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

Assuming each faction consent to a detailed list of conditions, the cessation of hostilities will be accompanied by the release of all captives from Israel, both dead and alive, “within 72 hours” of the Israeli government formally approving the arrangement.

In return for the liberation of detainees, the Israeli state would free 250 individuals of Palestinian origin at present completing lengthy incarcerations and 1,700 Palestinians in Gaza territory apprehended after the hostilities erupted on 7 October 2023 after the fatal Hamas offensive on Israeli soil.

For each captive from Israel whose body is returned, Israeli officials will return the remains of 15 Palestinian fatalities.

This proposal does not require a total Israeli retreat before the release of the hostages. On the contrary, the Israeli army would retreat to an established boundary, inside Gaza, to make arrangements for a prisoner exchange.

The plan indicates that all armed activities, including air strikes and shelling, will be suspended in the course of the exchange operation and combat positions will remain frozen until “requirements are satisfied for the gradual total pullout”.

When every captive are freed, amnesty will be given to individuals associated with Hamas – the Islamist military group that the Israeli PM, Benjamin Netanyahu, has consistently pledged to eliminate – who agree to peaceful coexistence and to decommission their weapons.

People who want to exit the Gaza region will be offered safe passage to states who have consented to accept them.

The comprehensive strategy envisions the Gaza Strip as “an area free from radicalization and terror that presents no any danger to its neighbours”. Additionally, it declares the area will be “redeveloped for the benefit of the inhabitants of Gaza, who have endured excessive hardship”.

Importantly, and in defiance of the outlook of a few of Netanyahu’s extremist political allies, Israel’s leadership will avoid occupying or take over the land, which was home to 21 Israeli settlements prior to their inhabitants were withdrawn in the year 2005.

Nor will any person be compelled to depart Gaza territory, the proposal assures. Individuals who desire to depart will be permitted to do so freely and permitted to return.

Hamas as an entity will not be allowed any participation, “directly or indirectly”, in the future administration of the area.

Donald Trump Encourages Negotiators to ‘Move Fast’ as They Meet in the Egyptian Republic for Gaza Negotiations

Donald J. Trump has called on Hamas and Israeli negotiators assembling in Egypt for vital discussions focused on concluding the war led by Israel in the Gaza Strip to “move fast,” stating, in remarks on Sunday morning, that there had been “very positive” conversations.

The US president said:

There were highly favorable talks with the Hamas organization, and Countries from all over the World (Arab, Muslim, and various other countries) this weekend, to release the Hostages, stop the fighting in Gaza but, more importantly, at last achieve long-awaited PEACE in the Middle Eastern region.

These negotiations have been extremely effective, and moving quickly. The technical teams will again meet this Monday, in the Egyptian Republic, to work through and finalize the remaining specifics. It has been reported that the opening segment is expected to conclude within the week, and I am requesting everyone to ACCELERATE PROGRESS.

The US envoy Envoy Witkoff is anticipated to participate in the discussions, as per reports from Israel, together with Israel’s negotiators and a Palestinian group headed by Khalil al-Hayya, the vice chairman of the administrative wing of Hamas.

Al-Hayya is reportedly due to confer with intermediaries from Qatar and Egypt in the city of Cairo on Monday morning, before negotiations in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El Sheikh.

However, the lead negotiator for Israel, Minister of Strategic Affairs Dermer, is slated to attend talks in the coming days, depending on developments in the talks, as per three Israeli officials.

Hope regarding a possible truce has increased across the world, with officials from Western and Arab countries pressuring both Hamas and Israel to come to a deal. On Sunday, the Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, spoke with Israeli PM Netanyahu and showed approval for the Trump plan, labeling it as “the optimal opportunity for resolution”, based on a readout.