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What’s in Trump’s Comprehensive ‘Peace Plan’ for the Gaza Strip?

Provided that the two parties consent to a specific series of conditions, the halt to conflict will be followed by the release of all Israeli hostages, including deceased and living, “over a 72-hour period” of Israel formally approving the arrangement.

To reciprocate the freeing of captives, the Israeli state would free 250 individuals of Palestinian origin presently undergoing indefinite prison terms and 1,700 more Palestinians in Gaza territory held since the conflict started on October 7, 2023 following the fatal Hamas offensive on Israeli soil.

For each Israeli hostage whose body is returned, Israel will release the bodies of 15 Palestinian fatalities.

This proposal does not require a total Israeli retreat prior to the hostage liberation. Instead, the Israeli army would pull back to an mutually accepted border, inside the Gaza area, to get ready for a captive liberation.

The plan states that all military operations, including air strikes and shelling, will be paused in the course of the release process and front lines will remain frozen until “conditions are met for the gradual total pullout”.

Once each detainee are released, amnesty will be given to members of Hamas – the militant Islamic organization that the premier of Israel, PM Netanyahu, has consistently pledged to destroy – who agree to peaceful coexistence and to surrender their arms.

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

This twenty-point proposal envisions the Gaza Strip as “an area free from radicalization and terror that presents no a risk to its neighbours”. In a separate point, it states the area will be “reconstructed for the benefit of the Gaza residents, who have experienced immense suffering”.

Importantly, and in defiance of the perspective of a few of the far-right allies of Netanyahu, the Israeli government will not occupy or incorporate the region, which was home to 21 communities established by Israel prior to their inhabitants were withdrawn in 2005.

Additionally, no anyone be compelled to depart Gaza, the plan promises. Individuals who wish to leave will be authorized to do so freely and permitted to return.

Hamas as an entity will not be allowed any involvement, “directly or indirectly”, in the upcoming leadership of the region.

Donald Trump Urges Delegates to ‘Act Quickly’ as They Assemble in the Egyptian Republic for Gaza Talks

President Trump has called on representatives of Hamas and Israel gathering in the nation of Egypt for key negotiations targeting concluding the Israeli conflict in the Gaza Strip to “act quickly,” stating, in comments on Sunday, that there had been “extremely constructive” conversations.

The American leader commented:

We have had very positive discussions with Hamas representatives, and States from across the planet (Arab and Muslim nations, among others) this weekend, to liberate the detainees, halt the conflict in the Gaza region but, more importantly, finally have long sought stability in the Middle East.

These negotiations have been highly productive, and proceeding rapidly. The technical teams will again meet on Monday, in the Egyptian Republic, to address and finalize the remaining specifics. Sources indicate that the first phase is expected to conclude within the week, and I am requesting each participant to ACT QUICKLY.

The United States delegate Witkoff is anticipated to participate in the talks, based on Israeli media, alongside Israel’s negotiators and a Palestinian group led by Al-Hayya, the vice chairman of the administrative wing of the Hamas movement.

Al-Hayya is scheduled to confer with mediators from Egypt and Qatar in Cairo, Egypt today in the morning, ahead of talks in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh.

Nevertheless, the lead negotiator for Israel, the strategic affairs minister Dermer, is anticipated to participate in talks in the coming days, pending progress in the talks, as per multiple Israeli sources.

Hope regarding a potential ceasefire has grown globally, with leaders from the West and Arab nations pressuring both Hamas and Israel to finalize a settlement. This past Sunday, the Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, called Israeli PM Netanyahu and showed approval for the Trump initiative, calling it “the best chance for stability”, based on a readout.