Assuming both sides agree to a detailed list of requirements, the cessation of hostilities will be paired with the freeing of all Israeli hostages, whether deceased or surviving, “over a 72-hour period” of Israel’s leadership formally approving the arrangement.
As a trade for the liberation of detainees, Israeli authorities would free a group of 250 Palestinians currently serving life sentences and an additional 1,700 Palestinians in the Gaza region detained since the hostilities erupted on the 7th of October, 2023 subsequent to the lethal assault by Hamas on Israeli soil.
For every Israeli national held hostage whose body is returned, Israeli officials will return the bodies of 15 deceased Palestinians.
The plan does not require a complete Israeli pullout ahead of the captive release. On the contrary, Israeli forces would pull back to an agreed upon line, inside Gaza’s territory, to prepare for a captive liberation.
This initiative indicates that every military action, including aerial and artillery bombardment, will be suspended throughout the release process and combat positions will remain frozen until “requirements are satisfied for the complete staged withdrawal”.
After each detainee are freed, clemency will be awarded to members of Hamas – the militant Islamic organization that Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has frequently sworn to destroy – who consent to peaceful coexistence and to disarm themselves.
Those who want to exit Gaza will be given safe passage to states who have consented to accept them.
The comprehensive strategy foresees Gaza territory as “a de-radicalized terror-free zone that presents no any danger to its neighbours”. Additionally, it states the territory will be “redeveloped for the welfare of the Gaza residents, who have endured excessive hardship”.
Crucially, and in defiance of the outlook of some of Netanyahu’s extremist political allies, the Israeli government will not occupy or annex the territory, which was home to 21 Israeli settlements ahead of their inhabitants were withdrawn in 2005.
Additionally, no any person be compelled to depart the Gaza region, the proposal assures. Individuals who want to exit will be permitted to do so without restriction and allowed to come back.
Hamas as an entity will be prohibited from any participation, “directly or indirectly”, in the future governance of the area.
President Trump has called on Hamas and Israeli negotiators meeting in the nation of Egypt for key negotiations targeting ending Israel’s war in Gaza to “move fast,” remarking, in remarks on Sunday, that there had been “very positive” discussions.
The US president commented:
We have had very positive discussions with Hamas, and States from across the planet (Arab, Muslim, and various other countries) during the weekend, to release the Hostages, halt the conflict in the Gaza region but, of greater importance, finally have long-awaited peace in the Middle East.
These negotiations have been very successful, and moving quickly. The technical teams will again meet on Monday, in the Egyptian Republic, to tackle and clarify the final details. Sources indicate that the initial stage is expected to conclude this week, and I am asking each participant to MOVE FAST.
The United States delegate Envoy Witkoff is expected to join the negotiations, according to reports from Israel, together with Israel’s negotiators and a Palestinian group headed by Al-Hayya, the vice chairman of the political office of the Hamas movement.
Al-Hayya is scheduled to confer with facilitators from Egypt and Qatar in Cairo, Egypt on Monday morning, ahead of talks in the Egyptian tourist destination of Sharm El Sheikh.
Nonetheless, the lead negotiator for Israel, strategic affairs minister Ron Dermer, is expected to join discussions toward the end of the week, subject to developments in the discussions, according to multiple Israeli sources.
Optimism about a prospective cessation of hostilities has grown globally, with western and Arab leaders encouraging both Hamas and Israel to come to a deal. On Sunday, the Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, contacted Israeli PM Netanyahu and voiced backing for the Trump plan, describing it as “the optimal opportunity for peace”, based on a readout.
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