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Details of Trump’s 20-Point ‘Ceasefire Proposal’ for Gaza?

In the event that each faction agree to a comprehensive set of terms, the cessation of hostilities will be paired with the freeing of all individuals held by Hamas, both dead and alive, “in under three days” of the Israeli government formally approving the agreement.

To reciprocate the liberation of detainees, Israeli authorities would let go 250 individuals of Palestinian origin currently serving indefinite prison terms and 1,700 Palestinians in the Gaza region apprehended after the war began on October 7, 2023 after the fatal Hamas offensive on Israel.

For each captive from Israel whose remains are handed over, Israel will hand back the corpses of 15 Palestinians who have died.

The strategy does not require a total Israeli retreat ahead of the release of the hostages. Instead, Israel’s military would pull back to an established boundary, within Gaza, to make arrangements for a prisoner exchange.

The plan indicates that all armed activities, such as air strikes and shelling, will be paused during the exchange operation and battle lines will remain frozen until “requirements are satisfied for the phased full withdrawal”.

When every captive are liberated, pardon will be given to individuals associated with Hamas – the militant Islamic organization that Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has consistently pledged to destroy – who accept peaceful coexistence and to disarm themselves.

Those who wish to leave the Gaza region will be given protected movement to countries who have approved their entry.

The 20-point plan envisions the Gaza Strip as “an area free from radicalization and terror that poses zero any danger to its neighbours”. Additionally, it declares the region will be “reconstructed for the welfare of the people of Gaza, who have experienced immense suffering”.

Crucially, and opposing the vision of some of the far-right allies of Netanyahu, Israel’s leadership will refrain from occupying or incorporate the land, which was the site of 21 settlements from Israel ahead of their inhabitants were withdrawn in 2005.

Nor will any person be forced to leave the Gaza region, the strategy guarantees. People who want to exit will be authorized to do so without hindrance and allowed to come back.

Hamas will be prohibited from any participation, “in any form”, in the future administration of the region.

Donald Trump Calls on Representatives to ‘Accelerate Progress’ as They Meet in Egypt for Gaza Negotiations

Donald J. Trump has urged Hamas and Israeli negotiators assembling in the nation of Egypt for key negotiations focused on halting the Israeli conflict in the Gaza Strip to “move fast,” adding, in remarks on the day of Sunday, that there had been “highly favorable” talks.

The American leader said:

There were very positive discussions with Hamas, and Countries from across the planet (Arab, Muslim, and everyone else) this weekend, to free the captives, stop the fighting in the Gaza region but, more importantly, ultimately secure long-awaited PEACE in the Middle Eastern region.

These discussions have been extremely effective, and moving quickly. Expert delegations will again meet on Monday, in Egypt, to address and finalize the final details. I am told that the opening segment will likely finish in the coming days, and I am asking all parties to MOVE FAST.

America’s representative Witkoff is anticipated to participate in the negotiations, according to Israeli media, together with Israel’s negotiators and a Palestinian group headed by Al-Hayya, the vice chairman of the political office of Hamas.

The Hamas official is reportedly due to meet with facilitators from Qatar and Egypt in Cairo, Egypt today in the morning, prior to negotiations in the resort city of Egypt of Sharm el-Sheikh.

Nevertheless, the lead negotiator for Israel, strategic affairs minister Ron Dermer, is slated to attend negotiations in the coming days, pending progress in the discussions, according to several officials from Israel.

Hope regarding a prospective cessation of hostilities has grown worldwide, with officials from Western and Arab countries urging Hamas and Israel to come to a deal. This past Sunday, the German chancellor, Chancellor Merz, spoke with Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and expressed support for the Trump proposal, calling it “the most favorable prospect for resolution”, as per a official statement.