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Key Points from Trump’s Twenty-Point ‘Peace Plan’ for Gaza?

Provided that both sides accept a comprehensive set of requirements, the cessation of hostilities will be accompanied by the release of all individuals held by Hamas, both dead and alive, “in under three days” of Israel’s leadership officially endorsing the agreement.

As a trade for the release of hostages, the Israeli state would let go a group of 250 Palestinians presently undergoing life sentences and 1,700 more Palestinians in Gaza territory detained since the war began on October 7, 2023 following the lethal assault by Hamas on the nation of Israel.

For every Israeli national held hostage whose body is returned, Israeli officials will return the bodies of 15 Palestinians who have died.

This proposal does not require a complete Israeli pullout prior to the captive release. Instead, Israel’s military would withdraw to an mutually accepted border, inside Gaza, to make arrangements for a captive liberation.

The plan says that every military action, such as air strikes and shelling, will be paused throughout the liberation procedure and combat positions will stay fixed until “conditions are met for the phased full withdrawal”.

After every captive are freed, pardon will be given to members of Hamas – the Islamist military group that the premier of Israel, PM Netanyahu, has frequently sworn to destroy – who consent to peaceful coexistence and to decommission their weapons.

Those who want to exit Gaza will be offered secure transit to nations who have approved their entry.

This twenty-point proposal envisions Gaza as “a de-radicalized terror-free zone that presents no a threat to adjacent states”. Furthermore, it states the territory will be “reconstructed for the welfare of the people of Gaza, who have endured excessive hardship”.

Crucially, and in defiance of the outlook of some of Netanyahu’s far-right coalition partners, the Israeli government will refrain from occupying or annex the territory, which was the location of 21 Israeli settlements before their populace was removed in the year 2005.

Additionally, no any individual be compelled to depart Gaza, the plan promises. Those who desire to depart will be allowed to do so freely and allowed to come back.

Hamas will not be permitted any involvement, “in any form”, in the future governance of the territory.

Trump Calls on Delegates to ‘Accelerate Progress’ as They Gather in Egypt for Gaza Discussions

Donald Trump has called on Hamas and Israeli negotiators meeting in the nation of Egypt for vital discussions focused on concluding Israel’s war in Gaza to “accelerate progress,” adding, in statements on Sunday morning, that there had been “highly favorable” discussions.

President Trump commented:

There have been extremely constructive discussions with Hamas representatives, and States from all over the World (Arab, Muslim, and various other countries) over the weekend, to release the Hostages, stop the fighting in Gaza but, of greater importance, ultimately secure long-desired peace in the Middle East.

These talks have been very successful, and proceeding rapidly. The technical teams will meet once more on Monday, in the Egyptian Republic, to address and refine the remaining specifics. I am told that the first phase will likely finish within the week, and I am asking all parties to ACT QUICKLY.

America’s representative Envoy Witkoff is anticipated to participate in the talks, as per reports from Israel, in addition to Israel’s negotiators and a Palestinian delegation chaired by Khalil al-Hayya, the assistant leader of the administrative wing of the Hamas movement.

Al-Hayya is scheduled to meet with facilitators from Egyptian and Qatari officials in Cairo, Egypt this morning, ahead of talks in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El Sheikh.

However, the lead negotiator for Israel, the strategic affairs minister Dermer, is anticipated to participate in discussions later this week, depending on progress in the negotiations, as per multiple Israeli sources.

Hope regarding a potential ceasefire has increased worldwide, with western and Arab leaders pressuring Israel and Hamas to come to a deal. During Sunday, the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, spoke with Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and expressed support for the Trump proposal, calling it “the most favorable prospect for resolution”, based on a summary.