🔗 Share this article Hamas representatives and Israeli delegates commence third-party negotiations in Egypt on American Gaza peace plan. News Agency Israeli forces continue military actions in Gaza City for an extended period. Mediated discussions focused on achieving a final agreement on a US peace plan to end the war in Gaza have begun in the Egyptian city of Sharm El-Sheikh. Local and international officials have reported that the meetings are focused on "establishing the groundwork" for a possible exchange that would result in the liberation of all detained individuals in compensation of a quantity of incarcerated individuals. Hamas has said it consents to the negotiation framework in part, but has omitted reference to several essential conditions - particularly its disarmament and future role in Gaza. The government official said on the weekend that he anticipated declaring the release of captives "soon" Conflict Timeline The discussions, which will see Middle Eastern officials facilitating discussions with delegations from both the conflicting parties individually, take place on the approach of the two-year mark of the Hamas-led attack on Israeli territories on the initial attack date, in which nearly 1,200 people were killed and 251 individuals were taken hostage. The armed forces launched a campaign in Gaza in retaliation. From that point, 67,160 have been fatally injured by defense force actions in Gaza, based on data from the region's local health authorities. Proposal Framework The comprehensive proposal, which has been approved by US President Donald Trump and the Netanyahu government, proposes an quick halt to hostilities and the liberation of 48 hostages, only 20 individuals are considered living, in exchange for multiple hundreds of detained Gazans. The plan stipulates that once both sides agree to the initiative "full aid will be immediately sent into the Gaza Strip" It also specifies that Hamas would have no participation in political leadership, and it allows for an independent Palestinian nation. Recent Developments On Friday, officials replied to the plan in a declaration, in which the group consented "to liberate all detainees, both alive and killed, according to the exchange formula outlined in President Trump's proposal" - if the required situation for the transfers are fulfilled. It omitted reference to or approve the comprehensive proposal but said it "restates its approval to hand over the governance of the Gaza Strip to a governing council of professionals, established through regional unity and international backing" The announcement failed to address of one of the essential conditions of the plan – that Hamas agree to its weapons surrender and to playing no further role in the governance of Gaza. Global Perspectives Gaza inhabitants portrayed Hamas' response to the peace plan as unanticipated, after multiple days of suggestions that the group was considering denial or at least significantly qualify its approval of the American initiative. Instead, the militant group omitted its traditional "red lines" in the formal declaration, a action many consider a evidence of international influence. International and regional leaders have supported the initiative. The governing body, which administers parts of the Palestinian territories, has described the Trump administration actions as "authentic and resolute" The Persian nation - which has been one of the group's primary supporters for many years - has also currently expressed its endorsement of the US proposal. Present Conditions Israeli bombardment continued in various locations of the Gaza Strip on the beginning of the week before the talks beginning. Israel is implementing an offensive in the metropolitan region, which it has declared is intended to achieving the freeing of the still-detained individuals. A spokesperson, representing the territory's civil protection agency, reported that "no aid trucks have been authorized access for Gaza City since the offensive began recently" "There are still bodies we cannot retrieve from zones under Israeli control" he said. Numerous individuals of Gaza City have been forced to flee after the Israeli military ordered evacuations to a established protection region in the southern region, but further countless people are considered to have persisted. Israel's defence minister has warned that those who stay during the offensive would be "combatants and their sympathizers" In the last 24 hours, 21 residents have been killed in Gaza and a another 96 wounded, the Hamas-run health ministry said in its latest update. Foreign correspondents have been banned by the government from visiting the Gaza Strip autonomously since the start of the conflict, making confirming reports from both sides problematic.