Netanyahu expecting to make ‘painful and significant’ concessions under Trump’s ceasefire plan: report

Israel will have to make “painful and significant” concessions under the US plan to end the war in Gaza.

The givebacks will run contrary to several recent  policy positions by the Jewish State — especially a role for the Palestinian Authority in the postwar plan, Israeli television’s Channel 12 reported Saturday.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly rejected any role for the Palestinian Authority, insisting that Israel should retain control over the Strip after the war.

President Trump’s latest plan calls for the gradual expansion of the Palestinian Authority’s governing power, after a transition period where an international body will look over the enclave.

The Palestinian Authority, created in 1994 under the Oslo Accords and currently led by Mahmoud Abbas, is a Western and internationally recognized governing body that currently only has limited authority in parts of the West Bank.

It initially administered both the West Bank and Gaza but lost control of the strip to Hamas in the 2006 Palestinian elections.

All 21 facets of President Trump’s Gaza peace plan were revealed Saturday by the Times of Israel. The plan paves the pathway to possible Palestinian statehood but stipulates Hamas cannot be part of any governing structure.

The suggested transitional government would provide day-to-day services under the supervision of a new international body, until the Palestinian Authority has completed a reform program.

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s name has been floated as interim administrator of the transitional government.

Israeli Defense Forces would gradually withdraw from Gaza, according to the Times of Israel, which saw a copy of the full plan.

Critically, anyone who wants to return to Gaza after leaving will be allowed to do so, marking a shift from February, when Trump talked about having the Palestinians temporarily relocated.

Trump presented the plan to allies Tuesday at the United Nations, but its full scope has not been fully presented to Hamas yet.

The US is currently exerting “heavy pressure” on Qatar to get Hamas on board in the coming days, according to the Channel 12 report.

Washington believes it would not be possible to get Arab countries — who are needed to pressure Hamas to release Israeli hostages — on board without agreeing to some involvement from the Palestinian Authority, the network reported.

Netanyahu is slated to meet with Trump on Monday at the White House.