RAMALLAH, Palestine/ISTANBUL 

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa said Tuesday his government is ready to assume responsibilities in the Gaza Strip and is working to unify institutions with the West Bank.

He made the remarks at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting in Ramallah, according to a statement from his office, a day after US President Donald Trump announced his plan to end the war in Gaza.

Mustafa stressed the government’s readiness “to assume its full national responsibilities, whether in immediate relief or recovery and reconstruction efforts in Gaza, or in continuing the comprehensive national reforms that have been underway for some time.”

On Monday, Palestine welcomed Trump’s plan to halt the Israeli war in Gaza and pledged to work jointly with the US, regional countries and partners “to end the war in Gaza through a comprehensive agreement.”

Trump, speaking at a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, outlined the main points of his plan, including the release of Israeli captives within 72 hours, a ceasefire, and the disarmament of Hamas.

He added the plan calls for the creation of an international supervisory body, chaired by him, to oversee the training of an administration to govern Gaza—excluding Hamas and without involving the Palestinian Authority.

Under the proposal, the Gaza International Transitional Authority (GITA) International Board would appoint commissioners and supervise Gaza’s administration through an “executive secretariat,” responsible for daily governance and coordination.

At the base of the structure would be the Palestinian Executive Authority, a body distinct from the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank.

Mustafa reaffirmed "continued efforts" to unify national institutions in both Gaza and the West Bank, and the applicable laws, so that all efforts translate into tangible reality and strengthen security and stability.

The prime minister also said the historic New York Declaration (in September), the growing recognition of the state of Palestine, and subsequent international plans and initiatives to end the war are all developments that must be built upon to prevent displacement and annexation, “confront attempts to undermine the Palestinian National Authority, and consolidate the path to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state and the realization of our people's aspirations for freedom and independence​​​​​​​.”

On Sept. 23, the Conference on the Implementation of the Two-State Solution in New York—co-chaired by Saudi Arabia and France—adopted the New York Declaration. The declaration came after the inaugural international conference in support of the two-state solution, held in New York last July.

It reaffirmed the international commitment to the two-state solution and set an irreversible course toward building a better future for Palestinians, Israelis, and all peoples of the region.