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

In the event that each faction agree to a detailed list of conditions, the end of fighting will be followed by the freeing of all Israeli hostages, including deceased and living, “over a 72-hour period” of Israel’s leadership officially endorsing the deal.

In return for the release of hostages, Israel would release a group of 250 Palestinians presently undergoing indefinite prison terms and an additional 1,700 Palestinians in Gaza territory held since the war began on the 7th of October, 2023 after the lethal assault by Hamas on Israeli soil.

In exchange for every Israeli national held hostage whose remains are handed over, the Israeli side will return the bodies of 15 Palestinian fatalities.

The strategy does not mandate a total Israeli retreat before the captive release. On the contrary, the Israeli army would withdraw to an mutually accepted border, within Gaza, to make arrangements for a captive liberation.

The proposal indicates that every military action, including air strikes and shelling, will be halted in the course of the liberation procedure and combat positions will be maintained until “terms are fulfilled for the complete staged withdrawal”.

After each detainee are freed, clemency will be awarded to Hamas affiliates – the armed Islamist faction that Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has consistently pledged to eradicate – who consent to non-violent cohabitation and to decommission their weapons.

Those who wish to leave the Gaza region will be given protected movement to nations who have consented to accept them.

The 20-point plan envisages the Gaza Strip as “an area free from radicalization and terror that poses zero a threat to neighboring countries”. Furthermore, it declares the territory will be “revitalized for the benefit of the people of Gaza, who have experienced immense suffering”.

Vitally, and opposing the perspective of certain the far-right allies of Netanyahu, the Israeli government will not occupy or incorporate the territory, which was the site of 21 settlements from Israel ahead of their residents were evacuated in 2005.

Additionally, no anyone be forced to leave the Gaza region, the plan promises. People who want to exit will be authorized to do so without hindrance and granted reentry.

The Hamas organization will not be allowed any role, “in any form”, in the future governance of the area.

Donald Trump Urges Negotiators to ‘Move Fast’ as They Meet in Egypt for Gaza Negotiations

President Trump has called on Hamas and Israeli negotiators meeting in Egypt for vital discussions focused on ending Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip to “accelerate progress,” remarking, in remarks on Sunday morning, that there had been “highly favorable” talks.

President Trump stated:

There were extremely constructive discussions with Hamas, and Nations from around the globe (Arab and Muslim nations, among others) over the weekend, to release the Hostages, end the War in the Gaza region but, even more significantly, at last achieve long-desired stability in the Middle East.

These discussions have been very successful, and proceeding rapidly. Expert delegations will again meet Monday, in Egypt, to tackle and clarify the final details. It has been reported that the opening segment should be completed within the week, and I am asking each participant to ACCELERATE PROGRESS.

The United States delegate Witkoff is expected to join the discussions, based on Israeli media, together with representatives from Israel and a delegation from Palestine chaired by Khalil al-Hayya, the assistant leader of the political office of the Hamas movement.

Khalil al-Hayya is reportedly due to have discussions with facilitators from Egyptian and Qatari officials in the city of Cairo on Monday morning, ahead of talks in the resort city of Egypt of Sharm El Sheikh.

However, the lead negotiator for Israel, the strategic affairs minister Minister Dermer, is expected to join talks later this week, pending developments in the discussions, based on multiple Israeli sources.

Optimism about a prospective cessation of hostilities has grown across the world, with western and Arab leaders pressuring Hamas and Israel to reach an agreement. This past Sunday, the Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, contacted Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and showed approval for the Trump initiative, calling it “the best chance for peace”, according to a official statement.