Israel and Hamas negotiating teams will continue talks after a "positive" first round
The first round began on Monday at the Egyptian spa in Sharm el Sheikh in the Red Sea to agree on mechanisms and details for the implementation of the first phase of Trump's proposal that Hamas release all abductees in exchange for Israel releasing hundreds of Palestinians.
Israel continues to bomb Gaza this Tuesday.
Israeli negotiating teams and the Palestinian Hamas group will continue indirect talks on the implementation of US President Donald Trump's peace plan in Gaza on Tuesday afternoon, following the conclusion of the first meeting held in the early morning of Tuesday "in the midst of a positive atmosphere," agencies close to the negotiations have reported.
An Egyptian security source has called for anonymity, and at that first meeting, involving Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey, delegations from Israel and Hamas "discussed a road map for the current round of negotiations, as well as the timetable for talks."
The first round began on Monday at the Egyptian spa in Sharm el Sheikh in the Red Sea to agree on mechanisms and details for the implementation of the first phase of Trump's proposal that Hamas release all abductees in exchange for Israel releasing hundreds of Palestinians.
The Egyptian source has explained that the Islamist group has called at this first meeting for the cessation of Israeli bombings in the Gaza Strip as "a real challenge to the release of the hostages" and has stressed that talks will continue "after noon on Tuesday".
On the other hand, a Palestinian source has said that the mediators are trying to establish a clear deadline for the exchange process and to establish a ceasefire on the ground, and has stated that "talks will continue for several days due to divergent positions on both sides".
It has stated that negotiations "are not limited to security issues, but take the future of the Gaza Strip administration after the ceasefire and the formation of an interim international force to maintain stability and oversee reconstruction".
According to Trump's plan, the aim of the first phase is for Hamas to release all Israeli hostages alive and dead (negotiations will take place in Egypt). Since the attack on Israeli territory on 7 October 2023, Hamas has held the hostages in exchange for Israel releasing hundreds of Palestinians.
The proposal also includes the demilitarization of the Strip and the possibility of negotiating a Palestinian state in the future, which Netanyahu has rejected.
According to the Palestinian source, Hamas negotiators "insist on the need for effective guarantees and supervision to ensure Israel's commitment to the conditions of any possible agreement, particularly with regard to the cessation of military operations and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Strip." Hamas, represented in the negotiations by a delegation headed by the chief negotiator, Khalil al-Haya, and which, together with other members of its team, emerged unharmed from the Israeli bombing of 9 September against a meeting in Qatar.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu ordered Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer on Sunday to lead the delegation, but finally postponed his arrival until Wednesday, along with US Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, according to sources.
You might like
Ukraine has launched more than 350 drones into Russia, including Moscow and St. Petersburg
The day before, attacks by the Russian Army on several cities in Ukraine resulted in at least 21 deaths and more than 100 injuries.
Trump signs an executive order restricting undocumented migrants' access to the financial system
According to the Republican president, access to national banking systems "must be only for those who have the legal right to stay in the country," and for those who "engage in legal trade."
Russia has launched a massive attack on Ukraine that has left at least 20 dead and more than a hundred injured
Moscow has described the bombing as a "response to the Kiev regime's terrorist attacks."
Trump lashes out at Netanyahu for his attacks on Lebanon: "You're crazy."
According to the US president, an agreement could be reached next week to end the war in Iran and open the Strait of Hormuz. On the contrary, Tehran has announced the suspension of talks with Washington .
Trump Announces Cessation of Israeli Attacks on Lebanon and Hezbollah on Israel
"I have had a very fruitful call with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, no troops are going to Beirut, and those on the way are back," Trump explained in a social media message.
Iran insists that Lebanon enters into a ceasefire agreement and warns that Israeli attacks will have consequences
Despite the ceasefire, Israel's Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has in recent hours ordered the army to bomb the Beirut region of Hezbollah as its stronghold.
One dead, dozens wounded, nearly 900 arrested and 178 officers beaten in the riots following the PSG victory
The Minister of the Interior has explained that 45% more arrests were made than last year, when a large police apparatus was deployed across the country in anticipation of riots. French President Emmanuel Macron said he was "fed up with unacceptable scenes of violence."
Colombia's far-right wins the first round, and the left questions the computing system
The far-right Abelardo de la Espirella has advanced left on Sunday in the first round of the Colombian elections, which will take place on June 21 and will face the left-wing candidate Ivan Cepeda.
A man recently returned from Congo has been isolated in Sardinia, Italy, on suspicion of Ebola
The man returned from the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on a flight that landed in Rome yesterday, Saturday, and then took another flight to Sardinia, where he reported that he had been in a fever for several days.
France calls for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council for Israeli operations in Lebanon
In mid-April, Israel established a "yellow line" (such as the one it applies in Gaza) that runs about ten kilometres from the border between the two countries, and the perimeter between them was invaded by Israeli troops.