Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that the country will send to Egypt a delegation to discuss the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Led by Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, the entourage will move to Sharm Elheikh to find the negotiating boss of the Palestinian Islamic group Hamas, Khalil Al-Hayya, as well as an American delegation led by Trump special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, as well as high traders of Egypt and Qatar.
It will be discussed at the meeting between them the 20-point plan prepared by the United States, which proposes the immediate end of the war, the release of Hamas hostages and the formation of a transition government to Gaza, supervised by Donald Trump and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
“The delegation will depart tomorrow for the negotiations that will be held at Sharm Elheikh, Egypt,” Netanyahu’s office said in a press release.
From Gaza, Army Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, assured today, during a military exercise in the Netzarim corridor-south of the city of Gaza-that troops must be ready for any unforeseen, despite negotiations.
“We must stay alert and ready for the defense, and be prepared to restart the fight at any time,” said Zamir, who added that even if the troops will be reached, the troops will maintain “operational control over advanced areas, which will allow full operational freedom and the ability to return anywhere.”
Yesterday, US President Donald Trump announced that Israel had agreed with an “initial withdrawal line” to which troops in Gaza would retreat, and shared it with Hamas, calling on the Palestinian group to accept it.
The proposal also contemplates the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip and the possibility of negotiating, in the future, a Palestinian state, something discarded, however, by the Israeli Premier.
See also:
- USA are “optimistic” about negotiations to release hostages in Gaza, says Secretary of Defense
- Netanyahu says that hostage release can occur soon
