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Key Points from Trump’s Twenty-Point ‘Ceasefire Proposal’ for the Gaza Strip?

Assuming the two parties accept a specific series of requirements, the cessation of hostilities will be paired with the release of all Israeli hostages, both dead and alive, “in under three days” of Israel’s leadership publicly accepting the agreement.

To reciprocate the release of hostages, the Israeli state would let go 250 individuals of Palestinian origin at present completing lengthy incarcerations and 1,700 Palestinians in the Gaza region held since the conflict started on 7 October 2023 following Hamas’s deadly attack on Israeli soil.

For each Israeli hostage whose remains are released, Israeli officials will return the corpses of 15 deceased Palestinians.

The plan does not mandate a full Israeli withdrawal prior to the release of the hostages. Instead, Israeli forces would withdraw to an established boundary, within Gaza’s territory, to prepare for a captive liberation.

The plan indicates that all armed activities, encompassing bombing and artillery fire, will be paused during the release process and battle lines will stay fixed until “conditions are met for the complete staged withdrawal”.

Once every captive are liberated, amnesty will be given to individuals associated with Hamas – the militant Islamic organization that Israel’s prime minister, PM Netanyahu, has repeatedly vowed to destroy – who consent to harmonious living and to decommission their weapons.

Those who want to exit Gaza will be provided with secure transit to countries who have consented to accept them.

This twenty-point proposal envisions Gaza territory as “an area free from radicalization and terror that presents no a threat to neighboring countries”. Furthermore, it declares the territory will be “reconstructed for the welfare of the Gaza residents, who have suffered more than enough”.

Crucially, and opposing the perspective of some of the far-right allies of Netanyahu, Israel’s leadership will refrain from occupying or take over the region, which was home to 21 communities established by Israel ahead of their residents were evacuated in 2005.

Nor will any person be forced to leave the Gaza region, the plan promises. Those who want to exit will be allowed to do so freely and permitted to return.

Hamas will not be permitted any role, “directly or indirectly”, in the future administration of the region.

Trump Urges Representatives to ‘Move Fast’ as They Meet in Egypt for Gaza Discussions

Donald Trump has encouraged delegates from Hamas and Israel meeting in Egypt for crucial talks aimed at concluding Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip to “move fast,” adding, in remarks on Sunday, that there had been “very positive” discussions.

The American leader said:

There were very positive discussions with Hamas, and States from all over the World (Arab and Muslim nations, among others) this weekend, to free the captives, halt the conflict in Gaza but, more importantly, ultimately secure long sought peace in the area of the Middle East.

These discussions have been very successful, and advancing swiftly. Expert delegations will again meet this Monday, in the Egyptian Republic, to tackle and refine the remaining specifics. Sources indicate that the first phase will likely finish this week, and I am asking everyone to ACT QUICKLY.

The US envoy Witkoff is slated to attend the negotiations, according to reports from Israel, in addition to Israel’s negotiators and a delegation from Palestine headed by Khalil al-Hayya, the vice chairman of the administrative wing of Hamas.

Khalil al-Hayya is reportedly due to have discussions with mediators from Egyptian and Qatari officials in the city of Cairo this morning, prior to negotiations in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh.

Nonetheless, Israel’s top delegate, strategic affairs minister Dermer, is expected to join negotiations toward the end of the week, pending developments in the talks, based on several officials from Israel.

Positive outlook on a potential ceasefire has escalated worldwide, with officials from Western and Arab countries pressuring Israel and Hamas to finalize a settlement. On Sunday, the Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, contacted Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and showed approval for the Trump plan, describing it as “the best chance for stability”, as per a summary.