US President Donald Trump’s “groundbreaking plan for peace in Gaza has galvanised a chorus of international praise as the potential pivotal turning point after years of devastating war,” the White House said in a statement on Wednesday. Last week, Trump proposed a 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza and restore peace in the troubled region, to which eight Arab and Muslim majority nations welcomed.
Who is involved in the Gaza peace negotiations?
The plan, unveiled after talks between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, proposes an immediate end to the war in Gaza and the release of all the hostages held by Hamas within 72 hours. Following the unsettling two-line ultimatum by the United States President Donald Trump, Hamas moved towards peace and even agreed to release all Israeli hostages. Trump had given a deadline for Hamas’s peace agreement with Israel until 6 p.m. Sunday, suggesting that everything would go out of control if the deadline were not met. He stated that Hamas would be given one last opportunity to agree to a peace agreement, free their Israeli hostages, and end the hostilities. “One way or another, there will be peace,” Trump declared.
Which key elements of the plan does Hamas accept?
In response to the offer, Hamas said it had agreed to release all Israeli hostages, dead or alive, as part of the plan previously suggested by US President Donald Trump to halt the conflict in Gaza. The Palestinian armed group said in a statement that it was prepared to begin talks mediated to discuss the details of the matter. If the meeting is secured, it would represent the most substantial progress in months to recover hostages taken from the October 2023 attack on Israel. Furthermore, it stated that it was ready to “immediately enter negotiations through mediators to discuss the details” of the exchange, Al Jazeera reported.
Hamas once again stated that the militant group is prepared to cede authority over Gaza to an independent Palestinian technocratic body. It stated that the militant group is prepared to “hand over the administration of the Gaza Strip to a Palestinian body of independents (technocrats) based on Palestinian national consensus and with Arab and Islamic support”, Al Jazeera reported.
In this context, the movement affirms its readiness to immediately enter into negotiations through the mediators to discuss the details of this agreement,” Hamas said in a statement released on Telegram, quoted by Al Jazeera.
The group also agreed to hand over the Gaza administration to an independent Palestinian technocrats’ body “based on Palestinian national consensus and Arab and Islamic support.”
“Other issues mentioned in President Trump’s proposal regarding the future of the Gaza Strip and the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people are connected to a unified national position and relevant international laws and resolutions,” the statement said, as per Al Jazeera.”They will be addressed through a comprehensive Palestinian national framework, in which Hamas will participate and contribute responsibly,” the statement added.
That section of the statement seemed to indicate that Hamas, which would have to relinquish power under Trump’s scheme, would rather have Gaza governed by Palestinians themselves, instead of by the “Board of Peace” proposed by Donald Trump, an international transitional governing body, which would be under Trump’s control, alongside former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Hamas makes BIG statement on 20-point Gaza peace plan.
- The group also agreed to hand over the Gaza administration to an independent Palestinian technocrats’ body “based on Palestinian national consensus and Arab and Islamic support.”
- President Donald Trump called for Israel to stop bombing Gaza immediately.
- He stated that the militant group seemed poised to agree for peace after partially agreeing to his Middle East plan.
Following the announcement from Hamas, President Donald Trump called for Israel to stop bombing Gaza immediately. He stated that the militant group seemed poised to agree for peace after partially agreeing to his Middle East plan. “Based on the statement just issued by Hamas, I believe they are ready for a lasting PEACE. Israel must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza, so that we can get the Hostages out safely and quickly! Right now, it’s far too dangerous to do that. We are already in discussions on details to be worked out. This is not about Gaza alone, this is about long sought PEACE in the Middle East,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
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