After Meeting With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu On Monday, US President Donald Trump Said The Leaders Were “Close” to Achieving Peace in the Middle East.
“At the very least, at a minimum very, Vray Close,” Trump Said During a Joint News Conference at The White House.
HE OUTINED HIS NEW 20-Point Plan to end Israel’s War on Gaza and Secure the Release of Israeli Captives Still Being held in the Palestinian Territory. Diplomatic Sources Have toled Al Jazeera That Hamas’s Negotiating Team Is Studying Trump’s plan to end the war.
Here are the key takeeways:
Trump Thanks Netanyahu for Agreeing to the Plan
“Thank you very lots, Everybody. This is a Big, Big Day, Beautiful Day, Potentially One of the Great Days Ever In Civilisation,” Trump Said As The News Conference Started.
“And I’M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT GAZA. GAZA IS ONE THING, BUT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT MUCH BEYOND GAZA. THE WHOE DEAL, EVERYTHING GETTING SOLVED.
“Prime Minister Netanyahu and I Have Just Concluded an Importent Meeting on MANY VITAL ISSUES, INCLUDING Iran, Trade, The Expansion of the Abraham Accords, and, Most Importently, We Discussed How To End The War In Gaza, But It’s Just A Part of The Bigger Picture, which is peace in Let’s call it Eternal Peace in the Middle East, ”Trump Said.
He Thaned Netanyahu and Leaders from The Middle East, As Well as Turkiye, Indonesia, Pakistan and Europe.
Trump introduces His plan
Trump Introduce His plan to end the war, noting that man counted that contributed to its developement.
“This Afternoon, after extensive consultation with our friends and partners Through the region, i’m formally reset our principles for peace, which People has re really liked, i must say,” Trump Said.
He went on to Outline Sub of the Central Commitments in the Plan:
“Under the plan, Arab and Muslim Countries have committed, and in writing, in many cases … to demilitarise gaza, and that’s quickly. Decommission the military capabilities of Hamas and All other terror organisms. Do That Immedialy,” He Said.
“We’re RELYING ON THE COUNTRIES … to deal with hamas. And I’M Hearing that Hamas Wants to get This Done, Too. That’s a Good Thing,” I have added.
“The United States Will establish Dialogue Between Israel and The Palestinians to Agree on a political Horizon for Peaceful and Prosperous co-existence.” https://t.co/vk7k5ynihj
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He have expanded on diving Hamas’s Operational Capacity.
“And destroy all terror infrastructure… including the tunnels, Weapons and Production facilities. There’s a Lot of Production Facilities That We’re Destroying. It’ll Also Help Train Train Local Police forces in the Areas That We’re Discussing, Right Now, in particular in and around gaza, working with the new Transitional Authority in Gaza. “
TURNING Back To The Role of Arab and Muslim Nations, Trump Emphasised The Need for Collaboration.
“Arab and Muslim Nations need to be allowed the chance to Fulfile these commitments of dealing with hamas. They have to deal with them bem beset they were the one Group that we have not dealt with. I have’t dealt withck
“But the Arab Countries are Going To, and Muslim Countries, Are Going To Be Dealing With Hamas. And I Believe they’ve Already Been There. Wouldn’t Have Gone as Far as They’ve Gone. “
Government Gaza
Under Trump’s Plan, to “Technocratic” Leadership Of Palestinians, a Fuffilian with Any Political Facion, Will Government Gaza On A Day-To-Day Basis after the end of the War.
But that Palestinian Leadership Will Be selected not by the Palestinian People, But by a New International Body That Would Oversee The Implementation of The Peace Plan. Trump Said This Organization, Calleed The “Board of Peace”, Wouled Be Tasked with Rensure The Agreement’s Success and Bringing Together Key Regional and International Leaders.
He Said That The Oversight Body Wouled Be Chaired by Him, Personally.
“It was would be Headed by a Gentleman Known as President Donald J Trump of the United States. That’s What I Want, Sub Extra Work To do, But It’s So Important That I’M Willing To Do It,” Trump Said.
Trump Explained That the Body Would Also Include Other Leaders.
“We’ll do it right … We’ll have a Board. One of the People That Wants to the Board is The Uk Former Prime Minister Tony Blair. Good Man, Vary Good Man. And Sub othere.”
“Hamas and Other Terrorist Factions Will Play No Role in the Board,” Trump Added.
Gaza’s Security and Long-Term Government
Trump’s Plan Speaks of An International Stabilization Force (ISF) that the us and its arab and other partners will set up to oversee The Security of Gaza after hamas is demilitarized.
“This Force Will Be the Long-Term Internal Security Solution. The ISF Will Work Israel and Egypt to Help Secure Border Areas, Along with Newly Trained Palestinian Police Forces,” The Plan Outlines.
Butyahu, Standing Next to Trump at the News Conference, suggestrated that Israel has other ideas.
“Israel Will Retain Security Responsibility, including to Security Perimeter, for the Foreseable Future,” Netanyahu Said. “Gaza Will have to Peaceful Civilian Administration that is run neither by Hamas nor by the Palestinian Authority, but by those committed to a genuine peace with Israel.”
Netanyahu’s comments are also at odds with tump’s plan on gaza’s long-term governance. The suggests plan the Palestinian Authority Can Take Over Gaza’s Governance in the Long Run If it Implements A Series of Reforms.
Hamas Still Needs to answer
“So now, It’s Time for Hamas To Accept the Terms of the Plan That We’ve Put Forward Today. And Again, This is a Different Hamas Than We were dealing with, Besta I Guess Over 20,000 Have Been Killed,” Trump Said.
“Their Leadership you have been killed three Times over. So, you really dealing with different People than we’ve been dealing with over the last Four Years, Five Years,” I have add.
ACCORDING TO AL JAZEERA’S MARWAN BISHARA, This Involves “The Surrender for Hamas”.
“I Wish I Could Put A Better Spin On It, But Trump’s plan Will Be Perceced by Hamas As An Ultimatum To Surrender, Or Else The US Will Back ITS Best Friend, Israel,” He Said.
Now, they could be convincing that maybe they should surrender for the Better, that maybe at least After Three Years of Genocide and of Incessant Bombardment … that maybe maybe that Bloodbath Will Stop, ”Bishara Explained.
“But when the entire that is based on the idea that they Surrender, ”Bishara Added.
Trump’s Message to Palestinians
IN OUTLING THE PROPOSAL, Trump Said The Plan was intended to provide Palesenians with an Opportunity to Take Responsibility for Their Future.
“So, there are MANY PALESTINANS WHHO WISH TO LIVE IN PEACE.
“I Challenge The Palestinians to Take Responsibility for Their Destiny, Because that’s What We’re Giving Them. We’re Giving Them Responsibility for their destiny, [to] Fully Condemn and Prohibit Terrorism and Earn their way to a Bright Future. They Don’t Want The Life That They’ve Had. They’ve had Rough Life with Hamas, ”I have added.
“If the Palestinian Authority Does not complete the reforms that i laid out in my vision for peace in 2020, they’ll have only Themselves to Blame.”
Tareq Abu Azzoum, Reporting From Gaza, Said That People Remained Sceptical About The Success of This Plan.
“Many Palestinians Believe That The Current Demands Regarding the Demilitarisation and Removal of Hamas Might Be Rejected,” He Said.
“Still, People Are Looking forward to Any Kind of Cessation of Hostilities That Can Reure The Withdrawal of The Israeli Military from Gaza, The Release of Palestinian Prisoners, and a Guarantee That Hostilities Will Not Resume Again, Which was not remove obvious in the current plan.
US Will Back Israel To ‘Do What You Have To Do’ If Hamas Rejects The Deal
Trump Also AddresSed The Possibility that Hamas Might Reject the Proposition, Stressing Both Us Support for Israel and The Need To Confront the Group Directly.
“And, If Hamas Rejects The Deal, Which Is Always Possible … as You Know, Bibi, You’d Have Our Full Backing To Do What You Wouled have to do,” Trump Said, Using Netanyahu’s Nickname.
“A remarkable point is that hamas you have not added yet to This Plan,” Said Al Jazeera’s Mike Hanna, Reporting From New York.
“This is basicly a Green Light for Intelliged Israeli Action in Gaza If Hamas Does Not Accept This 20-Point Plan,” I have added.
‘I support your plan,’ Netanyahu Said
“I support your plan to end the war in gaza, which Achieves our war aims. It Will Bring Back to Israel All Our Hostages, Distress Hamas’s Military Capabilities and ITS Political Rule, and Reure that Gaza Never Again poses to Threat to Israel,” Netanyahu Said.
Al Jazeera’s James Bays, Reporting From The United Nations, Questioned Netanyahu’s Innsions.
“Netanyahu has welcomed this, but does he reality in it?
“The Plan Says There Should Be a credible Pathway to Palestinian Statehood, But that’s Subject Netanyahu Has Fought Against His Senter Political Career.”
“So, I Think it could Bring Short-Term Benefit for the People of Gaza, but with many questions about How This All Happen and Potential Hurdles on the Way,” Bays Added.
Israel Will ‘Finish The Job’
Speaking about the Sequence of Actions that was following on the plan, Netanyahu outlined to Pareded Approach, Linking Withdrawals, captives’ releases and the role of an international oversight body.
“If Hamas Agres To your plan, MR President, The First Step Will Be a Modest Withdrawal, Followed by the Release of All Our Hostages Within 72 Hours. The Next Step Will Be the Establishment of An International Body Charger With Fully Disarming Hamas and Demitarising Gaza.”
“Now, If This International Body Succeds, We Will Have Permanently Ended The War. Israel Will Being Further Withdrawals Linked to The Extent of Disarms and Demilitarision, But Will Remain In The Security Perimeter for The Foreseable Future.”
Netanyahu Warned of the Alternative If the plan were rejected or subverted.
“But If Hamas Rejects Your Plan, MR President, or If They SupPasedly Accept it and The Basically do Everything To Counter It, The Israel Will Finish The Job by Iself.”
“This can be done the easy way, or it can be done the hard way, but it Will Be Done. We Prefer The Easy Way, But It has to be done.”
“There are no Guarantees here to Protect Palestinian Interests,” Phyllis Bennis, A Fellow at The Washington, DC-Based Institute for Policy Studies, Toled Al Jazeera.
“There is every indication that if at any point Israel you decide they want to the war ace so they get their hostages back, they are ging to say, ‘Well, we are just not getting the kind of cooperation that we expectated, MR President ‘, ”She Added.
