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Details of Trump’s Twenty-Point ‘Resolution Strategy’ for the Gaza Strip?

In the event that each faction consent to a detailed list of terms, the cessation of hostilities will be followed by the release of all captives from Israel, including deceased and living, “over a 72-hour period” of Israel’s leadership formally approving the arrangement.

As a trade for the release of hostages, Israeli authorities would let go a group of 250 Palestinians at present completing life sentences and 1,700 Palestinians in the Gaza region apprehended after the war began on the 7th of October, 2023 following Hamas’s deadly attack on the nation of Israel.

For each captive from Israel whose body is returned, Israel will hand back the bodies of 15 Palestinians who have died.

The strategy does not mandate a full Israeli withdrawal before the captive release. Rather, the Israeli army would pull back to an mutually accepted border, inside of the Gaza area, to make arrangements for a captive liberation.

The plan indicates that all military operations, including aerial and artillery bombardment, will be halted during the release process and front lines will be maintained until “requirements are satisfied for the phased full withdrawal”.

When each detainee are released, pardon will be awarded to members of Hamas – the armed Islamist faction that the premier of Israel, Netanyahu, has repeatedly vowed to eradicate – who agree to peaceful coexistence and to surrender their arms.

Those who want to exit Gaza will be provided with protected movement to countries who have approved their entry.

The comprehensive strategy foresees the Gaza Strip as “a region cleared of extremism and terrorism that poses zero any danger to neighboring countries”. In a separate point, it states the area will be “revitalized for the advantage of the people of Gaza, who have experienced immense suffering”.

Importantly, and contrary to the vision of a few of Netanyahu’s extremist political allies, the Israeli government will not occupy or annex the region, which was home to 21 Israeli settlements ahead of their residents were evacuated in 2005.

Nor will anyone be forced to leave the Gaza region, the strategy guarantees. Individuals who want to exit will be allowed to do so without restriction and allowed to come back.

Hamas will be prohibited from any involvement, “in any form”, in the future governance of the region.

Trump Urges Delegates to ‘Accelerate Progress’ as They Assemble in Egypt for Gaza Discussions

Donald J. Trump has encouraged delegates from Hamas and Israel assembling in Egypt for vital discussions aimed at ending Israel’s war in Gaza to “act quickly,” stating, in remarks on Sunday, that there had been “extremely constructive” conversations.

President Trump commented:

We have had extremely constructive discussions with Hamas representatives, and States from all over the World (Arab, Muslim, and everyone else) this weekend, to release the Hostages, halt the conflict in Gaza but, even more significantly, at last achieve long-desired PEACE in the Middle East.

These negotiations have been extremely effective, and moving quickly. The technical teams will reconvene Monday, in Egypt, to work through and refine the remaining specifics. I am told that the initial stage is expected to conclude this week, and I am requesting everyone to ACT QUICKLY.

The United States delegate Witkoff is slated to attend the talks, based on reports from Israel, together with representatives from Israel and a Palestinian delegation headed by Al-Hayya, the vice chairman of the political bureau of the Hamas movement.

Al-Hayya is reportedly due to confer with mediators from Egypt and Qatar in the city of Cairo this morning, prior to discussions in the resort city of Egypt of Sharm El-Sheikh.

However, the lead negotiator for Israel, strategic affairs minister Ron Dermer, is expected to join negotiations in the coming days, subject to progress in the discussions, based on three Israeli officials.

Positive outlook on a potential ceasefire has escalated across the world, with western and Arab leaders pressuring Hamas and Israel to come to a deal. This past Sunday, the Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, called Israeli PM Netanyahu and showed approval for the Trump plan, describing it as “the most favorable prospect for resolution”, based on a summary.