Key Muslim nations have thrown their weight behind a plan by US President Donald Trump to end the war in Gaza, even as some Palestinians decried the proposal as a “farce”. However, Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian armed group fighting alongside Hamas in Gaza, called the plan “a recipe for continued aggression against the Palestinian people”. Residents in Gaza expressed scepticism, dismissing the plan as a trick to release hostages that would not end the war. Foreign backingSeveral European leaders voiced support Tuesday for Trump’s Gaza plan, with Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz calling it the “best chance” to end the war as he met relatives of German-Israeli hostages held by Hamas. Trump’s planDonald Trump’s 2025 Gaza peace plan is a 20-point proposal aimed at ending the war between Israel and Hamas and rebuilding Gaza under international oversight.