Trump Urges Delegates to ‘Move Fast’ as Meeting Set to Begin in Egypt
What’s in Trump’s 20-Point ‘Ceasefire Proposal’ for Gaza?
In the event that both sides agree to a specific series of terms, the end of fighting will be paired with the release of all Israeli hostages, including deceased and living, “within 72 hours” of the Israeli government officially endorsing the deal.
In return for the liberation of detainees, Israeli authorities would free a group of 250 Palestinians presently undergoing indefinite prison terms and 1,700 more Palestinians in Gaza territory held since the war began on the 7th of October, 2023 after Hamas’s deadly attack on the nation of Israel.
For every Israeli hostage whose remains are released, the Israeli side will release the corpses of 15 Palestinian fatalities.
The strategy does not mandate a full Israeli withdrawal before the release of the hostages. On the contrary, Israel’s military would retreat to an mutually accepted border, within Gaza, to prepare for a captive liberation.
The proposal says that all armed activities, including air strikes and shelling, will be paused during the exchange operation and combat positions will be maintained until “requirements are satisfied for the complete staged withdrawal”.
Once all hostages are freed, clemency will be granted to Hamas affiliates – the Islamist military group that Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has frequently sworn to eradicate – who agree to peaceful coexistence and to disarm themselves.
People who desire to depart Gaza territory will be offered secure transit to nations who have agreed to receive them.
This twenty-point proposal envisions Gaza as “an area free from radicalization and terror that poses zero a risk to its neighbours”. In a separate point, it states the region will be “revitalized for the benefit of the Gaza residents, who have suffered more than enough”.
Vitally, and in defiance of the vision of a few of Netanyahu’s extremist political allies, Israel will refrain from occupying or incorporate the land, which was the site of 21 settlements from Israel prior to their residents were evacuated in 2005.
Furthermore, not any individual be forced to leave Gaza territory, the plan promises. Those who want to exit will be permitted to do so without hindrance and allowed to come back.
The Hamas organization will not be permitted any role, “directly or indirectly”, in the future administration of the region.
Trump Encourages Negotiators to ‘Accelerate Progress’ as They Meet in the Egyptian Republic for Gaza Discussions
President Trump has called on representatives of Hamas and Israel meeting in Egypt for key negotiations targeting halting the war led by Israel in the Gaza Strip to “move fast,” remarking, in statements on Sunday, that there had been “extremely constructive” conversations.
President Trump commented:
There were highly favorable discussions with Hamas, and Nations from around the globe (Arab and Muslim nations, among others) during the weekend, to release the Hostages, halt the conflict in the Gaza region but, of greater importance, at last achieve long-desired peace in the Middle Eastern region.
These discussions have been highly productive, and moving quickly. Expert delegations will again meet Monday, in the Egyptian Republic, to tackle and clarify the final details. It has been reported that the opening segment will likely finish within the week, and I am requesting all parties to ACT QUICKLY.
America’s representative Envoy Witkoff is slated to attend the talks, as per Israeli media, alongside Israeli delegates and a Palestinian group led by Khalil al-Hayya, the assistant leader of the political office of Hamas.
Al-Hayya is expected to confer with intermediaries from Qatar and Egypt in the city of Cairo on Monday morning, prior to talks in the resort city of Egypt of Sharm El-Sheikh.
Nevertheless, Israel’s chief negotiator, strategic affairs minister Ron Dermer, is anticipated to participate in discussions toward the end of the week, depending on developments in the negotiations, as per several officials from Israel.
Positive outlook on a possible truce has increased worldwide, with western and Arab leaders encouraging both Hamas and Israel to come to a deal. This past Sunday, the Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, called Israeli PM Netanyahu and voiced backing for the Trump plan, calling it “the best chance for stability”, based on a official statement.
