🔗 Share this article Israel and Hamas begin third-party negotiations in the Egyptian city on the US Palestinian peace plan. News Agency Israel has been carrying out military actions in Palestinian territories for an extended period. Mediated discussions focused on achieving a final agreement on a Trump administration initiative to halt hostilities in Gaza have commenced in the mediation venue of Sharm El-Sheikh. Local and international officials have indicated that the meetings are focused on "creating the field conditions" for a possible exchange that would result in the liberation of all detained individuals in exchange for a group of detained Palestinians. Hamas has said it accepts the peace plan proposals partially, but has failed to address several crucial requirements - including its weapons surrender and governance position in Gaza. Israel's prime minister said on Saturday that he hoped to announce the freeing of detained individuals "soon" Conflict Timeline The discussions, which will involve regional and international officials conducting mediation with representatives from both the conflicting parties separately, take place on the eve of the two-year mark of the armed assault on border communities on the initial attack date, in which approximately 1,200 people were lost their lives and 251 individuals were captured. The defense forces launched a campaign in Gaza in response. From that point, 67,160 have been fatally injured by defense force actions in Gaza, according to the region's medical administration. Peace Plan Details The 20-point plan, which has been agreed upon by US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, proposes an prompt cessation to hostilities and the liberation of 48 captives, only 20 individuals are considered surviving, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. The framework requires that once the two parties agree to the initiative "full aid will be quickly dispatched into the Gaza Strip" It also states that Hamas would have no role in governing Gaza, and it leaves the door open an future Palestinian sovereignty. Latest Updates In the latest development, the group answered to the plan in a statement, in which the group agreed "to free all captured individuals, both alive and killed, according to the exchange formula outlined in the US initiative" - if the necessary circumstances for the transfers are fulfilled. It omitted reference to or endorse the comprehensive proposal but said it "reaffirms its commitment to transfer the administration of the Palestinian territory to a local administration of independents, based on local agreement and regional endorsement" The statement failed to address of one of the key demands of the initiative – that the militant group agree to its disarmament and to having no future involvement in the administration of Gaza. Global Perspectives Local residents portrayed the group's reaction to the ceasefire proposal as surprising, after an extended period of signals that the faction was likely to refuse or at least substantially modify its approval of Trump's peace plan proposal. Alternatively, the militant group refrained from including its established limits in the public announcement, a move many interpret as a evidence of international influence. International and regional officials have endorsed the initiative. The local administration, which administers parts of the Palestinian territories, has characterized the American initiatives as "genuine and committed" Iran - which has been one of the group's primary supporters for an extended period - has also now signalled its backing of the US proposal. Ongoing Reality Armed attacks continued in several parts of the Gaza Strip on the beginning of the week before the discussions commencing. Israeli forces is carrying out an military operation in the metropolitan region, which it has stated is designed to achieving the freeing of the still-detained individuals. A spokesperson, representing the territory's Hamas-run civil defence, stated that "assistance vehicles have been permitted entry to Gaza City since the offensive began four weeks ago" "There are still bodies we cannot retrieve from areas under military occupation" he said. Countless residents of the metropolitan area have been compelled to evacuate after the defense forces mandated relocations to a designated "humanitarian area" in the southern region, but additional numerous individuals are thought to have stayed. The military official has admonished that those who remain during the military operation would be "militants and their backers" In the last 24 hours, 21 residents have been lost their lives in Gaza and a additional 96 injured, the regional health administration said in its latest update. International journalists have been banned by Israel from accessing the Palestinian territory autonomously since the beginning of the war, making authenticating statements from all parties problematic.