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Gaza: Hamas accepts draft ceasefire agreement. Hostages: 250 Palestinians for 5 Israeli soldiers. Blinken's plan

Hamas reportedly said yes to draft agreement for ceasefire in Gaza and release of hostages. Israel to release 250 Palestinians for release of 5 female soldiers. Timing and applause from Palestinian factions. Blinken's Gaza plan: Will Trump use it?

Gaza: Hamas accepts draft ceasefire agreement. Hostages: 250 Palestinians for 5 Israeli soldiers. Blinken's plan

Hamas he accepted the draft agreement for a cease-fire of Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages, two Israeli officials involved in the talks said, quoted by theAssociated Press – and taken up by the Israeli media – which also publishes a draft agreement according to which Israel to release 250 Palestinian prisoners is preferably used for Release of 5 female soldiers held hostage in Gaza. Sources close to Hamas instead speak of the release of 1.000 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel in the initial phase of the agreement. According to Qatar, "the talks are in a final stage" and the agreement "is possible very soon".

Gaza, Hamas accepts draft agreement: timing

And still on the subject of timing, the agreement could be official today or tomorrow and will come into force in 48 to 72 hours following his announcement: the Financial Times, citing a source familiar with the negotiations. The parties “agree on all major issues,” the source added. “Only minor and logistical issues remain to be discussed.”

However, the rumors continue and there are also those who say that according to an Israeli official, progress has been made, but the details are still being defined. The plan will have to be submitted to the Israeli government for final approval. Furthermore, according to international media, Hamas has also specified that it has informed the other Palestinian factions on the progress made in the negotiations, adding that The leaders of the factions expressed satisfaction for developments.

Blinken and the Gaza Plan: Will Trump Use It?

The US Secretary of State Tony Blink will present a today plan for the reconstruction and governance of Gazaafter the war between Israel and Hamas. This was reported to Axios three U.S. officials. Blinken hopes his blueprint will become a benchmark for any future plans for Gaza, even for the new Trump administration and will outline his plan in a speech to the Atlantic Council in the coming hours, in conjunction with the possible ceasefire and hostage return agreement. Blinken presented to several U.S. allies his plan for the security, administration and reconstruction of Gaza after a ceasefire agreement comes into effect.

"We are ready to hand it over to the Trump administration so that I can work on it and implement it when the opportunity arises,” he said at a press conference in Paris last week.

Blinken’s plan has become a hotly contested issue within the State Department and a source of fierce infighting. Why?

Some State Department officials were concerned that the plan would benefit the interests of the Israeli prime minister. Benjamin Netanyahu, marginalizing thePalestinian National Authority and the president Mahmoud AbbasThe plan is based on the establishment of a governance mechanism that involves the international community and Arab countries, which could also send troops to Gaza to stabilize the security situation and provide humanitarian aid.

In presenting it, Blinken will call for reform of the Palestinian Authority, while making clear that the PA must be part of any future government in Gaza. The Israeli government wants Arab countries to be involved in a post-war Gaza, but has so far refused to accept any day-after plan that would involve the Palestinian Authority. The secretary of state will also reiterate the principles he expounded in Tokyo at the beginning of the war and who contest any permanent occupation of Gaza by Israel, the reduction of its territory or the forcible transfer of Palestinians from Gaza.

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