Hamas accepts the peace plan of US President Donald Trump for Gaza. What does that mean for the hostages? And what kind of Israel’s army? What is known so far.
US President Donald Trump calls for Israel to an immediate end of the bombing of the Gaza stripes on. So he wants to free the hostages from the violence of Islamist Hamas. Shortly before, the terrorist organization had accepted parts of its peace plan – including a release of all hostages. Nevertheless, she called for further negotiations. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated that he wanted to give in. But like the peace plan for Gaza should be implemented in a practical way, at least the public is not yet known.
What we know about the Gaza peace plan
- The terrorist organization Hamas has accepted parts of the plan – including a release of all hostages – but also demanded further negotiations. A Hamas representative also said that the US President’s plan was “vague” and “ambiguous”.
- There are currently 48 hostages in the violence of Islamists, including German citizens. According to Israeli information, 20 of the kidnapped are still alive.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated that he wanted to give in.
- According to its own statements, the Israeli army continues its offensive against Islamist Hamas in the city of Gaza.
- From medical circles in the coastal strip it was said that there were several air raids in the city of Gaza on Saturday morning dead and injured.
- Israel’s army warned the residents of returning to the city of Gaza. The area is still “a dangerous struggle area”, it said in an Arab -language message on the X. Israeli soldier’s platform. “For your own security, you should avoid return to the north.”
- Netanyahu, against which a corruption process is running, is dependent on his right -wing extremist coalition partners for his political survival. It is possible that this will leave the government in protest about the agreement and that the government and new elections fall.
What we don’t know yet
- Is Israel ready for the further negotiations that are still required by Hamas? According to Israeli media reports, Israel wants to send a delegation to talks about the peace plan of US President Donald Trump to Egypt.
- From Egyptian security circles it was said that senior representatives of both sides are expected this Sunday in Sinai City of Al-Arish for negotiations with the help of intermediaries. At first there were no official confirmations from the Egyptian and Israeli side.
- Hamas mentions the dismissal of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prisons provided for in the peace plan and that “appropriate conditions for the exchange on site” – without explaining what that is, is.
- It is open whether Hamas is able to hand over the hostages within 72 hours, as the Trump plan provides for. According to reports, the organization itself does not assume. In the past, she has declared mediators that she did not know where some of the hostage corpses are.
- How does Hamas react to its intended disarming? In its explanation, the terrorist organization did not go into this topic.
- What is the new command for Israel’s army? A military spokeswoman only said that a stop of the attacks was not officially announced by the army.
- So far, Natanjahu’s government partner has not commented on the latest developments. A reaction is only expected after the end of the Jewish rest day, which lasts from Friday evening to Saturday evening. The coalition partners had previously sharply criticized Trump’s peace plan. You want to annex and resist the coastal strip, from which Israel had withdrawn 20 years ago.
- What does the implementation of the first phase of Trump’s plan mean specifically?
Note: This article is continuously updated.
