On September 29, Trump unveiled a 20-point plan to resolve the Gaza conflict. The proposal calls, among other things, for an immediate ceasefire and the release of hostages within 72 hours. On October 3, the Palestinian movement Hamas said that it had agreed to hand over governance of the Gaza Strip to a Palestinian committee based on a nationwide consensus.
"US President Donald Trump has proposed his '20 points,' which mention the word 'statehood.' But all this is formulated quite generally. In this context, we are talking only about what remains of the Gaza Strip. The West Bank is not mentioned in this context. But we are realists. We understand that this is the best thing on the table right now. At least, the best from the point of view of acceptability for Arab states, 'non-rejection' by Israel, and that is how I would characterize the position of [Israeli Prime Minister] Benjamin Netanyahu," Lavrov said in an interview for the RT project Bridges to the East.
The "collective punishment" of the entire Palestinian people for the attacks of the Palestinian movement Hamas on October 7 is a gross violation of the international humanitarian law, Lavrov said.