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What’s in Donald Trump’s 20-Point ‘Peace Plan’ for Gaza?

Provided that each faction agree to a detailed list of terms, the halt to conflict will be accompanied by the freeing of all Israeli hostages, both dead and alive, “in under three days” of the Israeli government publicly accepting the arrangement.

To reciprocate the release of hostages, Israel would let go 250 Palestinians presently undergoing life sentences and 1,700 Palestinians in the Gaza region detained since the hostilities erupted on the 7th of October, 2023 subsequent to Hamas’s deadly attack on Israel.

In exchange for every captive from Israel whose remains are handed over, the Israeli side will return the corpses of 15 Palestinian fatalities.

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

The plan says that all armed activities, encompassing air strikes and shelling, will be halted throughout the release process and combat positions will stay fixed until “terms are fulfilled for the complete staged withdrawal”.

Once each detainee are freed, amnesty will be awarded to Hamas affiliates – the militant Islamic organization that the premier of Israel, PM Netanyahu, has frequently sworn to destroy – who consent to peaceful coexistence and to decommission their weapons.

Those who wish to leave Gaza territory will be offered safe passage to countries who have consented to accept them.

This twenty-point proposal envisions Gaza territory as “a de-radicalized terror-free zone that presents no any danger to adjacent states”. Furthermore, it states the territory will be “reconstructed for the benefit of the inhabitants of Gaza, who have endured excessive hardship”.

Crucially, and opposing the outlook of a few of Netanyahu’s far-right coalition partners, Israel’s leadership will refrain from occupying or incorporate the territory, which was the site of 21 communities established by Israel prior to their inhabitants were withdrawn in the year 2005.

Furthermore, not anyone be forced to leave Gaza territory, the strategy guarantees. People who wish to leave will be permitted to do so without restriction and permitted to return.

Hamas will not be permitted any role, “in any capacity”, in the future governance of the area.

Trump Encourages Negotiators to ‘Move Fast’ as They Meet in Egypt for Gaza Discussions

Donald J. Trump has encouraged representatives of Hamas and Israel meeting in the nation of Egypt for key negotiations aimed at concluding the Israeli conflict in Gaza to “act quickly,” adding, in remarks on the day of Sunday, that there had been “highly favorable” discussions.

President Trump commented:

There were extremely constructive discussions with Hamas representatives, and States from all over the World (Arab, Muslim, and various other countries) this weekend, to release the Hostages, stop the fighting in the Gaza region but, of greater importance, finally have long-desired PEACE in the area of the Middle East.

These talks have been highly productive, and proceeding rapidly. Expert delegations will again meet on Monday, in the Egyptian Republic, to tackle and finalize the remaining specifics. It has been reported that the first phase is expected to conclude in the coming days, and I am asking each participant to ACCELERATE PROGRESS.

America’s representative Envoy Witkoff is slated to attend the discussions, based on Israeli media, in addition to Israel’s negotiators and a delegation from Palestine chaired by Khalil al-Hayya, the vice chairman of the administrative wing of Hamas.

The Hamas official is expected to have discussions with intermediaries from Egypt and Qatar in the city of Cairo on Monday morning, prior to talks in the resort city of Egypt of Sharm el-Sheikh.

Nonetheless, Israel’s top delegate, the strategic affairs minister Dermer, is expected to join discussions later this week, subject to progress in the discussions, according to several officials from Israel.

Optimism about a potential ceasefire has grown worldwide, with officials from Western and Arab countries pressuring Israel and Hamas to finalize a settlement. During Sunday, the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, spoke with Israeli PM Netanyahu and expressed support for the Trump plan, labeling it as “the optimal opportunity for peace”, based on a summary.