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Details of Donald Trump’s 20-Point ‘Peace Plan’ for Gaza?

In the event that both sides accept a detailed list of terms, the end of fighting will be accompanied by the freeing of all Israeli hostages, including deceased and living, “over a 72-hour period” of the Israeli government publicly accepting the deal.

As a trade for the release of hostages, the Israeli state would release 250 Palestinians presently undergoing life sentences and an additional 1,700 Palestinians in Gaza territory detained since the hostilities erupted on 7 October 2023 following the fatal Hamas offensive on the nation of Israel.

In exchange for every captive from Israel whose remains are handed over, the Israeli side will release the corpses of 15 Palestinians who have died.

This proposal does not mandate a complete Israeli pullout before the captive release. On the contrary, Israeli forces would retreat to an established boundary, inside Gaza’s territory, to make arrangements for a prisoner exchange.

This initiative states that all military operations, encompassing aerial and artillery bombardment, will be paused during the liberation procedure and front lines will stay fixed until “conditions are met for the gradual total pullout”.

After every captive are liberated, amnesty will be granted to Hamas affiliates – the Islamist military group that Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has frequently sworn to eliminate – who agree to non-violent cohabitation and to disarm themselves.

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

The 20-point plan envisions Gaza as “a region cleared of extremism and terrorism that poses zero a risk to its neighbours”. Furthermore, it states the area will be “revitalized for the welfare of the people of Gaza, who have suffered more than enough”.

Crucially, and in defiance of the vision of a few of Netanyahu’s extremist political allies, Israel will refrain from occupying or incorporate the territory, which was the location of 21 Israeli settlements before their residents were evacuated in 2005.

Furthermore, not any person be forced to leave Gaza, the plan promises. Individuals who want to exit will be allowed to do so freely and allowed to come back.

Hamas will be prohibited from any participation, “in any form”, in the upcoming leadership of the area.

Trump Calls on Delegates to ‘Accelerate Progress’ as They Assemble in Egypt for Gaza Negotiations

Donald J. Trump has encouraged delegates from Hamas and Israel meeting in the nation of Egypt for crucial talks focused on halting the Israeli conflict in Gaza to “move fast,” remarking, in statements on the day of Sunday, that there had been “highly favorable” conversations.

The US president commented:

We have had extremely constructive negotiations with the Hamas organization, and Nations from around the globe (Arab, Muslim, and various other countries) this weekend, to release the Hostages, end the War in Gaza but, even more significantly, finally have long sought stability in the Middle East.

These discussions have been extremely effective, and moving quickly. Expert delegations will again meet Monday, in Egypt, to address and refine the final details. I am told that the opening segment is expected to conclude this week, and I am requesting everyone to ACT QUICKLY.

The US envoy Envoy Witkoff is anticipated to participate in the discussions, according to sources in Israel, alongside Israel’s negotiators and a Palestinian group headed by Al-Hayya, the deputy head of the administrative wing of the Hamas movement.

Al-Hayya is expected to confer with mediators from Egyptian and Qatari officials in Cairo today in the morning, ahead of negotiations in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El Sheikh.

Nevertheless, Israel’s chief negotiator, strategic affairs minister Ron Dermer, is expected to join talks in the coming days, depending on advancements in the talks, based on multiple Israeli sources.

Positive outlook on a potential ceasefire has increased globally, with western and Arab leaders encouraging Hamas and Israel to finalize a settlement. This past Sunday, the Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, called Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and voiced backing for the Trump plan, describing it as “the best chance for peace”, as per a summary.