Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan an Abject Failure, Say Humanitarian Groups

The Trump ceasefire plan for Gaza has been judged a serious and consistent failure by a progress ‘scorecard’ released today by major humanitarian organisations including Oxfam and Save the Children.

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, which came into effect on 10 October 2025, has been breached thousands of times by Israel, with attacks continuing almost daily. The Gaza ceasefire plan, put forward by US president Donald Trump’s administration, was endorsed by UN Security Council resolution 2803 in November. 

The results of the humanitarian scorecard – created by the Danish Refugee Council, Norwegian Refugee Council, Oxfam, Refugees International and Save the Children – demonstrate that Palestinians are still being subjected to “barely liveable conditions”. 

The scorecard awards points for progress in four specific areas: ceasefire and civilian protection; humanitarian aid access; reconstruction and economic development; and freedom of movement and return for the people of Gaza. The Trump ceasefire plan for Gaza is ultimately handed an overall score of five points out of a possible 26 – a clear failure.

The scorecard notes the expansion of Israeli buffer zones with the killing of Palestinians – including women and children – near the so-called yellow lines, and the mimicry of other areas in the Occupied Palestinian Territories where de facto annexation has taken place. This is after the ceasefire plan stipulated: “Israel will not occupy or annex Gaza.” 

It also details impediments to the flow of critical aid and equipment into Gaza, with NGOs “largely barred from bringing supplies”, along with severely restricted fuel, the Rafah and Jordan border crossings still being effectively closed for aid, and people dying while waiting for medical evacuation. The Trump plan stated that “full aid will be immediately sent into the Gaza Strip” and “entry of distribution and aid in the Gaza Strip will proceed without interference”.

Refugees International president and former senior US humanitarian official Jeremy Konyndyk slammed the “so-called” ceasefire in Gaza as “a continuation of the designed deprivation that we saw throughout the hostilities”.

Oxfam America president and CEO Abby Maxman said that Trump’s “plan for peace is stalling” and noted that Israel continues to “drops bombs and cut off vital, life-saving assistance with US support”. 

The only objective ruled as “fragile” rather than “failing” by the scorecard’s methodology was ceasefire and civilian protection, because while Israel has repeatedly and consistently broken the ceasefire, all hostages and 1,950 Palestinian detainees and prisoners in the agreement have been returned. On the other three objectives, a “failing” grade was given. 

Jeremy Corbyn, former Labour leader and current parliamentary leader for Your Party, called the ceasefire “a sham” six months on. 

Corbyn told Novara Media: “What ceasefire? Israel has continued to murder and dispossess Palestinians while the world watches on. The genocide never ended – and nether did our government’s shameful complicity and participation.”

Save the Children said today that at least two children have been killed or injured every single day in the six months since the ceasefire was agreed. 

“This is not peace for children in Gaza,” Save the Children International’s CEO Inger Ashing said. “The ceasefire agreement has not translated into meaningful protection for children or created conditions for recovery. Even its humanitarian provisions – the most straightforward to implement – remain obstructed.”

The scorecard also notes that a lack of appropriate shelters, sanitation and sewage systems had led to infestation and rising disease rates, while access to safe drinking water and hygiene are considered below emergency thresholds. Israel’s systemic targeting of medical facilities means there are no fully functioning hospitals in Gaza. 

The dual-use list – an Israeli blacklist that bans certain items from entering the occupied territory –  is described in the scorecard as “opaque” and including “unreasonable items” such as hygiene products and medical and shelter supplies.

One of the most publicised parts of Trump’s peace plan for Gaza was the redevelopment of the strip, with Trump even sharing an AI propaganda video depicting Gaza as a beach resort. However, as the scorecard lays out, no formal development plan has been convened and no special economic zone (SEZ) framework established. Gaza is experiencing extreme inflation as commercial trucks entering the enclave “substantially displace humanitarian imports”. 

The scorecard’s conclusions are a far cry from boasts by Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner of steering a shiny “New Gaza” development plan, as they outlined at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January. The reconstruction of Gaza is meant to be overseen by Trump’s UN-alternative Board of Peace, which includes Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former British PM Tony Blair, but no Palestinians.

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) also warned today that Israel’s genocide in Gaza is continuing as Israeli authorities continue to block lifesaving medical and humanitarian aid. 

According to MAP, Palestinians are facing a deepening health catastrophe, with more than half of all essential medications in Gaza are out of stock – including 64%of cancer medications and 68% of chemotherapy drugs being unavailable. 

Since the ceasefire came into effect, Israel has killed at least 736 Palestinians. The Government Media Office in Gaza also reports that Israel has shot at civilians 750 times, raided residential areas beyond the yellow line 87 times, bombed and shelled Gaza 973 times, and demolished properties in Gaza 263 times. 

Israel’s genocide has killed at least 70,000 people since October 2023, with experts warning that the true number is much higher. More than 170,000 Palestinians have been injured and at least 90% of the population of the Gaza Strip has been displaced.