No. of Recommendations: 2
With updates:
Where Israel stands remains unclear
published at 17:41
17:41
Earlier in the day, unnamed sources who spoke to Reuters said that talks in Cairo between the mediators and Hamas leaders on implementing the US-brokered Gaza peace plan had made rare progress, but an Israeli official said the proposed terms were not satisfactory.
Following Trump's announcement, the Times of Israel reported, citing an unnamed source, that the agreement had been signed between negotiators from Hamas as well as the board and mediating countries.
But it said that "an Israeli office" had issued a statement saying the disarmament proposal did not meet Jerusalem's demands.
Israeli media reported earlier that Israel was opposed to a deal that was being discussed with Hamas.
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Trump thanks mediators Egypt, Qatar and Turkey
published at 17:35
17:35
In a post on Truth Social, President Trump said: "This is a major milestone in the implementation of the Trump 20-Point Plan. The agreement will be carried out in carefully structured phases.
As disarmament is completed, Israeli forces will withdraw, and the International Stabilization Force will work with a new Palestinian police force to take responsibility for Gaza being safe for its residents and its neighbors."
He also thanked mediators Egypt, Qatar and Turkey.
Cairo would host a Gaza mediator meeting on the second phase of the ceasefire plan, Agence France-Presse reported, citing Egyptian state media.
