War-weary Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday received a proposal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump to end the war in the coastal enclave with caution.

“We, as citizens, are concerned that this war ends,” said Ahmad Mislih, a displaced man from Gaza City, “but the plan, as it appears, does not fulfill the people's hopes.”

Speaking from his shelter in the central town of Deir al-Balah, the man said the proposal “serves the enemy's interests more than it serves the people's interests.”

However, he called on concerned parties to work out the plan “for the benefit of the people, or what remains of the people, what remains of the land, and what remains of the homes.”

President Trump announced the 20-point peace plan on Monday, after talks at the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The proposal demands that Hamas effectively surrender in return for uncertain gains.

But if it rejects the deal, the U.S. could give Israel an even freer hand to continue its punishing campaign in the already devastated territory.

Under the proposal, the militant group would have to disarm in return for an end to fighting, humanitarian aid for Palestinians, and the promise of reconstruction in Gaza — all desperately hoped for by its population.

But the proposal has only a vague promise that some day, perhaps, Palestinian statehood might be possible.

For the foreseeable future, Gaza and its more than 2 million Palestinians would be put under international control.

An international security force would move in, and a “Board of Peace” headed by Trump and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair would oversee Gaza’s administration and reconstruction.

The territory would remain surrounded by Israeli troops.

The proposal includes one provision that Netanyahu and his hardline government most strongly oppose: It says the Palestinian Authority will eventually govern Gaza.

But Netanyahu is likely betting that will never come to pass.

Israel also rejects any Palestinian state.