. But agreed only with what it had previously considered acceptable.
Return the hostages? Yes — but not immediately, and not all. Withdraw Israeli troops? Of course — right now, without security guarantees. And who will govern Gaza after the war? “Palestinian technocrats,” answers Hamas, adding that it “cannot be excluded from the future of the sector.”
Israel, in turn, expects the group to disarm and demilitarize — two words that are completely absent from Hamas’s response.
When Reality Doesn’t Fit the Plot
It seems that for Donald Trump, the Middle Eastern conflict has turned into a personal series where he must play the role of peacemaker and end the episode with applause. He is in a hurry. October 10, the day of the Nobel Peace Prize announcement, is just around the corner.
For Trump, the award is not just recognition. It is a political comeback, a return to the big game amid the upcoming US election campaign.
Everything else is details.
Israel Sees Not Peace, but a Trap
Israeli analysts are already calling Hamas’s reaction predictable. “This is a repeat of old proposals with a new headline,” experts note. Talking about hostages without security guarantees is manipulation. Talking about Palestinian self-governance without disarmament is provocation.
In Jerusalem, they understand: if the agreement is formalized in its current form, Gaza will remain under the control of the same armed structures that started the war on October 7, 2023.
America Between Nobel and Reality
For the US, this is not only a matter of image but also political responsibility. If Trump indeed decides to use the “peace process” as a showcase of his foreign policy, it could lead to a loss of trust in American mediation — both in Israel and in the Arab world.
A scenario in which Trump receives the Nobel and then loses interest in Middle Eastern affairs is quite real. History already knows such examples. After this, the region will again be left alone with unresolved conflicts, and Israel with threats that have not disappeared.
An Ending Not Yet Written
Peace in Gaza cannot be built with beautiful phrases. It does not fit into a speech for a ceremony or a script for a campaign video.
For Israel and the region, the question remains the same: who guarantees that peace will not just be a pause before a new war?
So far, the answer is simple — no one. And if the Nobel committee indeed names Trump as the laureate, the world will have to decide whether it is ready to applaud not peace, but an illusion.
