CAIRO (AP) – Peace negotiations between Israel and Hamas resumed on Tuesday in Resort City, Egypt. A bloody conflict It’s seen tens of thousands Palestinians were killed In Gaza.
The second day of indirect negotiations at Sharm El-Sheikh’s Red Sea Resort, Plan proposed by US President Donald Trump Last week we are aiming to end the war in Gaza.
After hours of discussions on Monday, an Egyptian official with knowledge of the debate said the parties agreed to most of the first stage conditions, including the release of hostages and the establishment of a ceasefire. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss personal meetings.
The plan has received extensive international support, and Trump told reporters on Monday that he thought there was a “really good opportunity” for a “permanent deal.”
“This is beyond Gaza,” he said. “Gaza is a big deal, but this is truly peace in the Middle East.”
Trump’s Peace Plan
However, there remains a lot of uncertainty, including the demand for Hamas to be disarmed and Gaza’s future governance.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long said Hamas must surrender and disarm, but Hamas has yet to comment on whether he is pleased.
The plan assumes that Israel would withdraw its troops from Gaza and establish international security forces after Hamas was disarmed. The territory was then placed under international governance, and before Trump and British Prime Minister Tony Blair I’ll oversee it.
The war began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel, killing around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and escorting 251.
The continuing devastating war has disrupted global politics, causing 67,160 Palestinians to be injured nearly 170,000, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health. It’s abandoned.
The ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants, but says that more than half of the deaths were women and children. The ministry is part of Hamas-run government, and the United Nations and many independent experts consider the figures to be the most reliable estimates of wartime casualties.
Many experts, including experts commissioned by UN agencies, say that Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip amount to genocide.
Thousands of Israeli gathered on Tuesday in an area attacked by Hamas two years ago to pay tribute to their loved ones who were killed and lured. After the rocket was launched in northern Gaza, the explosion from Gaza echoed throughout the field, like a reflection. No damage or injuries have been reported.
In Gaza City, residents said the Israeli attack continued into early Tuesday morning, but there were no immediate reports of the casualties.
Promise of humanitarian salvation
Prior to the resumption of talks on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an end to hostilities that have created “a humanitarian catastrophe on a scale that denied understanding.”
“The recent proposal by US President Donald J. Trump presents an opportunity that must be seized to end this tragic conflict,” Guterres said in a statement.
“A permanent ceasefire and a reliable political process are essential to prevent further bloodshed and paving the way for peace. We must respect international law,” he said.
Qatar and Egyptian mediators promoted consultations, meeting first with members of the delegation from Hamas on Monday before meeting with the people of Israel.
The talks were four hours on Monday, according to Majed Al-Ansari, a spokesman for Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Israeli delegation included hostage coordinator and missing Gal Hirsch from Netanyahu’s office, while Hamas representatives included Khalil al-Heyya, the group’s top negotiator.
White House spokesman Karoline Leavitt said Monday that US mission Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner were on hand to continue to recognize the president.
She declined to comment on the specific deadline to close the consultation, but said, “It’s important that this be done quickly.”
Part of the plan is to surge humanitarian aid in Gaza, where more than 2 million Palestinians face hunger and some regions face hunger.
United Nations spokesman Stephen Duharlic said the organization is poised and ready to act.
“As soon as we get the green light, the machine is cranked up and ready to go,” Dujarric said. “There are thousands of metric tons of metric in the pipeline of products ready to enter,” he added, from Jordan, the port of Ashdod, Israel, and others.
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Rising reported from Bangkok. Melanie Ridman of Lime, Sam Mednick of Tel Aviv, Israel, John Gambrel of Dubai, and Edith M. Lederer of the United Arab Emirates and the United Nations contributed to the story.
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