The optimism among the Gazaties before the possibility of a future in peace is, for now, cautious. Israel has ordered to reduce, although not to stop, its offensive on the strip, but the success or failure of the plan proposed by the US president, Donald Trumpand on a lasting peace they will depend on negotiations that are expected long and complex.
The next steps to reach a common agreement will be given in Cairowhere a round of meetings with the participation of Qatar and Egypt as mediatorsaccording to Egyptian sources cited by the Catarí half to Araby. The spokesman of the Foreign Ministry Catarí, Majed Al Ansarihe said in the early hours of Saturday that Doha has already begun his mediation work “to continue discussions about the plan in order to guarantee a path to the end of war.”
By the White HouseTrump’s special envoy will attend for the Middle East, Steve Witkoffaccompanied by the son -in -law of the president, Jared Kushneraccording to CBS News. Witkoff, a key figure in Washington’s efforts to end the conflict in the Palestinian enclave, plans to arrive tonight to Cairowhere he will work to close the details of the agreement in a dialogue that anticipates tense and that would begin on Sunday.
Israel’s position and Hamas’s response
After the announcement of the plan, Israel has been willing to immediately apply the first phase of the agreement, which includes the Liberation of all hostagesalthough doubts persist about their commitment to Demilitarize the Gaza Strip and on the deadlines of that process.
For his part, Hamas issued a statement on Friday in which he claimed to agree with release all hostages, alive or dead, if the conditions on the ground allow it. However, the group did not give its definitive approval to Trump’s plan, and just express its willingness to establish immediate negotiations, through the mediators, to discuss their details.
It is precisely those adjustments that both parties seek to introduce into the peace plan that threaten with slow down or even hinder its implementation.
Trump wants a “fast” agreement
But Trump wants nothing to know about his proposal, this Saturday afternoon he has assured through his social network, Truth Social, who intends to end the conflict as soon as possible. “I will not tolerate delays, which many believe will occur, nor any result in which Gaza again supposes a threat. Let’s do this, fast. All will be treated fairly!“The US President has sure.
In turn, has praised Israel’s response to your plan and your willingness to “stop temporarily” the offensive, despite which Palestinian sanitary sources encrypt in 41 people dead today in Israeli attacks on the strip. “I appreciate that Israel has temporarily stopped the bombings to give the opportunity to make the release of hostages and the peace agreement,” he said.
Trump has also taken the opportunity to increase pressure on the Palestinian militia. “Hamas must act quickly; Otherwise, everything will be lost. “
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