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

Assuming each faction agree to a specific series of terms, the cessation of hostilities will be paired with the liberation of all captives from Israel, including deceased and living, “within 72 hours” of the Israeli government publicly accepting the agreement.

In return for the freeing of captives, Israeli authorities would let go a group of 250 Palestinians at present completing lengthy incarcerations and 1,700 more Palestinians in the Gaza region held since the hostilities erupted on 7 October 2023 after the lethal assault by Hamas on the nation of Israel.

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

This proposal does not necessitate a total Israeli retreat prior to the captive release. Rather, the Israeli army would pull back to an mutually accepted border, inside Gaza, to make arrangements for a captive liberation.

This initiative says that all military operations, such as aerial and artillery bombardment, will be paused throughout the liberation procedure and front lines will be maintained until “terms are fulfilled for the gradual total pullout”.

After all hostages are released, clemency will be granted to members of Hamas – the militant Islamic organization that Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has frequently sworn to eradicate – who consent to non-violent cohabitation and to surrender their arms.

People who want to exit the Gaza region will be given safe passage to countries who have consented to accept them.

The comprehensive strategy envisions Gaza as “a region cleared of extremism and terrorism that poses zero a risk to neighboring countries”. Additionally, it says the region will be “redeveloped for the benefit of the Gaza residents, who have suffered more than enough”.

Vitally, and opposing the perspective of some of Netanyahu’s extremist political allies, the Israeli government will refrain from occupying or incorporate the land, which was the site of 21 communities established by Israel before their inhabitants were withdrawn in 2005.

Furthermore, not any person be forced to leave Gaza, the proposal assures. Individuals who wish to leave will be authorized to do so freely and granted reentry.

The Hamas organization will be prohibited from any participation, “directly or indirectly”, in the future governance of the territory.

Trump Urges Delegates to ‘Accelerate Progress’ as They Assemble in the Egyptian Republic for Gaza Discussions

President Trump has called on Hamas and Israeli negotiators meeting in Egypt for vital discussions targeting halting the war led by Israel in the Gaza Strip to “move fast,” adding, in statements on the day of Sunday, that there had been “extremely constructive” talks.

President Trump said:

We have had highly favorable discussions with Hamas representatives, and Countries from across the planet (Arab, Muslim, and everyone else) during the weekend, to release the Hostages, halt the conflict in the Gaza region but, even more significantly, ultimately secure long-awaited stability in the Middle Eastern region.

These negotiations have been extremely effective, and advancing swiftly. The technical teams will meet once more this Monday, in Egypt, to address and clarify the final details. I am told that the first phase will likely finish this week, and I am asking everyone to ACT QUICKLY.

The United States delegate Witkoff is slated to attend the talks, as per sources in Israel, in addition to representatives from Israel and a delegation from Palestine headed by Al-Hayya, the deputy head of the political bureau of the Hamas movement.

Khalil al-Hayya is expected to meet with intermediaries from Egypt and Qatar in Cairo, Egypt today in the morning, before discussions in the resort city of Egypt of Sharm El Sheikh.

Nonetheless, Israel’s top delegate, the strategic affairs minister Dermer, is slated to attend negotiations in the coming days, subject to developments in the talks, based on several officials from Israel.

Positive outlook on a possible truce has escalated globally, with western and Arab leaders encouraging Israel and Hamas to reach an agreement. On Sunday, the Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, contacted Israeli PM Netanyahu and showed approval for the Trump initiative, labeling it as “the optimal opportunity for stability”, based on a readout.