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Key Points from Donald Trump’s 20-Point ‘Peace Plan’ for the Gaza Strip?

Provided that the two parties accept a specific series of requirements, the end of fighting will be followed by the release of all individuals held by Hamas, both dead and alive, “over a 72-hour period” of Israel officially endorsing the arrangement.

In return for the freeing of captives, Israel would release a group of 250 Palestinians at present completing lengthy incarcerations and 1,700 more Palestinians in Gaza territory held since the war began on October 7, 2023 following the lethal assault by Hamas on the nation of Israel.

For each Israeli national held hostage whose remains are handed over, Israeli officials will return the bodies of 15 Palestinian fatalities.

This proposal does not require a full Israeli withdrawal before the release of the hostages. Instead, Israel’s military would retreat to an agreed upon line, within Gaza, to get ready for a captive liberation.

This initiative indicates that every military action, encompassing air strikes and shelling, will be suspended during the exchange operation and front lines will be maintained until “conditions are met for the phased full withdrawal”.

After every captive are liberated, clemency will be granted to individuals associated with Hamas – the Islamist military group that the Israeli PM, Netanyahu, has frequently sworn to destroy – who consent to harmonious living and to surrender their arms.

Individuals who wish to leave Gaza will be provided with secure transit to states who have consented to accept them.

The comprehensive strategy foresees the Gaza Strip as “an area free from radicalization and terror that poses zero any danger to neighboring countries”. Additionally, it says the area will be “redeveloped for the welfare of the people of Gaza, who have experienced immense suffering”.

Vitally, and opposing the perspective of some of Netanyahu’s far-right coalition partners, Israel’s leadership will avoid occupying or annex the territory, which was home to 21 settlements from Israel before their inhabitants were withdrawn in the year 2005.

Additionally, no any individual be obligated to exit Gaza, the plan promises. Individuals who wish to leave will be allowed to do so freely and permitted to return.

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

Trump Urges Delegates to ‘Move Fast’ as They Meet in Egypt for Gaza Negotiations

President Trump has urged delegates from Hamas and Israel meeting in Egypt for crucial talks focused on ending Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip to “accelerate progress,” remarking, in statements on Sunday morning, that there had been “very positive” talks.

The US president stated:

There have been highly favorable discussions with Hamas representatives, and Countries from all over the World (Arab and Muslim nations, among others) during the weekend, to free the captives, end the War in Gaza but, even more significantly, finally have long-awaited PEACE in the Middle Eastern region.

These talks have been very successful, and proceeding rapidly. Specialist groups will reconvene Monday, in the Egyptian Republic, to address and refine the remaining specifics. I am told that the first phase will likely finish this week, and I am requesting each participant to MOVE FAST.

The United States delegate Steve Witkoff is expected to join the talks, based on sources in Israel, in addition to Israeli delegates and a Palestinian group led by Khalil al-Hayya, the deputy head of the administrative wing of Hamas.

The Hamas official is reportedly due to confer with facilitators from Egyptian and Qatari officials in Cairo, Egypt today in the morning, ahead of negotiations in the resort city of Egypt of Sharm El Sheikh.

Nonetheless, the lead negotiator for Israel, the strategic affairs minister Minister Dermer, is anticipated to participate in talks in the coming days, depending on advancements in the talks, based on multiple Israeli sources.

Optimism about a possible truce has increased across the world, with leaders from the West and Arab nations encouraging both Hamas and Israel to come to a deal. During Sunday, the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, called Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and expressed support for the Trump plan, labeling it as “the most favorable prospect for stability”, according to a official statement.