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What’s in Donald Trump’s 20-Point ‘Peace Plan’ for Gaza?

In the event that both sides agree to a specific series of conditions, the end of fighting will be followed by the liberation of all Israeli hostages, both dead and alive, “in under three days” of Israel’s leadership officially endorsing the deal.

As a trade for the liberation of detainees, the Israeli state would free 250 Palestinians at present completing life sentences and an additional 1,700 Palestinians in Gaza detained since the conflict started on the 7th of October, 2023 subsequent to the fatal Hamas offensive on Israeli soil.

For each Israeli national held hostage whose remains are released, the Israeli side will return the bodies of 15 Palestinians who have died.

This proposal does not necessitate a complete Israeli pullout prior to the release of the hostages. On the contrary, Israel’s military would withdraw to an mutually accepted border, inside of the Gaza area, to get ready for a captive liberation.

The plan indicates that all armed activities, encompassing air strikes and shelling, will be halted throughout the release process and front lines will stay fixed until “requirements are satisfied for the gradual total pullout”.

Once every captive are released, amnesty will be granted to individuals associated with Hamas – the armed Islamist faction that the Israeli PM, Benjamin Netanyahu, has repeatedly vowed to destroy – who accept peaceful coexistence and to decommission their weapons.

Individuals who wish to leave Gaza will be provided with safe passage to countries who have agreed to receive them.

This twenty-point proposal envisages Gaza territory as “a region cleared of extremism and terrorism that poses zero a risk to adjacent states”. Additionally, it states the territory will be “reconstructed for the benefit of the inhabitants of Gaza, who have suffered more than enough”.

Importantly, and contrary to the vision of certain Netanyahu’s extremist political allies, the Israeli government will not occupy or incorporate the region, which was home to 21 communities established by Israel before their inhabitants were withdrawn in 2005.

Furthermore, not any person be compelled to depart the Gaza region, the strategy guarantees. Individuals who desire to depart will be allowed to do so freely and granted reentry.

Hamas will not be allowed any participation, “in any capacity”, in the future administration of the area.

Trump Urges Negotiators to ‘Move Fast’ as They Gather in the Egyptian Republic for Gaza Talks

Donald J. Trump has urged Hamas and Israeli negotiators meeting in Egypt for vital discussions focused on concluding the Israeli conflict in Gaza to “act quickly,” remarking, in comments on Sunday, that there had been “highly favorable” talks.

The US president stated:

We have had highly favorable talks with the Hamas organization, and Nations from all over the World (Arab, Muslim, and everyone else) during the weekend, to liberate the detainees, end the War in the Gaza region but, even more significantly, finally have long-awaited stability in the Middle East.

These discussions have been highly productive, and moving quickly. Expert delegations will again meet Monday, in Egypt, to address and clarify the last points. It has been reported that the first phase will likely finish within the week, and I am urging each participant to ACCELERATE PROGRESS.

America’s representative Steve Witkoff is expected to join the negotiations, as per sources in Israel, alongside representatives from Israel and a Palestinian delegation chaired by Khalil al-Hayya, the assistant leader of the political office of Hamas.

Al-Hayya is expected to meet with mediators from Egypt and Qatar in the city of Cairo on Monday morning, ahead of talks in the resort city of Egypt of Sharm el-Sheikh.

Nevertheless, Israel’s top delegate, strategic affairs minister Ron Dermer, is slated to attend talks in the coming days, depending on progress in the talks, based on several officials from Israel.

Optimism about a possible truce has escalated worldwide, with officials from Western and Arab countries encouraging Hamas and Israel to finalize a settlement. On Sunday, the Chancellor of Germany, Chancellor Merz, contacted Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and expressed support for the Trump proposal, describing it as “the best chance for peace”, according to a readout.