Israel-Hamas Begin Indirect Peace Talks In Egypt As Gaza War Enters Third Year | World News
Israel and Hamas began indirect negotiations aimed at ending the war in Gaza by overlapping with the second anniversary of the conflict. The negotiations that started on Monday in Egypt’s Red Sea Facility Sharm al-Shaikh are intermediary by the USA and both sides show that US President Donald Trump is the first to support the peace plan.
The proposed Peace Initiative, which has gained wide international support, summarizes a multi -phase road map that starts with the ceasefire and the release of all hostages held by Hamas. In contrast, Israel would have released 250 service life imprisonment and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners detained from 1,700 Gaza since the war began. According to the Associated Press report, all women and children will be included with 15 Palestinian bodies for every died hostage. \.
The Gaza conflict began on 7 October 2023 when the militants led by Hamas moved to Southern Israel and killed mostly civilians and kidnapped 251 people and kidnapped 251 people. Violence turned into a long war and led to the deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinians and the collapse of the Gaza Strip. Despite the cautious optimism, great uncertainties continue around the peace plan, especially around the demand for disarmament of Hamas and the future governance of Gaza.
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Negotiators and Timeline
According to media reports, a senior Egyptian official is starting to the US ambassador Steve Witkoff American delegation. The Egyptian media reported the arrival of President Trump’s son -in -law Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who is expected to participate in negotiations.
While the Chief Negotiator Khalil Al-Hayya Hamas leads the delegation, the Israeli team is expected to include Ron Dermer, the close assistant of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, together with Ophir Falk, a foreign policy consultant.
Netanyahu stated that the talks would be “limited to a maximum of a few days ,, while Hamas said that more time could be needed to find the bodies of hostages buried under rubble. Trump warned Hamas that he will move quickly or “all bets will be closed”.
Under the first stage of the agreement, all hostilities would end immediately. Hamas would release the remaining 48 hostages, including the bodies of the dead, within 72 hours. Israel believes that 20 hostages are still alive.
Conditions of the Agreement
The basic elements of the plan — With the disarming of Hamas of Israel, the withdrawal of an international security forces, the international governance controlled by Gaza, Trump and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and the establishment of a temporary administration governed by Palestinian technocrats, and there is no role for Hamas; Military infrastructure was dismantled, amnesty for the members who commit peace; Those who want to leave Gaza, the deportation of the Palestinians from Gaza and the United Nations and the Red Crescent, such as neutral international organs coordinated with large -scale humanitarian aid was offered.
In a statement published on Friday, Hamas said that he was willing to release hostages and deliver power to other Palestinians, but there is a need for more consultation in several parts of the plan. In particular, the explanation did not mention the disarmament, an important situation of Israel.
Hamas confirmed the clarity of surrendering power to an independent Palestinian authority politically, but did not clarify his attitude towards external surveillance or security forces. High -level official Osama Hamdan, Al Araby TV, according to media reports, Gaza foreign administration is unacceptable, he said.
In the meantime, Netanyahu insisted that Israel is ready to start implementing the first stage of the plan, but that any decision should comply with Israel’s existing principles, including the surrender of Hamas and the disarmament.
Disputes Continue
There are disputes containing the following on the details of the plan:
- Hamas’s reluctance to officially accepting disarmament
- The role of foreign forces in Gaza
- Israel’s proposed “security environment presence” may cause a buffer zone within Gaza
- Gaza’s long -term governance and Palestine self -determination and the potential way to state
Mousa Abu Marzouk, a senior HAMAS official, stated that the group was open to delivering weapons to a future Palestinian body, while this point was not included in the official Hamas response to the Trump plan. The future of Gaza maintains its uncertainty and despite progress, deep divisions between Israel and Hamas and Hamas itself continue.
