Trump Urges Representatives to ‘Accelerate Progress’ as Meeting Commence in Egypt
What’s in Donald Trump’s Comprehensive ‘Ceasefire Proposal’ for the Gaza Strip?
Provided that each faction consent to a comprehensive set of conditions, the cessation of hostilities will be accompanied by the release of all Israeli hostages, both dead and alive, “in under three days” of Israel officially endorsing the deal.
As a trade for the release of hostages, the Israeli state would let go 250 Palestinians currently serving life sentences and 1,700 more Palestinians in the Gaza region held since the conflict started on October 7, 2023 following Hamas’s deadly attack on Israel.
In exchange for every captive from Israel whose remains are handed over, the Israeli side will return the corpses of 15 Palestinians who have died.
The strategy does not necessitate a complete Israeli pullout before the release of the hostages. Instead, the Israeli army would retreat to an agreed upon line, within the Gaza area, to get ready for a hostage release.
The plan states that all armed activities, encompassing bombing and artillery fire, will be halted in the course of the exchange operation and battle lines will stay fixed until “conditions are met for the gradual total pullout”.
After each detainee are freed, clemency will be awarded to individuals associated with Hamas – the armed Islamist faction that the Israeli PM, Benjamin Netanyahu, has consistently pledged to eliminate – who agree to non-violent cohabitation and to decommission their weapons.
Those who wish to leave the Gaza region will be given protected movement to nations who have consented to accept them.
The 20-point plan envisages Gaza territory as “a region cleared of extremism and terrorism that does not pose any danger to its neighbours”. In a separate point, it says the region will be “redeveloped for the advantage of the Gaza residents, who have endured excessive hardship”.
Importantly, and in defiance of the perspective of a few of Netanyahu’s extremist political allies, Israel’s leadership will not occupy or take over the region, which was home to 21 settlements from Israel prior to their residents were evacuated in the year 2005.
Furthermore, not any individual be obligated to exit Gaza, the proposal assures. Individuals who want to exit will be authorized to do so without restriction and permitted to return.
Hamas as an entity will be prohibited from any role, “in any form”, in the future administration of the region.
Donald Trump Encourages Negotiators to ‘Accelerate Progress’ as They Meet in Egypt for Gaza Talks
Donald J. Trump has urged Hamas and Israeli negotiators gathering in the nation of Egypt for crucial talks aimed at halting the Israeli conflict in Gaza to “move fast,” remarking, in comments on Sunday, that there had been “very positive” conversations.
The American leader stated:
We have had very positive discussions with the Hamas organization, and Countries from across the planet (Arab, Muslim, and everyone else) over the weekend, to liberate the detainees, end the War in Gaza but, of greater importance, ultimately secure long-awaited peace in the area of the Middle East.
These discussions have been very successful, and moving quickly. The technical teams will reconvene Monday, in Egypt, to work through and finalize the remaining specifics. It has been reported that the initial stage will likely finish this week, and I am asking everyone to MOVE FAST.
The United States delegate Steve Witkoff is expected to join the talks, as per Israeli media, alongside Israeli delegates and a Palestinian delegation headed by Al-Hayya, the vice chairman of the administrative wing of Hamas.
Khalil al-Hayya is reportedly due to confer with facilitators from Qatar and Egypt in Cairo today in the morning, ahead of discussions in the Egyptian tourist destination of Sharm El-Sheikh.
Nevertheless, Israel’s chief negotiator, Minister of Strategic Affairs Minister Dermer, is slated to attend negotiations later this week, depending on advancements in the negotiations, according to multiple Israeli sources.
Optimism about a prospective cessation of hostilities has escalated globally, with leaders from the West and Arab nations urging Hamas and Israel to finalize a settlement. During Sunday, the Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, contacted Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and expressed support for the Trump proposal, labeling it as “the best chance for stability”, according to a summary.
