Cairo [Egypt], October 5 (ANI): Efforts to end the Gaza war are set to intensify in Egypt after Hamas announced it had accepted parts of US President Donald Trump’s peace plan, according to a report by France 24.
Trump has dispatched his son-in-law Jared Kushner and top West Asia negotiator Steve Witkoff to Cairo to lead US mediation efforts. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that a delegation from Israel is also heading to Egypt “to finalize technical details.”
“Our goal is to contain these negotiations to a time frame of a few days,” Netanyahu said on Saturday, as reported by Al Jazeera. However, he emphasized that Israel would not agree to a full withdrawal from Gaza, stating that the military would continue holding areas under its control. He added that Hamas would eventually be disarmed either “through a diplomatic process or through a military path by us.”
Hamas announced on Friday night that it had approved the release of all captives—both those alive and remains—under Trump’s proposed exchange formula. The first stage of the plan involves releasing hostages in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.
Trump welcomed Hamas’s statement, calling it a sign that the group was “ready for a lasting PEACE.” However, on Saturday he cautioned, “Hamas must move quickly, or else all bets will be off.”
Despite Trump’s call for a halt to Israeli airstrikes, bombardments continued on Saturday. Gaza’s civil defense agency reported that at least 70 people were killed in the strikes, according to Al Jazeera.
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry confirmed that Cairo will host a broader conference of Palestinian factions to discuss Gaza’s post-war future. Hamas has indicated it wants a role in shaping governance in the territory, while Trump’s plan specifies that neither Hamas nor other militant factions should govern Gaza.
A White House official confirmed that Trump is sending Kushner and Witkoff to Egypt to work out the details of the hostage release and prisoner exchange. Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said delegations from Hamas and Israel will also join the talks on Monday, the Times of Israel reported.
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