Former Middle East negotiator analyzes sticking points of Trump’s Gaza peace plan

Former Middle East negotiator analyzes sticking points of Trump’s Gaza peace plan


Beyond that, it is really difficult to say because both the yes, but from Israel and the yes, but for sure from Hamas to the president's 20 points basically reflect still the impossibility right now of reconciling what the Israelis want for an end state and what Hamas does. I think both are not excited about any of it, except the president is the most exciting because what he is going to be able to accomplish, if it holds is the return of all the hostages, living and dead, and likely, as I mentioned, an end to Israel's comprehensive military campaign in Gaza. And he will ameliorate or diminish the comprehensive military campaign that the Israelis have waged over the last year, where they now occupy 75 to 80 percent of Gaza, where the Israelis are going to withdraw to?

Author: John Yang, Kaisha Young


Published at: 2025-10-04 21:50:21

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