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Key Points from Donald Trump’s Comprehensive ‘Peace Plan’ for the Gaza Strip?

In the event that each faction agree to a detailed list of requirements, the halt to conflict will be paired with the freeing of all Israeli hostages, whether deceased or surviving, “over a 72-hour period” of the Israeli government formally approving the arrangement.

To reciprocate the freeing of captives, Israel would let go a group of 250 Palestinians at present completing indefinite prison terms and an additional 1,700 Palestinians in Gaza apprehended after the conflict started on the 7th of October, 2023 subsequent to the fatal Hamas offensive on Israel.

In exchange for every captive from Israel whose body is returned, the Israeli side will return the corpses of 15 Palestinians who have died.

The strategy does not require a total Israeli retreat before the hostage liberation. Rather, Israeli forces would retreat to an established boundary, within Gaza’s territory, to prepare for a hostage release.

This initiative states that all armed activities, encompassing aerial and artillery bombardment, will be halted throughout the liberation procedure and combat positions will remain frozen until “conditions are met for the complete staged withdrawal”.

When each detainee are released, amnesty will be granted to Hamas affiliates – the Islamist military group that Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has repeatedly vowed to destroy – who agree to harmonious living and to disarm themselves.

People who want to exit the Gaza region will be given safe passage to states who have approved their entry.

The comprehensive strategy foresees the Gaza Strip as “a region cleared of extremism and terrorism that does not pose a risk to adjacent states”. Additionally, it declares the region will be “redeveloped for the advantage of the inhabitants of Gaza, who have endured excessive hardship”.

Crucially, and opposing the vision of a few of the far-right allies of Netanyahu, Israel’s leadership will refrain from occupying or incorporate the territory, which was home to 21 communities established by Israel ahead of their residents were evacuated in 2005.

Nor will anyone be compelled to depart the Gaza region, the proposal assures. Individuals who want to exit will be permitted to do so freely and allowed to come back.

The Hamas organization will be prohibited from any participation, “in any form”, in the upcoming leadership of the region.

Donald Trump Encourages Negotiators to ‘Act Quickly’ as They Meet in Egypt for Gaza Talks

Donald Trump has urged representatives of Hamas and Israel assembling in the nation of Egypt for key negotiations targeting concluding the war led by Israel in the Gaza Strip to “move fast,” remarking, in statements on Sunday morning, that there had been “extremely constructive” talks.

The American leader said:

We have had extremely constructive negotiations with Hamas representatives, and Countries from around the globe (Arab, Muslim, and everyone else) over the weekend, to liberate the detainees, end the War in the Gaza region but, more importantly, finally have long-desired stability in the area of the Middle East.

These negotiations have been very successful, and moving quickly. Specialist groups will meet once more this Monday, in the Egyptian Republic, to work through and finalize the final details. Sources indicate that the initial stage will likely finish in the coming days, and I am urging everyone to MOVE FAST.

America’s representative Steve Witkoff is expected to join the talks, as per Israeli media, alongside Israel’s negotiators and a Palestinian delegation headed by Al-Hayya, the deputy head of the political bureau of Hamas.

The Hamas official is expected to confer with intermediaries from Egypt and Qatar in Cairo today in the morning, prior to negotiations in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh.

However, Israel’s chief negotiator, strategic affairs minister Dermer, is slated to attend negotiations toward the end of the week, pending progress in the negotiations, based on three Israeli officials.

Positive outlook on a prospective cessation of hostilities has grown across the world, with officials from Western and Arab countries pressuring Israel and Hamas to come to a deal. On Sunday, the Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, contacted Israeli PM Netanyahu and expressed support for the Trump proposal, describing it as “the best chance for peace”, according to a readout.