🔗 Share this article Hamas representatives and Israeli delegates begin third-party discussions in Egypt on American Palestinian ceasefire initiative. News Agency Israeli forces continue combat operations in Gaza City for multiple weeks. Mediated discussions working toward a final agreement on a Trump administration initiative to end the war in Gaza have commenced in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh. Middle Eastern and regional officials have reported that the discussions are focused on "creating the field conditions" for a possible exchange that would result in the release of all captured Israelis in compensation of a group of incarcerated individuals. The group stated it consents to the ceasefire initiative in part, but has failed to address several crucial requirements - particularly its military demobilization and political participation in Gaza. The Israeli leader said on recently that he anticipated declaring the freeing of captives "in the coming days" Conflict Timeline The discussions, which will see regional and international officials facilitating discussions with teams from both the conflicting parties individually, take place on the eve of the 24-month point of the armed assault on Israeli territories on the initial attack date, in which about 1,200 people were lost their lives and 251 people were seized. The armed forces began military actions in Gaza in retaliation. Since then, approximately 67,160 have been fatally injured by armed interventions in Gaza, based on data from the territory's medical administration. Initiative Components The 20-point plan, which has been approved by the Trump administration and Israeli officials, proposes an immediate end to combat and the liberation of 48 detained individuals, only 20 individuals are believed to be surviving, in compensation of hundreds of incarcerated individuals. The plan stipulates that once both sides agree to the initiative "full aid will be quickly dispatched into the Gaza Strip" It also specifies that the organization would have no role in administering the territory, and it allows for an future Palestinian sovereignty. Latest Updates In the latest development, officials replied to the plan in a statement, in which the group agreed "to free all Israeli prisoners, both alive and killed, following the transfer mechanism outlined in the US initiative" - if the necessary circumstances for the exchanges are satisfied. It omitted reference to or endorse the comprehensive proposal but said it "renews its agreement to relinquish the management of the Gaza Strip to a governing council of technocrats, based on Palestinian national consensus and regional endorsement" The statement omitted reference of one of the essential conditions of the plan – that the organization accept its disarmament and to having no future involvement in the leadership of Gaza. Regional Reactions Many Palestinians characterized the organization's answer to the ceasefire proposal as unanticipated, after days of signals that the organization was likely to refuse or at least substantially modify its acceptance of the American initiative. Alternatively, Hamas excluded its traditional "red lines" in the formal declaration, a action many view as a sign of external pressure. European and Middle Eastern officials have supported the proposal. The governing body, which governs sections of the Palestinian territories, has called the US president's efforts as "sincere and determined" The Persian nation - which has been one of the organization's key backers for an extended period - has also now signalled its support for Trump's Gaza peace plan. Current Situation Armed attacks persisted in multiple areas of the conflict zone on the beginning of the week ahead of the talks beginning. Israeli forces is carrying out an offensive in the metropolitan region, which it has declared is intended to obtaining the release of the remaining hostages. Mahmoud Basal, representing Gaza's Hamas-run civil defence, stated that "assistance vehicles have been authorized access for the urban center since the military operations started recently" "There are still bodies we cannot retrieve from zones under defense force authority" he said. Hundreds of thousands of Gaza City have been required to leave after the armed services required departures to a established protection region in the southern region, but additional numerous individuals are considered to have persisted. The military official has admonished that those who persist during the offensive would be "terrorists and supporters of terror" In the recent period, 21 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza and a another 96 harmed, the Hamas-run health ministry said in its current assessment. Foreign correspondents have been restricted by Israeli authorities from visiting the Palestinian territory without supervision since the start of the war, making verifying claims from all parties problematic.