Many Details to Be Worked Out on Trump Gaza Plan, Qatari Official Says
US President Trump’s 20-point plan guides indirect talks aiming at hostage exchange, ceasefire, and humanitarian aid after two years of conflict, with negotiators optimistic.
- Delegations from Hamas and Israel opened indirect talks in Egypt on Monday, October 6, with Egyptian state-linked Al-Qahera News reporting a positive first round and a roadmap for continued talks.
- The talks are aimed at negotiating a hostage-prisoner exchange, ceasefire, and aid, on the eve of the two-year anniversary of the October 7 attack that killed 1,139 and saw about 200 taken captive.
- In its initial phase, negotiators envision releasing 47 hostages held in Gaza in return for hundreds of Palestinian detainees, as part of the proposed exchange.
- Even as talks proceeded on Monday, Israeli forces killed at least 10 Palestinians, including three seeking humanitarian aid, while technical teams prepared hostage lists and military leaders warned of renewed operations.
- Negotiators say the talks may last several days, depending on Israeli withdrawals, a halt to bombardment, and security concerns after Hamas leaders Khalil al-Hayya and Zaher Jabarin survived an attack in Doha.
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First contacts to end the war in Gaza were positive
The talks will continue based on a plan presented by US President Donald Trump, criticized by Hamas, which nevertheless agreed to hold talks to end the Israeli aggression. Sources from the Islamist group revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that during the first round, a roadmap was created to determine the timeline for the negotiations, with the participation of Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, and the United States. According to the newspaper, Hamas dem…


This 20-point plan is the subject of talks between the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement and the Israeli government this week in Egypt.
His cousin Tal Haimi is one of 47 hostages, dead or alive, still in Gaza.
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