Australia welcomes Trump’s Gaza peace plan

ANKARA

Australia on Tuesday welcomed the announcement of a new plan by US President Donald Trump to end the Gaza war.

In a statement, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his country supports the plan to end the conflict.

"Australia welcomes President Trump's plan to bring peace to Gaza after two years of conflict and a devastating loss of life. Australia has long called for a ceasefire. I certainly have welcomed the opportunity to discuss the plans for a ceasefire moving forward over the past week with a range of leaders,” he said.

"We commend the focus which is there in the plan for Palestinian self determination and statehood and the Palestinian Authority support for the plan, along with so many other nations in the region and countries which have populations of large Muslim populations, such as Indonesia and Pakistan," Albanese added.

He urged all parties to engage seriously with the plan and to work to bring its vision into reality without delay.

Trump outlined key points of his Gaza ceasefire plan Monday during a news conference in Washington with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The proposal includes the release of Israeli captives and the disarmament of Hamas.