Khaberni - U.S. President Donald Trump said today, Sunday, that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ready to end the bombing in Gaza, while Cairo is preparing to host negotiations tomorrow, Monday, involving mediators and delegations from the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Israel to discuss a prisoner exchange process according to Trump's proposal.
Trump added in remarks to CNN, "I will soon know whether Hamas is serious," and threatened to destroy the movement if it decided to stay in power.
In later statements, Trump told reporters at the White House that the Gaza deal is a great deal for Israel and that negotiations are ongoing and will continue for a few days, indicating that "the release of the prisoners will happen very soon."
He added, "We'll see how things go over the next two days. But I've heard that things are going well."
For his part, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the war in Gaza is not over yet, noting that meetings are ongoing to discuss the details of the agreement, and expressed hope that the logistical matters would be finished very quickly.
Rubio clarified in an interview with "NBC News" that Hamas has agreed in principle to what will happen after the war, but he emphasized that the second phase related to disarmament and withdrawal will not be easy, confirming that "talking about the end of the war is premature, as there is some work to be done."
Regarding the prisoners, Rubio said, "We will quickly know whether Hamas is serious or not through how these technical talks go in terms of logistics."
Netanyahu's stance
Meanwhile, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Prime Minister ordered an Israeli delegation led by Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer to leave on Monday to participate in the talks in Sharm el-Sheikh.
Before that, Netanyahu -who is wanted by the International Criminal Court– said that Israel will not move to any item of Trump's plan before the release of all detainees in the Gaza Strip, according to what was reported by Yisrael Hayom newspaper.
He added that Israel would return to fighting with support from concerned countries if the detainees are not released within the timeframe set by the American plan, which is 72 hours, without mentioning those countries.
Netanyahu affirmed that the Palestinian Authority will not govern Gaza after the war ends, stating "No representative from Hamas or the Authority will participate in managing the sector."
Prime Minister Netanyahu also considered that Tel Aviv succeeded "in turning the situation from the isolation of Israel to the isolation of Hamas," according to his claim, despite the increasing international criticisms of the ongoing killing of civilians and the destruction of their cities and lives in the besieged sector.
Tomorrow, Monday, Egypt will host two delegations from Hamas and Israel and mediator delegations to discuss the process of exchanging prisoners according to Trump's proposal.
German support
In the same context, German Foreign Minister Johan Fadivol called for rapid international cooperation to implement Trump's peace plan in the Middle East, emphasizing before he left for Qatar that his country would "decisively" commit to implementing the plan, describing it as "a unique opportunity."
Fadivol explained that Germany would offer concrete proposals for humanitarian aid and reconstruction, considering that implementing the plan is linked to "the stability of the region and sustainable security for everyone and a political horizon for the Palestinians and the normalization of relations between the Arab states and Israel."
Fadivol is visiting Qatar and Kuwait, where he will conduct talks with the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani concerning the release of Israeli prisoners, including German citizens, and will participate in meetings of the Gulf Cooperation Council with the European Union in Kuwait.
On Monday last week, Trump proposed his plan regarding Gaza, which stipulates a ceasefire and the release of Israeli prisoners, in return for disarming the movement.
On Friday, Hamas, in a statement, agreed to the release of all Israeli prisoners, both alive and deceased, and renewed its readiness to hand over the management of the sector to a Palestinian body of independents (technocrats), to oversee the affairs of Gaza within a national consensus and with Arab and Islamic support.
