On May 28 local time, US President Trump and the US Special Envoy for the Middle East, Witkov, briefed on the current situation of the ceasefire negotiations with Hamas in Gaza. Witkov disclosed that the US plans to finalize a new written agreement as early as Wednesday, which is expected to serve as the basis for reaching a ceasefire agreement in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. Witkov said, “We are about to issue a new list of terms and hope to implement it later today.” The president will review this. I have a good premonition of a long-term solution to a temporary ceasefire and a long-term solution to the peaceful settlement of the conflict.
Meanwhile, Trump said at the White House that he had told Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu not to take any actions that might undermine the negotiations with Hamas, considering it “inappropriate” to do so at the moment because a solution was already very close to being reached. Furthermore, Trump said that his administration is striving to speed up the delivery of food to Palestinians living in Gaza. “We are dealing with the entire situation in Gaza.” We are delivering food to the people of Gaza. This is a very bad situation. He said to the reporter.
Previously, under the complex situation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the relevant parties held several rounds of difficult negotiations on the ceasefire and subsequent issues. It is reported that this week the United States has been conducting direct negotiations with Hamas in Doha through an American middleman, attempting to facilitate a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Gaza. It is reported that Trump and his senior aides are increasingly dissatisfied with Israel and have repeatedly been “annoyed” by the progress of the ceasefire negotiations in Gaza. The fundamental reason lies in Trump’s hope that the war will end as soon as possible.
On May 26th, a Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) official who requested anonymity disclosed that Hamas has agreed to the ceasefire plan for the Gaza Strip proposed by the US Special Envoy for the Middle East, Witkov. The plan includes the release of 10 still-living Israeli detainees in exchange for a 60-day temporary ceasefire and provides conditions for all parties to discuss the prospects of a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. According to Al Jazeera of Qatar, under this plan, Trump will guarantee the ceasefire and ensure the future withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip. At the same time, he promises to provide unconditional humanitarian aid to Gaza from the first day the ceasefire takes effect. At present, Witkov has submitted the ceasefire plan to the Israeli government and is waiting for a reply.
As the Trump administration is about to introduce a new ceasefire clause in Gaza, the international community is highly concerned about the subsequent reactions and actions of both sides in Palestine and Israel. Whether the ceasefire clause can truly promote the long-term peaceful settlement of the Palestine-Israel conflict remains to be tested by time.
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