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What’s in Donald Trump’s Twenty-Point ‘Ceasefire Proposal’ for Gaza?

In the event that the two parties accept a comprehensive set of terms, the halt to conflict will be accompanied by the release of all Israeli hostages, including deceased and living, “within 72 hours” of the Israeli government publicly accepting the deal.

In return for the release of hostages, Israel would release 250 Palestinians at present completing life sentences and an additional 1,700 Palestinians in Gaza held since the conflict started on the 7th of October, 2023 subsequent to the lethal assault by Hamas on Israel.

For each Israeli hostage whose remains are handed over, Israeli officials will release the remains of 15 Palestinian fatalities.

The plan does not mandate a complete Israeli pullout prior to the hostage liberation. Rather, Israel’s military would pull back to an established boundary, inside of the Gaza area, to make arrangements for a captive liberation.

This initiative says that all military operations, such as air strikes and shelling, will be suspended in the course of the release process and combat positions will be maintained until “conditions are met for the complete staged withdrawal”.

When all hostages are liberated, amnesty will be awarded to individuals associated with Hamas – the Islamist military group that the Israeli PM, PM Netanyahu, has consistently pledged to eliminate – who consent to peaceful coexistence and to disarm themselves.

People who desire to depart the Gaza region will be given safe passage to countries who have consented to accept them.

The comprehensive strategy foresees Gaza as “an area free from radicalization and terror that poses zero a risk to its neighbours”. Furthermore, it states the region will be “reconstructed for the benefit of the people of Gaza, who have experienced immense suffering”.

Crucially, and in defiance of the outlook of some of Netanyahu’s far-right coalition partners, Israel’s leadership will refrain from occupying or annex the territory, which was the site of 21 settlements from Israel prior to their inhabitants were withdrawn in the year 2005.

Furthermore, not any person be obligated to exit Gaza territory, the plan promises. People who wish to leave will be allowed to do so freely and permitted to return.

Hamas as an entity will be prohibited from any involvement, “in any capacity”, in the future governance of the territory.

Trump Encourages Delegates to ‘Act Quickly’ as They Gather in the Egyptian Republic for Gaza Discussions

President Trump has encouraged representatives of Hamas and Israel meeting in the nation of Egypt for vital discussions targeting halting Israel’s war in Gaza to “accelerate progress,” remarking, in remarks on Sunday, that there had been “very positive” talks.

The US president commented:

We have had very positive talks with the Hamas organization, and Countries from all over the World (Arab, Muslim, and everyone else) this weekend, to free the captives, end the War in the Gaza region but, of greater importance, at last achieve long sought stability in the Middle Eastern region.

These discussions have been highly productive, and proceeding rapidly. Expert delegations will reconvene this Monday, in the Egyptian Republic, to tackle and refine the last points. I am told that the initial stage should be completed in the coming days, and I am asking each participant to MOVE FAST.

The US envoy Steve Witkoff is slated to attend the negotiations, as per sources in Israel, alongside Israeli delegates and a delegation from Palestine headed by Khalil al-Hayya, the deputy head of the administrative wing of Hamas.

Al-Hayya is expected to have discussions with facilitators from Egypt and Qatar in Cairo this morning, prior to negotiations in the Egyptian tourist destination of Sharm El Sheikh.

However, Israel’s chief negotiator, the strategic affairs minister Ron Dermer, is expected to join negotiations later this week, depending on advancements in the negotiations, as per multiple Israeli sources.

Optimism about a prospective cessation of hostilities has escalated across the world, with officials from Western and Arab countries encouraging Hamas and Israel to come to a deal. This past Sunday, the German chancellor, Chancellor Merz, spoke with Israeli PM Netanyahu and expressed support for the Trump proposal, calling it “the best chance for resolution”, as per a official statement.