🔗 Share this article Hamas representatives and Israeli delegates commence indirect discussions in Egypt on the US Gaza ceasefire initiative. News Agency Military operations persist in combat operations in Gaza City for weeks. Mediated discussions focused on achieving a final agreement on a Trump administration initiative to stop the conflict in Gaza have started in the Egyptian city of the Egyptian resort town. Palestinian and Egyptian officials have reported that the discussions are centered around "creating the field conditions" for a potential swap that would see the release of all Israeli hostages in compensation of a number of detained Palestinians. The group stated it agrees to the peace plan proposals partially, but has not responded to several crucial requirements - such as its military demobilization and governance position in Gaza. Israel's prime minister said on the weekend that he anticipated declaring the freeing of hostages "shortly" Background Context The talks, which will involve regional and international officials facilitating discussions with representatives from both the conflicting parties in isolation, occur on the approach of the second anniversary of the armed assault on Israeli territories on October 7th, in which about 1,200 people were lost their lives and 251 individuals were seized. The armed forces began military actions in Gaza in retaliation. Since then, over 67,000 have been fatally injured by armed interventions in Gaza, according to the region's Hamas-run health ministry. Peace Plan Details The comprehensive proposal, which has been endorsed by the Trump administration and Israeli officials, proposes an prompt cessation to fighting and the freeing of 48 captives, only 20 individuals are believed to be surviving, in exchange for numerous of incarcerated individuals. The framework requires that once both sides accept the proposal "humanitarian support will be quickly dispatched into the Gaza Strip" It also specifies that the militant group would have no participation in governing Gaza, and it allows for an independent Palestinian nation. Current Situation In the latest development, the group answered to the initiative in a announcement, in which the group consented "to release all detainees, both alive and killed, following the exchange formula contained in the American plan" - if the required situation for the swaps are met. It failed to address or endorse the detailed initiative but said it "restates its approval to transfer the management of the conflict zone to a local administration of professionals, based on regional unity and regional endorsement" The statement failed to address of one of the crucial requirements of the initiative – that the militant group agree to its weapons surrender and to playing no further role in the governance of Gaza. Regional Reactions Many Palestinians described the organization's answer to the ceasefire proposal as unexpected, after multiple days of signals that the faction was likely to refuse or at least heavily condition its approval of Trump's peace plan proposal. Instead, Hamas omitted its customary boundaries in the public announcement, a move many view as a sign of outside forces. Global and local representatives have endorsed the proposal. The Palestinian Authority, which controls areas of the disputed regions, has described the US president's efforts as "genuine and committed" Iran - which has been one of the group's primary supporters for decades - has also now signalled its support for Trump's Gaza peace plan. Current Situation Armed attacks continued in multiple areas of the Gaza Strip on recently ahead of the talks beginning. Defense personnel is conducting an military operation in the metropolitan region, which it has stated is aimed at achieving the liberation of the outstanding captives. Mahmoud Basal, spokesman for the region's local emergency services, stated that "humanitarian convoys have been permitted entry to the urban center since the military operations started recently" "Remains persist we cannot access from areas under Israeli control" he said. Countless residents of Gaza City have been forced to flee after the Israeli military required departures to a designated "humanitarian area" in the southern region, but hundreds of thousands more are thought to have stayed. The military official has cautioned that those who remain during the combat campaign would be "combatants and their sympathizers" In the last 24 hours, 21 individuals have been lost their lives in Gaza and a further 96 wounded, the local medical authorities said in its current assessment. Global media representatives have been prohibited by Israeli authorities from accessing the Gaza Strip independently since the commencement of the hostilities, making verifying claims from all parties problematic.