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What’s in Donald Trump’s Twenty-Point ‘Resolution Strategy’ for Gaza?

Assuming each faction agree to a specific series of terms, the halt to conflict will be followed by the freeing of all captives from Israel, both dead and alive, “over a 72-hour period” of Israel’s leadership formally approving the deal.

To reciprocate the liberation of detainees, the Israeli state would let go a group of 250 Palestinians presently undergoing life sentences and an additional 1,700 Palestinians in the Gaza region apprehended after the war began on 7 October 2023 following Hamas’s deadly attack on the nation of Israel.

In exchange for every Israeli hostage whose body is returned, the Israeli side will return the corpses of 15 Palestinian fatalities.

This proposal does not require a total Israeli retreat ahead of the release of the hostages. On the contrary, the Israeli army would withdraw to an established boundary, within the Gaza area, to get ready for a prisoner exchange.

This initiative says that every military action, encompassing aerial and artillery bombardment, will be halted during the release process and battle lines will be maintained until “conditions are met for the gradual total pullout”.

When every captive are liberated, amnesty will be awarded to members of Hamas – the militant Islamic organization that the premier of Israel, PM Netanyahu, has repeatedly vowed to destroy – who agree to peaceful coexistence and to surrender their arms.

People who wish to leave Gaza territory will be offered protected movement to states who have approved their entry.

The 20-point plan envisages Gaza territory as “a de-radicalized terror-free zone that presents no a threat to neighboring countries”. In a separate point, it states the area will be “reconstructed for the welfare of the people of Gaza, who have experienced immense suffering”.

Importantly, and opposing the vision of certain Netanyahu’s far-right coalition partners, Israel will not occupy or take over the territory, which was the location of 21 Israeli settlements prior to their inhabitants were withdrawn in 2005.

Nor will any individual be obligated to exit Gaza, the proposal assures. People who wish to leave will be allowed to do so freely and allowed to come back.

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

Donald Trump Urges Representatives to ‘Move Fast’ as They Assemble in Egypt for Gaza Discussions

Donald Trump has encouraged delegates from Hamas and Israel meeting in Egypt for key negotiations targeting ending the Israeli conflict in the Gaza Strip to “act quickly,” adding, in remarks on Sunday morning, that there had been “very positive” discussions.

President Trump stated:

We have had extremely constructive discussions with the Hamas organization, and Nations from across the planet (Arab, Muslim, and everyone else) over the weekend, to free the captives, end the War in Gaza but, of greater importance, at last achieve long-awaited PEACE in the Middle Eastern region.

These discussions have been highly productive, and moving quickly. Expert delegations will meet once more Monday, in Egypt, to tackle and clarify the last points. Sources indicate that the opening segment should be completed in the coming days, and I am urging everyone to MOVE FAST.

The US envoy Envoy Witkoff is slated to attend the discussions, based on sources in Israel, alongside Israeli delegates and a Palestinian group headed by Khalil al-Hayya, the deputy head of the political office of Hamas.

Khalil al-Hayya is expected to confer with mediators from Qatar and Egypt in Cairo, Egypt today in the morning, ahead of discussions in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh.

Nonetheless, Israel’s top delegate, Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer, is slated to attend negotiations in the coming days, subject to advancements in the discussions, based on three Israeli officials.

Optimism about a possible truce has escalated worldwide, with leaders from the West and Arab nations pressuring Hamas and Israel to reach an agreement. On Sunday, the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, called Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and voiced backing for the Trump plan, describing it as “the optimal opportunity for stability”, based on a readout.