Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed the U.S. peace plan for Gaza during a news conference on Tuesday, and urged all parties to make it a reality without delay.

"We commend the focus which is there in the plan for Palestinian self-determination and statehood, and the Palestinian Authority support for the plan," Albanese told reporters in Abu Dhabi.

"Together with our partners, Australia will continue to support efforts to end the war and work towards a just and sustainable two-state solution," he added.

President Donald Trump on Monday laid out a 20-point proposal supported by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that would end the war in Gaza and free remaining hostages, leaning heavily into conditions that Hamas has previously rejected.

Australia last month joined Britain and Canada in formally recognizing a Palestinian state, prompting an angry response from Israel, which ruled out the prospect