Trump says first phase of Gaza plan ‘should be completed this week’
The US president says “there have been very positive discussions with Hamas, and Countries from all over the World” over the weekend as part of his efforts to release captives and end the Gaza war.
“These talks have been very successful, and proceeding rapidly,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
“The technical teams will again meet Monday, in Egypt, to work through and clarify the final details. I am told that the first phase should be completed this week, and I am asking everyone to MOVE FAST.”
In all caps, he added: “Time is of the essence or, massive bloodshed will follow – something that nobody wants to see!”
Massive bloodshed has been going on daily for nearly 2 years.
Trump’s peace plan for Gaza is hopeful but unrealistic: Former US envoy
Thomas Pickering, a former US ambassador to Israel and the UN, says that while there is evidence of a real push from Trump to end the war in Gaza, the US president’s plan also shows “some serious inexperience in handling negotiations with two warring parties in the Middle East”.
He noted, for instance, that most of the US proposal’s 20 points will need to be negotiated. “So the optimism is hopeful, but at the moment, I think somewhat unrealistic, but I’m perfectly pleased if I’m proved wrong,” Pickering told Al Jazeera.
It is also not clear, the former diplomat added, what the plan envisages for the recognition of a Palestinian state since Netanyahu has been clear about opposing any such move.
Trump’s plan offers a vague nod to Palestinian statehood, saying: “While Gaza re-development advances and when the PA [Palestinian Authority] reform programme is faithfully carried out, the conditions may finally be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood, which we recognise as the aspiration of the Palestinian people.”
That's because the plan is only to get the prisoners out... The rest is there only to get the European, Arab and Muslim countries onboard. The Palestinians were never asked.
Trump wants to be the one to say "I got the hostages out", the rest will go nowhere, just like his Ukraine 'mediation'.
It's up to the rest of the world to end the genocide as per the Geneva conventions.
