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Indirect talks aimed at reaching a comprehensive deal on a US peace plan to stop the conflict in Gaza have begun in the mediation venue of Sharm El-Sheikh.

Local and international officials have reported that the sessions are focused on "establishing the groundwork" for a possible exchange that would involve the liberation of all detained individuals in compensation of a quantity of incarcerated individuals.

The group stated it accepts the peace plan proposals in part, but has not responded to several crucial requirements - such as its military demobilization and governance position in Gaza.

The government official said on recently that he hoped to announce the freeing of detained individuals "in the coming days"

Conflict Timeline

The discussions, which will feature Middle Eastern officials conducting mediation with delegations from both the two sides separately, take place on the approach of the second anniversary of the military operation on Israeli territories on October 7th, in which approximately 1,200 people were killed and 251 individuals were seized.

The armed forces initiated operations in Gaza in retaliation. From that point, over 67,000 have been killed by defense force actions in Gaza, according to the region's Hamas-run health ministry.

Peace Plan Details

The 20-point plan, which has been agreed upon by American leadership and the Netanyahu government, outlines an quick halt to hostilities and the release of 48 hostages, only a portion are considered living, in exchange for numerous of detained Gazans.

The proposal specifies that once all involved agree to the proposal "full aid will be quickly dispatched into the Gaza Strip"

It also declares that the organization would have no participation in governing Gaza, and it allows for an eventual Palestinian state.

Recent Developments

Recently, the group answered to the plan in a statement, in which the group agreed "to release all detainees, both living and dead, following the transfer mechanism specified by the US initiative" - if the required situation for the transfers are fulfilled.

It did not specifically mention or accept the comprehensive proposal but said it "reaffirms its commitment to hand over the management of the conflict zone to a local administration of professionals, established through Palestinian national consensus and Arab and Islamic support"

The declaration failed to address of one of the essential conditions of the plan – that the militant group consent to its disarmament and to playing no further role in the governance of Gaza.

International Response

Local residents described Hamas' response to the negotiation initiative as surprising, after multiple days of indications that the faction was considering denial or at least substantially modify its approval of the US framework.

Instead, the militant group omitted its customary boundaries in the official statement, a decision many interpret as a indication of external pressure.

International and regional leaders have endorsed the plan. The governing body, which governs sections of the Palestinian territories, has characterized the Trump administration actions as "authentic and resolute"

The Persian nation - which has been one of Hamas's main sponsors for many years - has also now signalled its support for Trump's Gaza peace plan.

Ongoing Reality

Military strikes continued in multiple areas of the conflict zone on recently ahead of the negotiations starting.

Defense personnel is carrying out an offensive in the city, which it has stated is aimed at securing the release of the outstanding captives.

An official representative, spokesman for the region's Hamas-run civil defence, indicated that "assistance vehicles have been authorized access for Gaza City since the military operations started recently"

"There are still bodies we are unable to recover from areas under defense force authority" he commented.

Hundreds of thousands of the urban center have been required to leave after the armed services ordered evacuations to a specified safe zone in the southern region, but additional numerous individuals are believed to have remained.

Israel's defence minister has cautioned that those who stay during the offensive would be "combatants and their sympathizers"

In the previous day, 21 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza and a another 96 harmed, the Hamas-run health ministry said in its current assessment.

Global media representatives have been prohibited by Israeli authorities from entering the Palestinian territory autonomously since the start of the war, making authenticating statements from all parties challenging.