What’s included in Trump’s peace plan?published at 15:11 BST
15:11 BST
Tom Bennett
Reporting from Jerusalem
Image source, Reuters
As we just mentioned, the US president is expected to push a new peace plan to end the Israel-Gaza war during White House talks with Benjamin Netanyahu later today.
But Netanyahu said on Sunday no deal has been “finalised yet”, while Hamas said they had not formally been sent the proposal.
According to leaked copies of the plan published by US, external and Israeli, external media, it stipulates the release of all hostages within 48 hours of the deal being confirmed. Once they are returned, Israel will free hundreds of Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences.
Hamas members who commit to peace will be offered amnesty and safe passage out of Gaza – and the group will have no future role in the territory. All Hamas military structures will be destroyed.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will gradually withdraw from the Strip and Gaza will be governed by an interim transitional government.
The plan appears to constitute a significant shift of position by the Trump administration, which has previously advocated relocating Gaza’s entire population of 2.1 million and redeveloping Gaza into a US-owned “riviera”.
The latest proposal encourages Palestinians to remain in Gaza.
It also acknowledges Palestinian aspirations for a future state, and includes a future role in the territory for the Palestinian Authority (PA) once it has undertaken reforms.