Just two years since the October 7th day of the 7th of October and its southern raid marked the destruction of Gaza, delegations of the Islamic Organization and the Netanyahu government are negotiating through American, Egyptian and Catarious officials an agreement that could open it.
“The terror of this day has marked us all, the hostages must be released and an end to the unthinkable humanitarian disaster”said UN Secretary -General Antonio Guterres, as Palestinians count more than 67,000 dead and the Israelis nearly 2,000 (along with 1,200 victims of 7 October). “After two painful years we have to choose hope. Now”Guterres stressed, inviting everyone to seize the “opportunity” given by the Trump plan.
‘Positive atmosphere’ and suspicion in Sharm El Sheikh
All sides note that in the negotiations held at the Egyptian resort of Sharm El Sheikh, at least for today, it is the convergence of views on “technical issues” to make the release of all Israeli hostages on the one hand in the coming days, and the release of 2,000.
The first round of talks on Monday, between Hamas and the mediators, as an Egyptian source said at dawn. Now the mediators will speak with the Israeli delegation about the “framework of the mechanism” of hostage and prisoners.
This is a complicated process, as in a climate of suspicion and under an Israeli bombing (which diluted yesterday, but stopped despite the Trump requirement) to find a way to gather the 20 hostages, if possible at a safe location, at a specific time, so that it can be surrendered.
At the same time or at the next stage, the corpses of the remaining 28 Israelis who are believed to be in different locations in the leveled gauze should be returned, perhaps under ruins. At least 20 Palestinians were killed in bombings last 24 hours while Hamas’ military wing announced that it had hit Israeli army in the city of Gaza.
Similarly, Israel will have to release 250 prisoners (serving life imprisonment or perennials for terrorist attacks) as well as 1,750 by the Palestinians (including women and children) who have been captured in the Gaza Strip for the past two years. Hamas demands that the leadership of the Palestinians who do not belong to its ranks, such as Marouan Bargouti (the most popular Fatah executive) and Ahmad Saadat (leader of the People’s Front for the liberation of Palestine) and Palestine, as well as Palestine, as well as Palestine), be released.
The far -right partners of the Prime Minister Netanyahu and his party executives react strongly to this possibility, so every name in the list must be negotiated and the whole list of the first stage of the agreement can be re -entered the list of Next steps in the Trump plan.
It is widespread, however, the fear of the Palestinians and the Arabs in general that when Netanyahu gets what he wants eagerly- the release of the hostages- he will find a pretext to repeat the land attack, even if he has withdrawn the Israeli army from some areas.
New Trump Credit to Erdogan
Despite the obstacles and complexity of the issue, President Trump appears optimistic, remains in line with the delegation and his son -in -law Gerrard Cousner, who plays a leading role in negotiation.
The US president has asked the negotiators to move quickly, while threatening that if there is no agreement, “huge bloodshed” will be done. Speaking to the White House yesterday, Trump again praised the role of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, referring to a “fantastic, very powerful leader, who is strongly pushing for agreement and Hamas has great respect”.
Everyone is on our side for this agreement, no country is negative, the US president said. “Everyone wants to be done, including Hamas,” Trump said, “and after they want it to be, it will.”
