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What’s in Trump’s Comprehensive ‘Resolution Strategy’ for the Gaza Strip?

Provided that each faction agree to a detailed list of requirements, the halt to conflict will be paired with the release of all individuals held by Hamas, whether deceased or surviving, “over a 72-hour period” of Israel’s leadership officially endorsing the arrangement.

To reciprocate the release of hostages, Israeli authorities would free 250 individuals of Palestinian origin at present completing indefinite prison terms and an additional 1,700 Palestinians in Gaza territory held since the hostilities erupted on 7 October 2023 after Hamas’s deadly attack on Israeli soil.

For each captive from Israel whose remains are released, Israel will hand back the corpses of 15 Palestinians who have died.

The strategy does not mandate a complete Israeli pullout prior to the hostage liberation. On the contrary, Israeli forces would withdraw to an established boundary, inside of Gaza’s territory, to prepare for a hostage release.

The plan states that all military operations, encompassing aerial and artillery bombardment, will be paused in the course of the exchange operation and battle lines will remain frozen until “conditions are met for the phased full withdrawal”.

Once each detainee are liberated, pardon will be given to individuals associated with Hamas – the armed Islamist faction that the Israeli PM, Benjamin Netanyahu, has consistently pledged to eliminate – who agree to harmonious living and to surrender their arms.

Those who want to exit Gaza will be provided with safe passage to nations who have approved their entry.

The comprehensive strategy envisages the Gaza Strip as “a de-radicalized terror-free zone that presents no any danger to neighboring countries”. Furthermore, it declares the region will be “redeveloped for the welfare of the inhabitants of Gaza, who have suffered more than enough”.

Vitally, and in defiance of the outlook of a few of Netanyahu’s extremist political allies, Israel will not occupy or take over the land, which was the location of 21 Israeli settlements ahead of their inhabitants were withdrawn in 2005.

Furthermore, not any person be obligated to exit Gaza territory, the plan promises. Individuals who desire to depart will be permitted to do so without restriction and permitted to return.

The Hamas organization will not be allowed any involvement, “directly or indirectly”, in the future governance of the area.

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

Donald Trump has urged delegates from Hamas and Israel meeting in the nation of Egypt for vital discussions aimed at halting Israel’s war in Gaza to “move fast,” remarking, in statements on Sunday, that there had been “highly favorable” talks.

The US president said:

We have had highly favorable talks with Hamas representatives, and States from across the planet (Arab and Muslim nations, among others) during the weekend, to free the captives, stop the fighting in the Gaza region but, more importantly, at last achieve long-desired stability in the Middle East.

These discussions have been very successful, and proceeding rapidly. The technical teams will meet once more on Monday, in the Egyptian Republic, to work through and finalize the remaining specifics. I am told that the first phase will likely finish in the coming days, and I am asking all parties to ACT QUICKLY.

The United States delegate Witkoff is slated to attend the negotiations, based on reports from Israel, alongside Israeli delegates and a Palestinian group led by Khalil al-Hayya, the vice chairman of the political bureau of Hamas.

Khalil al-Hayya is expected to meet with mediators from Egyptian and Qatari officials in Cairo, Egypt today in the morning, before negotiations in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh.

However, the lead negotiator for Israel, the strategic affairs minister Dermer, is expected to join negotiations later this week, subject to developments in the discussions, according to several officials from Israel.

Hope regarding a potential ceasefire has grown globally, with western and Arab leaders encouraging Hamas and Israel to finalize a settlement. On Sunday, the Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, called Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and showed approval for the Trump plan, labeling it as “the optimal opportunity for stability”, according to a official statement.