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What’s in Trump’s Comprehensive ‘Ceasefire Proposal’ for the Gaza Strip?

In the event that the two parties accept a specific series of requirements, the halt to conflict will be accompanied by the freeing of all individuals held by Hamas, both dead and alive, “in under three days” of Israel’s leadership publicly accepting the agreement.

As a trade for the release of hostages, Israel would free 250 Palestinians at present completing lengthy incarcerations and 1,700 Palestinians in Gaza territory apprehended after the conflict started on the 7th of October, 2023 subsequent to Hamas’s deadly attack on the nation of Israel.

In exchange for every Israeli national held hostage whose body is returned, the Israeli side will hand back the corpses of 15 Palestinians who have died.

The plan does not mandate a total Israeli retreat ahead of the release of the hostages. Instead, the Israeli army would pull back to an agreed upon line, inside of Gaza’s territory, to prepare for a captive liberation.

This initiative indicates that all armed activities, including aerial and artillery bombardment, will be paused throughout the release process and combat positions will remain frozen until “terms are fulfilled for the phased full withdrawal”.

When all hostages are liberated, pardon will be awarded to members of Hamas – the militant Islamic organization that the Israeli PM, Netanyahu, has repeatedly vowed to destroy – who consent to peaceful coexistence and to disarm themselves.

Individuals who wish to leave Gaza territory will be offered protected movement to states who have consented to accept them.

This twenty-point proposal envisages Gaza territory as “an area free from radicalization and terror that does not pose a threat to adjacent states”. In a separate point, it states the territory will be “revitalized for the benefit of the people of Gaza, who have experienced immense suffering”.

Crucially, and in defiance of the vision of certain Netanyahu’s far-right coalition partners, the Israeli government will avoid occupying or annex the region, which was home to 21 settlements from Israel before their inhabitants were withdrawn in 2005.

Furthermore, not any individual be forced to leave Gaza territory, the plan promises. Those who wish to leave will be allowed to do so without hindrance and granted reentry.

Hamas will not be allowed any participation, “directly or indirectly”, in the upcoming leadership of the region.

Donald Trump Encourages Delegates to ‘Act Quickly’ as They Gather in the Egyptian Republic for Gaza Negotiations

Donald Trump has urged representatives of Hamas and Israel assembling in the nation of Egypt for key negotiations focused on ending Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip to “act quickly,” remarking, in comments on the day of Sunday, that there had been “very positive” talks.

The US president said:

There have been extremely constructive discussions with Hamas, and Nations from across the planet (Arab and Muslim nations, among others) this weekend, to liberate the detainees, end the War in Gaza but, of greater importance, at last achieve long-awaited peace in the area of the Middle East.

These negotiations have been extremely effective, and moving quickly. The technical teams will reconvene on Monday, in Egypt, to address and clarify the final details. It has been reported that the opening segment is expected to conclude in the coming days, and I am urging each participant to MOVE FAST.

The US envoy Steve Witkoff is slated to attend the talks, based on Israeli media, in addition to Israel’s negotiators and a delegation from Palestine led by Al-Hayya, the vice chairman of the political office of Hamas.

Khalil al-Hayya is expected to confer with facilitators from Egyptian and Qatari officials in Cairo, Egypt on Monday morning, ahead of discussions in the resort city of Egypt of Sharm el-Sheikh.

Nonetheless, Israel’s chief negotiator, strategic affairs minister Dermer, is anticipated to participate in talks later this week, pending developments in the discussions, according to three Israeli officials.

Optimism about a possible truce has escalated worldwide, with western and Arab leaders pressuring Hamas and Israel to reach an agreement. During Sunday, the Germany’s chancellor, Chancellor Merz, spoke with Israeli PM Netanyahu and showed approval for the Trump initiative, calling it “the best chance for resolution”, as per a summary.