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

Provided that the two parties consent to a comprehensive set of terms, the cessation of hostilities will be accompanied by the freeing of all captives from Israel, including deceased and living, “over a 72-hour period” of the Israeli government officially endorsing the deal.

As a trade for the freeing of captives, the Israeli state would free 250 Palestinians currently serving life sentences and 1,700 more Palestinians in Gaza held since the conflict started on 7 October 2023 after the lethal assault by Hamas on Israel.

In exchange for every captive from Israel whose body is returned, Israeli officials will release the bodies of 15 deceased Palestinians.

The strategy does not mandate a complete Israeli pullout ahead of the hostage liberation. Instead, the Israeli army would withdraw to an mutually accepted border, within the Gaza area, to get ready for a captive liberation.

The plan indicates that all military operations, including aerial and artillery bombardment, will be suspended in the course of the exchange operation and combat positions will be maintained until “terms are fulfilled for the complete staged withdrawal”.

When each detainee are released, pardon will be given to individuals associated with Hamas – the militant Islamic organization that the premier of Israel, Netanyahu, has frequently sworn to eradicate – who accept peaceful coexistence and to decommission their weapons.

Those who desire to depart Gaza territory will be offered secure transit to nations who have agreed to receive them.

This twenty-point proposal envisages the Gaza Strip as “a de-radicalized terror-free zone that presents no a threat to its neighbours”. In a separate point, it says the area will be “reconstructed for the benefit of the Gaza residents, who have endured excessive hardship”.

Crucially, and in defiance of the perspective of some of the far-right allies of Netanyahu, Israel will avoid occupying or incorporate the land, which was the location of 21 settlements from Israel prior to their inhabitants were withdrawn in 2005.

Additionally, no any individual be compelled to depart Gaza, the proposal assures. Individuals who wish to leave will be allowed to do so freely and permitted to return.

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

Trump Urges Representatives to ‘Accelerate Progress’ as They Meet in the Egyptian Republic for Gaza Negotiations

Donald J. Trump has called on representatives of Hamas and Israel gathering in Egypt for crucial talks aimed at concluding Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip to “act quickly,” stating, in remarks on the day of Sunday, that there had been “very positive” talks.

The US president commented:

There were very positive talks with Hamas representatives, and Nations from around the globe (Arab and Muslim nations, among others) during the weekend, to release the Hostages, stop the fighting in Gaza but, of greater importance, finally have long sought peace in the Middle East.

These discussions have been extremely effective, and moving quickly. Specialist groups will meet once more on Monday, in Egypt, to work through and clarify the remaining specifics. Sources indicate that the first phase is expected to conclude within the week, and I am requesting all parties to MOVE FAST.

The US envoy Envoy Witkoff is slated to attend the negotiations, based on Israeli media, in addition to representatives from Israel and a Palestinian group led by Al-Hayya, the deputy head of the political bureau of the Hamas movement.

The Hamas official is reportedly due to confer with mediators from Egyptian and Qatari officials in Cairo, Egypt this morning, before discussions in the Egyptian tourist destination of Sharm El Sheikh.

Nonetheless, Israel’s top delegate, strategic affairs minister Minister Dermer, is anticipated to participate in negotiations toward the end of the week, pending progress in the negotiations, based on multiple Israeli sources.

Positive outlook on a possible truce has increased globally, with leaders from the West and Arab nations encouraging Hamas and Israel to finalize a settlement. This past Sunday, the Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, contacted Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and expressed support for the Trump initiative, labeling it as “the optimal opportunity for peace”, as per a official statement.