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

Assuming both sides accept a comprehensive set of requirements, the halt to conflict will be accompanied by the release of all Israeli hostages, both dead and alive, “in under three days” of Israel’s leadership publicly accepting the deal.

As a trade for the release of hostages, the Israeli state would let go 250 individuals of Palestinian origin currently serving lengthy incarcerations and an additional 1,700 Palestinians in Gaza detained since the war began on the 7th of October, 2023 subsequent to the fatal Hamas offensive on Israeli soil.

For each Israeli hostage whose remains are handed over, the Israeli side will return the remains of 15 Palestinian fatalities.

The strategy does not require a complete Israeli pullout ahead of the hostage liberation. On the contrary, Israeli forces would withdraw to an mutually accepted border, within Gaza’s territory, to get ready for a prisoner exchange.

The proposal says that all military operations, such as aerial and artillery bombardment, will be paused in the course of the release process and combat positions will remain frozen until “conditions are met for the complete staged withdrawal”.

After every captive are released, pardon will be granted to individuals associated with Hamas – the armed Islamist faction that the premier of Israel, Netanyahu, has consistently pledged to eradicate – who consent to non-violent cohabitation and to decommission their weapons.

People who desire to depart Gaza will be offered safe passage to nations who have consented to accept them.

The comprehensive strategy foresees the Gaza Strip as “an area free from radicalization and terror that does not pose any danger to neighboring countries”. In a separate point, it says the region will be “revitalized for the benefit of the inhabitants of Gaza, who have suffered more than enough”.

Importantly, and opposing the vision of some of the far-right allies of Netanyahu, Israel’s leadership will not occupy or incorporate the land, which was home to 21 communities established by Israel before their residents were evacuated in the year 2005.

Furthermore, not any person be compelled to depart the Gaza region, the strategy guarantees. People who want to exit will be permitted to do so freely and granted reentry.

Hamas as an entity will be prohibited from any involvement, “in any form”, in the upcoming leadership of the area.

Trump Calls on Negotiators to ‘Accelerate Progress’ as They Meet in Egypt for Gaza Discussions

Donald Trump has encouraged Hamas and Israeli negotiators gathering in Egypt for vital discussions focused on ending the Israeli conflict in the Gaza Strip to “accelerate progress,” remarking, in comments on the day of Sunday, that there had been “extremely constructive” conversations.

President Trump said:

We have had extremely constructive discussions with Hamas representatives, and Countries from across the planet (Arab and Muslim nations, among others) during the weekend, to free the captives, stop the fighting in the Gaza region but, even more significantly, ultimately secure long sought stability in the area of the Middle East.

These talks have been extremely effective, and moving quickly. Expert delegations will again meet on Monday, in Egypt, to tackle and finalize the final details. Sources indicate that the first phase will likely finish within the week, and I am requesting all parties to ACT QUICKLY.

The United States delegate Witkoff is slated to attend the talks, based on sources in Israel, alongside Israel’s negotiators and a Palestinian delegation led by Al-Hayya, the deputy head of the administrative wing of Hamas.

Al-Hayya is expected to meet with mediators from Qatar and Egypt in Cairo today in the morning, before talks in the resort city of Egypt of Sharm El-Sheikh.

Nonetheless, Israel’s chief negotiator, strategic affairs minister Minister Dermer, is slated to attend talks toward the end of the week, subject to advancements in the negotiations, based on three Israeli officials.

Optimism about a possible truce has escalated across the world, with western and Arab leaders pressuring Israel and Hamas to reach an agreement. During Sunday, the Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, called Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and expressed support for the Trump initiative, calling it “the most favorable prospect for stability”, according to a summary.