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Key Points from Trump’s Twenty-Point ‘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 liberation of all Israeli hostages, whether deceased or surviving, “within 72 hours” of Israel’s leadership formally approving the deal.

In return for the freeing of captives, the Israeli state would free 250 Palestinians currently serving life sentences and 1,700 more Palestinians in Gaza territory detained since the conflict started on the 7th of October, 2023 subsequent to the fatal Hamas offensive on Israel.

For every Israeli hostage whose body is returned, Israel will return the remains of 15 Palestinians who have died.

The plan does not necessitate a total Israeli retreat ahead of the captive release. Rather, Israel’s military would retreat to an agreed upon line, inside Gaza, to get ready for a captive liberation.

The plan indicates that every military action, such as air strikes and shelling, will be suspended in the course of the liberation procedure and combat positions will remain frozen until “terms are fulfilled for the phased full withdrawal”.

After all hostages are freed, amnesty will be given to Hamas affiliates – the Islamist military group that the premier of Israel, PM Netanyahu, has frequently sworn to eliminate – who agree to non-violent cohabitation and to disarm themselves.

People who desire to depart the Gaza region will be given protected movement to nations who have consented to accept them.

The comprehensive strategy envisages Gaza territory as “a region cleared of extremism and terrorism that poses zero a risk to adjacent states”. In a separate point, it declares the area will be “revitalized for the benefit of the people of Gaza, who have experienced immense suffering”.

Crucially, and contrary to the outlook of a few of Netanyahu’s far-right coalition partners, the Israeli government will refrain from occupying or take over the region, which was the location of 21 Israeli settlements before their residents were evacuated in the year 2005.

Additionally, no any person be compelled to depart the Gaza region, the strategy guarantees. Those who want to exit will be allowed to do so without hindrance and allowed to come back.

Hamas will be prohibited from any role, “directly or indirectly”, in the future administration of the territory.

Donald Trump Calls on Negotiators to ‘Act Quickly’ as They Gather in the Egyptian Republic for Gaza Discussions

Donald J. Trump has called on delegates from Hamas and Israel gathering in Egypt for key negotiations aimed at concluding the war led by Israel in Gaza to “move fast,” stating, in statements on Sunday, that there had been “highly favorable” discussions.

The US president stated:

There have been highly favorable discussions with Hamas representatives, and Nations from around the globe (Arab, Muslim, and various other countries) during the weekend, to free the captives, stop the fighting in the Gaza region but, of greater importance, at last achieve long-awaited stability in the Middle Eastern region.

These discussions have been highly productive, and moving quickly. The technical teams will again meet this Monday, in Egypt, to tackle and clarify the last points. It has been reported that the first phase is expected to conclude within the week, and I am asking all parties to MOVE FAST.

America’s representative Envoy Witkoff is expected to join the talks, based on Israeli media, together with Israel’s negotiators and a delegation from Palestine led by Khalil al-Hayya, the assistant leader of the political office of Hamas.

The Hamas official is expected to confer with mediators from Qatar and Egypt in Cairo, Egypt this morning, before discussions in the resort city of Egypt of Sharm El-Sheikh.

Nevertheless, Israel’s chief negotiator, Minister of Strategic Affairs Minister Dermer, is slated to attend talks in the coming days, subject to advancements in the talks, according to multiple Israeli sources.

Positive outlook on a possible truce has escalated across the world, with western and Arab leaders encouraging Israel and Hamas to come to a deal. On Sunday, the Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, contacted Israeli PM Netanyahu and showed approval for the Trump initiative, calling it “the optimal opportunity for peace”, based on a official statement.