Talks in Egypt
Do Israel and Hamas make the breakthrough to peace today?
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Israel and Hamas negotiate in Egypt about the release of the hostages and a possible ceasefire. But central questions remain controversial.
Unterwit Israel and Islamist Hamas start indirect discussions in Egypt about the implementation of the Gaza peace plan of US President Donald Trump. In the return, the remaining 48 hostages for a ceasefire in the Gaza War and the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners should be about the release of the remaining 48 hostages.
Further questions, including the disarmament of the Hamas And an Israeli troop withdrawal from the coastal strip is still controversial. Agency is expected to speak to both sides.
US President Trump warns in a hurry
Trump continues to press the pace during the negotiations. “I was told that the first phase should be completed this week and I ask everyone to hurry up,” the Republican wrote on the Truth Social.
There were “very positive conversations” with the Hamas and other countries this weekend to released the hostages, the war in Gaza To end – but above all to achieve the long -awaited peace in the Middle East. Finally, he said another threat: the time factor is of crucial importance – “otherwise there will be massive blood pour – something that nobody wants to see!”
USA: Terror comes back without disarming
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at NBC News that the hostage of hostages was a top priority. A long -term peace in Gaza strip But it is only possible if the disarmament of terrorist groups is also carried out. Then it is also about the formation of a technocratic administration in the Gaza Strip without Hamas members.
Hamas had recently approved Trump’s peace plan in parts, but did not expressly accept the requested resignation of the weapons. The plan also provides for this: As soon as all hostages are released, Hamas members who commit themselves to peaceful coexistence and to put them down their weapons receive amnesty.
A delegation with the highest Hamas leader abroad, Chalil Al Haja, traveled to Cairo on Sunday. The office of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that a delegation under the supervision of Minister Ron Dermer would open on Monday for the negotiation talks in the Sharm El-Scheich tourist town in the south of the Sinai peninsula. The US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are also expected during the talks.
Are the Israeli hostages released?
Netanyahu had previously emphasized that Israel and the United States were determined to limit the negotiations with Hamas to a few days.
The newspaper “Israel Hajom” reported that the 20 hostages that still live should be released within 72 hours. However, it could take longer for the remains of the other 28 hostages to be handed over. Until an agreement there is no ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, but only a “reduction in the fire”.
According to the health authority controlled by the Hamas, the call to Israel has been called up to stop bombing in the Gaza Strip immediately, but dozens of Palestinians have been killed. Trump emphasized that a ceasefire was possible immediately if the Hamas agrees to a retreat line for the Israeli army. Israel has already approved this line. Netanyahu again announced that the Israeli army would control strategically important areas in the Gaza Strip until the Hamas has been disarmed.
Relatives of hostages and freedom hostage demanded an immediate end of the Gaza War on Sunday evening and the release of their loved ones. The Russian-Israeli citizen Alexander Trufanov, who was released in February, said in a speech in the “Platz der Geiseln” in Tel Aviv, 48 “Our brothers and sisters”, not yet returned. “We are praising here and now: We won’t rest, we won’t be silent until the last of them returns.”
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