US proposes 21-point plan to end Gaza war, report says

Palestinians check the rubble of a building destroyed by Israeli strikes in central Gaza on Sunday. PIC/AFP

The US has proposed a 21-point plan towards ending the war in Gaza, which encourages Palestinians to remain in the Strip and provides for the creation of a pathway to a future Palestinian state, as reported by the Times of Israel which said that it had obtained a copy of the plan.

As per the Times of Israel, the 21-point document was shared by the US with a handful of Arab and Muslim countries earlier this week on the United Nations General Assembly sidelines and contains clauses that have been staples in various proposals crafted by different stakeholders in recent months - from the release of all hostages to Hamas's removal from power.

Times of Israel said that the plan which it has acquired was also authenticated by two sources familiar with the matter and sees the US establishing a dialogue with Israel and the Palestinians to agree on a "political horizon" for "peaceful coexistence." It further reported that the proposal was crafted largely by US special envoy Steve Witkoff -- and poised to be fine-tuned in the coming days. However, a source familiar with the matter told The Times of Israel that the proposal has not yet been presented in full to Hamas.

The 21 points of the plan includes areas such as de-radicalisation, redevelopment of Gaza, IDF to halt all operations and gradually withdraw if Israel and Hamas agree to the proposal, within 48 hours of Israel publicly accepting the deal, all living and deceased hostages will be returned and it proposed that upon their return, Israel would free several hundred Palestinian security prisoners serving life sentences and over 1000 Gazans arrested since the start of the war, along with the bodies of several hundred Palestinians.

Other points covered aid distribution, administration of Gaza by a temporary and transitional government of Palestinian technocrats who will be responsible for providing day-to-day services for people.

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