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Details of Donald Trump’s Comprehensive ‘Ceasefire Proposal’ for the Gaza Strip?

Provided that both sides accept a comprehensive set of requirements, the cessation of hostilities will be accompanied by the freeing of all captives from Israel, whether deceased or surviving, “within 72 hours” of the Israeli government officially endorsing the deal.

To reciprocate the liberation of detainees, Israel would free 250 Palestinians presently undergoing life sentences and 1,700 more Palestinians in the Gaza region detained since the conflict started on the 7th of October, 2023 subsequent to the fatal Hamas offensive on Israeli soil.

In exchange for every captive from Israel whose remains are handed over, Israeli officials will hand back the remains of 15 deceased Palestinians.

The strategy does not require a total Israeli retreat prior to the hostage liberation. Rather, Israel’s military would withdraw to an mutually accepted border, inside the Gaza area, to get ready for a prisoner exchange.

This initiative says that all armed activities, including bombing and artillery fire, will be suspended in the course of the release process and battle lines will remain frozen until “terms are fulfilled for the phased full withdrawal”.

Once all hostages are liberated, clemency will be awarded to members of Hamas – the armed Islamist faction that Israel’s prime minister, PM Netanyahu, has frequently sworn to eliminate – who consent to harmonious living and to decommission their weapons.

People who wish to leave Gaza will be given protected movement to nations who have agreed to receive them.

This twenty-point proposal foresees the Gaza Strip as “a de-radicalized terror-free zone that poses zero any danger to adjacent states”. Additionally, it says the region will be “reconstructed for the advantage of the people of Gaza, who have suffered more than enough”.

Vitally, and contrary to the outlook of some of the far-right allies of Netanyahu, the Israeli government will not occupy or incorporate the territory, which was the location of 21 settlements from Israel before their residents were evacuated in 2005.

Furthermore, not any individual be obligated to exit Gaza, the strategy guarantees. Those who want to exit will be allowed to do so freely and granted reentry.

Hamas will not be allowed any participation, “in any form”, in the upcoming leadership of the territory.

Donald Trump Calls on Representatives to ‘Move Fast’ as They Gather in the Egyptian Republic for Gaza Discussions

President Trump has encouraged representatives of Hamas and Israel gathering in Egypt for vital discussions targeting halting Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip to “move fast,” remarking, in remarks on the day of Sunday, that there had been “extremely constructive” talks.

President Trump commented:

There have been extremely constructive talks with the Hamas organization, and States from all over the World (Arab and Muslim nations, among others) this weekend, to free the captives, stop the fighting in Gaza but, more importantly, finally have long sought PEACE in the Middle East.

These discussions have been highly productive, and moving quickly. Specialist groups will reconvene this Monday, in the Egyptian Republic, to tackle and finalize the last points. It has been reported that the initial stage is expected to conclude this week, and I am requesting each participant to ACT QUICKLY.

America’s representative Steve Witkoff is expected to join the talks, according to sources in Israel, in addition to Israeli delegates and a Palestinian delegation chaired by Al-Hayya, the assistant leader of the political office of Hamas.

Al-Hayya is reportedly due to meet with intermediaries from Qatar and Egypt in Cairo, Egypt today in the morning, before negotiations in the resort city of Egypt of Sharm El-Sheikh.

Nevertheless, Israel’s top delegate, the strategic affairs minister Ron Dermer, is anticipated to participate in talks later this week, depending on developments in the discussions, according to multiple Israeli sources.

Positive outlook on a potential ceasefire has escalated globally, with western and Arab leaders pressuring both Hamas and Israel to come to a deal. This past Sunday, the Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, spoke with Israeli PM Netanyahu and voiced backing for the Trump proposal, calling it “the most favorable prospect for resolution”, as per a readout.