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Key Points from Donald Trump’s Comprehensive ‘Resolution Strategy’ for Gaza?

In the event that each faction accept a detailed list of conditions, the cessation of hostilities will be paired with the freeing of all individuals held by Hamas, including deceased and living, “in under three days” of the Israeli government formally approving the agreement.

To reciprocate the freeing of captives, the Israeli state would let go a group of 250 Palestinians at present completing life sentences and 1,700 more Palestinians in Gaza held since the hostilities erupted on 7 October 2023 subsequent to the fatal Hamas offensive on Israel.

For every Israeli hostage whose body is returned, Israel will release the bodies of 15 deceased Palestinians.

This proposal does not necessitate a full Israeli withdrawal before the release of the hostages. On the contrary, Israeli forces would withdraw to an established boundary, inside Gaza’s territory, to get ready for a hostage release.

This initiative states that every military action, including air strikes and shelling, will be paused during the exchange operation and combat positions will be maintained until “conditions are met for the gradual total pullout”.

Once every captive are released, amnesty will be given to individuals associated with Hamas – the Islamist military group that the premier of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, has repeatedly vowed to destroy – who consent to non-violent cohabitation and to decommission their weapons.

People who want to exit Gaza will be given secure transit to countries who have consented to accept them.

This twenty-point proposal envisages Gaza as “a de-radicalized terror-free zone that does not pose a threat to adjacent states”. Additionally, it states the region will be “redeveloped for the advantage of the inhabitants of Gaza, who have experienced immense suffering”.

Crucially, and in defiance of the outlook of a few of Netanyahu’s extremist political allies, Israel’s leadership will avoid occupying or annex the land, which was home to 21 settlements from Israel ahead of their residents were evacuated in 2005.

Nor will any individual be forced to leave Gaza, the plan promises. Those who desire to depart will be authorized to do so freely and permitted to return.

Hamas will be prohibited from any involvement, “in any capacity”, in the future governance of the territory.

Donald Trump Encourages Delegates to ‘Move Fast’ as They Assemble in the Egyptian Republic for Gaza Talks

Donald J. Trump has encouraged delegates from Hamas and Israel gathering in the nation of Egypt for crucial talks targeting halting the Israeli conflict in Gaza to “act quickly,” remarking, in statements on Sunday, that there had been “extremely constructive” conversations.

The American leader said:

There have been highly favorable talks with the Hamas organization, and Nations from across the planet (Arab and Muslim nations, among others) over the weekend, to release the Hostages, halt the conflict in Gaza but, more importantly, ultimately secure long-desired peace in the Middle East.

These talks have been extremely effective, and moving quickly. Expert delegations will meet once more on Monday, in Egypt, to tackle and refine the last points. I am told that the first phase will likely finish in the coming days, and I am requesting all parties to ACT QUICKLY.

America’s representative Witkoff is anticipated to participate in the talks, based on reports from Israel, together with Israeli delegates and a Palestinian delegation led by Khalil al-Hayya, the vice chairman of the political bureau of the Hamas movement.

The Hamas official is scheduled to confer with mediators from Egypt and Qatar in Cairo today in the morning, ahead of talks in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh.

Nevertheless, the lead negotiator for Israel, strategic affairs minister Dermer, is slated to attend talks later this week, depending on advancements in the talks, according to three Israeli officials.

Hope regarding a possible truce has escalated globally, with leaders from the West and Arab nations encouraging Hamas and Israel to finalize a settlement. During Sunday, the German chancellor, Chancellor Merz, contacted Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and expressed support for the Trump plan, labeling it as “the most favorable prospect for stability”, as per a readout.