Trump Encourages Negotiators to ‘Move Fast’ as Meeting Start in Egypt
Details of Trump’s 20-Point ‘Resolution Strategy’ for Gaza?
In the event that the two parties accept a detailed list of requirements, the halt to conflict will be followed by the release of all Israeli hostages, including deceased and living, “over a 72-hour period” of Israel’s leadership publicly accepting the agreement.
To reciprocate the liberation of detainees, Israeli authorities would let go 250 individuals of Palestinian origin at present completing life sentences and an additional 1,700 Palestinians in Gaza detained since the hostilities erupted on October 7, 2023 subsequent to the fatal Hamas offensive on Israel.
For each captive from Israel whose remains are released, Israeli officials will hand back the corpses of 15 Palestinians who have died.
This proposal does not mandate a full Israeli withdrawal before the release of the hostages. Instead, Israel’s military would pull back to an agreed upon line, inside Gaza, to prepare for a captive liberation.
The plan says that all military operations, such as air strikes and shelling, will be suspended throughout the release process and combat positions will be maintained until “requirements are satisfied for the phased full withdrawal”.
After all hostages are liberated, amnesty will be granted to individuals associated with Hamas – the Islamist military group that the Israeli PM, PM Netanyahu, has consistently pledged to destroy – who consent to peaceful coexistence and to decommission their weapons.
People who wish to leave Gaza will be offered secure transit to states who have consented to accept them.
This twenty-point proposal foresees the Gaza Strip as “an area free from radicalization and terror that poses zero a risk to neighboring countries”. Additionally, it says the area will be “redeveloped for the benefit of the inhabitants of Gaza, who have suffered more than enough”.
Vitally, and opposing the vision of some of Netanyahu’s extremist political allies, Israel will not occupy or annex the territory, which was the location of 21 Israeli settlements before their residents were evacuated in 2005.
Additionally, no any person be obligated to exit Gaza territory, the plan promises. Those who wish to leave will be permitted to do so without hindrance and allowed to come back.
Hamas will be prohibited from any involvement, “directly or indirectly”, in the future administration of the territory.
Donald Trump Urges Representatives to ‘Act Quickly’ as They Assemble in Egypt for Gaza Negotiations
Donald Trump has called on Hamas and Israeli negotiators assembling in the nation of Egypt for vital discussions focused on halting Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip to “act quickly,” stating, in statements on Sunday, that there had been “very positive” discussions.
President Trump said:
There were highly favorable discussions with the Hamas organization, and States from around the globe (Arab, Muslim, and everyone else) during the weekend, to liberate the detainees, end the War in Gaza but, even more significantly, at last achieve long-desired stability in the Middle Eastern region.
These talks have been very successful, and advancing swiftly. Specialist groups will again meet on Monday, in Egypt, to tackle and finalize the final details. It has been reported that the first phase is expected to conclude this week, and I am asking all parties to MOVE FAST.
The US envoy Witkoff is anticipated to participate in the discussions, according to reports from Israel, alongside Israeli delegates and a Palestinian delegation chaired by Al-Hayya, the assistant leader of the administrative wing of the Hamas movement.
The Hamas official is scheduled to confer with facilitators from Egypt and Qatar in Cairo, Egypt today in the morning, ahead of discussions in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh.
Nevertheless, Israel’s top delegate, the strategic affairs minister Ron Dermer, is expected to join discussions toward the end of the week, pending advancements in the negotiations, as per multiple Israeli sources.
Hope regarding a potential ceasefire has escalated across the world, with western and Arab leaders pressuring Israel and Hamas to finalize a settlement. This past Sunday, the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, called Israeli PM Netanyahu and expressed support for the Trump plan, describing it as “the optimal opportunity for stability”, according to a summary.
