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Key Points from Donald Trump’s Twenty-Point ‘Peace Plan’ for Gaza?

In the event that both sides agree to a comprehensive set of requirements, the halt to conflict will be paired with the release of all Israeli hostages, whether deceased or surviving, “over a 72-hour period” of Israel officially endorsing the arrangement.

In return for the liberation of detainees, Israeli authorities would release a group of 250 Palestinians presently undergoing life sentences and an additional 1,700 Palestinians in Gaza held since the hostilities erupted on 7 October 2023 after the lethal assault by Hamas on Israeli soil.

In exchange for every captive from Israel whose body is returned, Israel will hand back the corpses of 15 Palestinians who have died.

This proposal does not require a total Israeli retreat before the captive release. On the contrary, Israeli forces would withdraw to an established boundary, inside of the Gaza area, to get ready for a prisoner exchange.

The proposal says that every military action, encompassing aerial and artillery bombardment, will be halted throughout the exchange operation and front lines will stay fixed until “conditions are met for the gradual total pullout”.

After each detainee are freed, amnesty will be granted to individuals associated with Hamas – the Islamist military group that the premier of Israel, Netanyahu, has repeatedly vowed to destroy – who agree to non-violent cohabitation and to surrender their arms.

Those who want to exit Gaza territory will be given safe passage to states who have approved their entry.

This twenty-point proposal envisions the Gaza Strip as “a de-radicalized terror-free zone that poses zero a threat 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 vision of some of the far-right allies of Netanyahu, Israel will refrain from occupying or incorporate the region, which was the location of 21 Israeli settlements prior to their populace was removed in the year 2005.

Additionally, no any person be obligated to exit the Gaza region, the plan promises. Those who desire to depart will be authorized to do so without restriction and allowed to come back.

Hamas as an entity will be prohibited from any role, “directly or indirectly”, in the future governance of the area.

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

President Trump has encouraged representatives of Hamas and Israel gathering in Egypt for crucial talks targeting concluding the Israeli conflict in Gaza to “act quickly,” stating, in statements on Sunday morning, that there had been “highly favorable” talks.

The American leader stated:

There have been very positive negotiations with the Hamas organization, and States from all over the World (Arab, Muslim, and everyone else) over the weekend, to liberate the detainees, halt the conflict in the Gaza region but, even more significantly, finally have long-desired stability in the Middle Eastern region.

These talks have been very successful, and advancing swiftly. Specialist groups will reconvene this Monday, in Egypt, to address and clarify the remaining specifics. Sources indicate that the initial stage should be completed in the coming days, and I am urging each participant to ACCELERATE PROGRESS.

America’s representative Witkoff is slated to attend the talks, based on sources in Israel, alongside Israel’s negotiators and a Palestinian group chaired by Al-Hayya, the deputy head of the administrative wing of Hamas.

Al-Hayya is expected to meet with intermediaries from Qatar and Egypt in the city of Cairo today in the morning, ahead of talks in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh.

Nonetheless, Israel’s chief negotiator, Minister of Strategic Affairs Minister Dermer, is slated to attend talks toward the end of the week, subject to progress in the talks, according to three Israeli officials.

Hope regarding a possible truce has escalated across the world, with leaders from the West and Arab nations encouraging Hamas and Israel to reach an agreement. During Sunday, the Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, called Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and voiced backing for the Trump proposal, labeling it as “the most favorable prospect for stability”, based on a official statement.