🔗 Share this article

What’s in Donald Trump’s Twenty-Point ‘Peace Plan’ for the Gaza Strip?

In the event that each faction agree to a detailed list of conditions, the halt to conflict will be paired with the liberation of all captives from Israel, including deceased and living, “over a 72-hour period” of Israel officially endorsing the arrangement.

To reciprocate the liberation of detainees, the Israeli state would release 250 Palestinians presently undergoing life sentences and an additional 1,700 Palestinians in Gaza held since the war began on the 7th of October, 2023 after the lethal assault by Hamas on Israeli soil.

For each Israeli hostage whose remains are released, Israeli officials will release the bodies of 15 Palestinians who have died.

The plan does not mandate a complete Israeli pullout prior to the captive release. Instead, the Israeli army would retreat to an agreed upon line, within Gaza’s territory, to get ready for a captive liberation.

This initiative says that all military operations, including air strikes and shelling, will be suspended during the liberation procedure and front lines will remain frozen until “requirements are satisfied for the phased full withdrawal”.

Once each detainee are freed, clemency will be given to members of Hamas – the Islamist military group that the Israeli PM, Netanyahu, has consistently pledged to destroy – who agree to harmonious living and to decommission their weapons.

People who wish to leave the Gaza region will be given secure transit to states who have consented to accept them.

The 20-point plan envisages Gaza as “a de-radicalized terror-free zone that does not pose any danger to its neighbours”. Additionally, it declares the territory will be “revitalized for the benefit of the people of Gaza, who have suffered more than enough”.

Crucially, and opposing the perspective of some of Netanyahu’s far-right coalition partners, the Israeli government will not occupy or take over the land, which was the location of 21 Israeli settlements prior to their residents were evacuated in 2005.

Additionally, no any person be compelled to depart the Gaza region, the proposal assures. Those who want to exit will be authorized to do so without restriction and permitted to return.

Hamas will not be allowed any involvement, “in any form”, in the future governance of the territory.

Trump Encourages Negotiators to ‘Accelerate Progress’ as They Meet in the Egyptian Republic for Gaza Discussions

Donald J. Trump has called on representatives of Hamas and Israel gathering in Egypt for crucial talks focused on ending the war led by Israel in Gaza to “act quickly,” remarking, in remarks on the day of Sunday, that there had been “very positive” discussions.

The US president commented:

We have had extremely constructive discussions with Hamas, and Nations from around the globe (Arab and Muslim nations, among others) during the weekend, to free the captives, halt the conflict in Gaza but, even more significantly, at last achieve long-desired peace in the area of the Middle East.

These negotiations have been extremely effective, and proceeding rapidly. Specialist groups will meet once more this Monday, in the Egyptian Republic, to work through and finalize the final details. It has been reported that the first phase will likely finish within the week, and I am asking all parties to MOVE FAST.

America’s representative Witkoff is slated to attend the negotiations, according to sources in Israel, alongside Israeli delegates and a delegation from Palestine chaired by Al-Hayya, the assistant leader of the political office of the Hamas movement.

Khalil al-Hayya is expected to meet with facilitators from Egyptian and Qatari officials in Cairo, Egypt today in the morning, prior to talks in the resort city of Egypt of Sharm El Sheikh.

Nevertheless, Israel’s top delegate, the strategic affairs minister Minister Dermer, is slated to attend discussions later this week, depending on developments in the negotiations, based on three Israeli officials.

Hope regarding a potential ceasefire has grown across the world, with officials from Western and Arab countries encouraging Israel and Hamas to finalize a settlement. On Sunday, the Germany’s chancellor, Chancellor Merz, called Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and showed approval for the Trump plan, calling it “the most favorable prospect for resolution”, based on a official statement.