🔗 Share this article Israel and Hamas start third-party negotiations in Egypt on Trump's Gaza peace proposal. News Agency Israeli forces continue an offensive in the northern Gaza Strip for weeks. Indirect talks focused on achieving a final agreement on a Trump administration initiative to halt hostilities in Gaza have begun in the mediation venue of the negotiation site. Local and international officials have indicated that the discussions are focused on "establishing the groundwork" for a possible exchange that would see the freeing of all Israeli hostages in return for a number of Palestinian prisoners. Officials declared it consents to the peace plan proposals to some extent, but has failed to address several essential conditions - particularly its disarmament and governance position in Gaza. The Israeli leader said on recently that he hoped to announce the liberation of detained individuals "soon" Historical Framework The negotiations, which will feature Egyptian and Qatari officials facilitating discussions with representatives from both the conflicting parties separately, occur on the eve of the second anniversary of the military operation on Israeli territories on October 7th, in which nearly 1,200 people were lost their lives and 251 people were seized. The armed forces launched a campaign in Gaza in retaliation. Following the initial attack, 67,160 have been killed by Israeli military operations in Gaza, according to the area's Hamas-run health ministry. Initiative Components The comprehensive proposal, which has been approved by American leadership and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, proposes an quick halt to fighting and the release of 48 captives, only 20 individuals are considered living, in return for numerous of Palestinian prisoners. The framework requires that once the two parties approve the proposal "full aid will be immediately sent into the conflict zone" It also states that Hamas would have no role in administering the territory, and it allows for an eventual Palestinian state. Recent Developments Recently, Hamas responded to the initiative in a declaration, in which the group agreed "to liberate all Israeli prisoners, both surviving and deceased, following the transfer mechanism contained in the American plan" - if the required situation for the exchanges are met. It did not specifically mention or accept the comprehensive proposal but said it "renews its agreement to transfer the management of the Palestinian territory to a governing council of professionals, based on local agreement and international backing" The declaration failed to address of one of the essential conditions of the proposal – that the organization accept its military demobilization and to playing no further role in the administration of Gaza. International Response Local residents characterized Hamas' response to the ceasefire proposal as unexpected, after multiple days of indications that the organization was preparing to reject or at least significantly qualify its approval of the US framework. Alternatively, Hamas refrained from including its traditional "red lines" in the official statement, a move many view as a sign of international influence. Global and local officials have supported the initiative. The local administration, which administers parts of the disputed regions, has described the US president's efforts as "authentic and resolute" The Islamic Republic - which has been one of Hamas's main sponsors for an extended period - has also now signalled its backing of Trump's Gaza peace plan. Ongoing Reality Israeli bombardment continued in multiple areas of the Palestinian territory on Monday before the talks beginning. Defense personnel is implementing an military operation in the metropolitan region, which it has declared is intended to obtaining the liberation of the outstanding captives. Mahmoud Basal, representing Gaza's Hamas-run civil defence, reported that "no aid trucks have been allowed into the metropolitan area since the offensive began one month prior" "There are still bodies we are unable to recover from locations under defense force authority" he stated. Numerous individuals of the metropolitan area have been required to leave after the defense forces mandated relocations to a established protection region in the south, but hundreds of thousands more are considered to have persisted. Israel's defence minister has cautioned that those who remain during the military operation would be "militants and their backers" In the previous day, 21 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza and a additional 96 wounded, the local medical authorities said in its latest update. International journalists have been banned by Israel from accessing the Gaza Strip autonomously since the start of the hostilities, making authenticating statements from the conflicting groups difficult.