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Indirect talks aimed at reaching a comprehensive deal on a US peace plan to halt hostilities in Gaza have begun in the Egyptian city of the Egyptian resort town.

Local and international officials have reported that the meetings are centered around "preparing the environment" for a anticipated transfer that would result in the release of all Israeli hostages in compensation of a quantity of Palestinian prisoners.

Officials declared it consents to the peace plan proposals in part, but has omitted reference to several essential conditions - including its disarmament and political participation in Gaza.

Israel's prime minister said on recently that he expected to reveal the freeing of detained individuals "soon"

Conflict Timeline

The discussions, which will involve Egyptian and Qatari officials facilitating discussions with delegations from both Israel and Hamas separately, take place on the approach of the 24-month point of the military operation on Israeli territories on the initial attack date, in which about 1,200 people were lost their lives and 251 people were captured.

The defense forces initiated operations in Gaza in countermeasure. From that point, over 67,000 have been killed by defense force actions in Gaza, based on data from the territory's medical administration.

Proposal Framework

The detailed initiative, which has been endorsed by American leadership and the Netanyahu government, proposes an quick halt to hostilities and the release of 48 captives, only 20 of whom are thought to be living, in compensation of hundreds of detained Gazans.

The proposal specifies that once all involved accept the plan "complete assistance will be promptly delivered into the Gaza Strip"

It also states that Hamas would have no involvement in governing Gaza, and it allows for an future Palestinian sovereignty.

Latest Updates

Recently, Hamas responded to the plan in a statement, in which the group consented "to free all detainees, both surviving and deceased, in accordance with the transfer mechanism specified by President Trump's proposal" - if the necessary circumstances for the exchanges are satisfied.

It did not specifically mention or accept the comprehensive proposal but said it "restates its approval to transfer the management of the conflict zone to a local administration of professionals, based on Palestinian national consensus and Arab and Islamic support"

The statement omitted reference of one of the essential conditions of the initiative – that the organization agree to its military demobilization and to having no future involvement in the leadership of Gaza.

International Response

Gaza inhabitants portrayed Hamas' response to the ceasefire proposal as unexpected, after an extended period of indications that the organization was likely to refuse or at least heavily condition its acceptance of the US framework.

Instead, the militant group refrained from including its customary boundaries in the official statement, a move many interpret as a evidence of external pressure.

Global and local officials have supported the proposal. The local administration, which governs parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, has called the Trump administration actions as "genuine and committed"

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

Current Situation

Armed attacks continued in several parts of the Gaza Strip on recently prior to the discussions commencing.

Defense personnel is implementing an military operation in the urban area, which it has declared is designed to securing the liberation of the outstanding captives.

Mahmoud Basal, spokesman for Gaza's civil protection agency, stated that "humanitarian convoys have been permitted entry to the urban center since the military operations started one month prior"

"There are still bodies we cannot access from locations under military occupation" he commented.

Hundreds of thousands of the metropolitan area have been compelled to evacuate after the armed services required departures to a specified safe zone in the lower territory, but further countless people are considered to have persisted.

The military official has cautioned that those who stay during the offensive would be "terrorists and supporters of terror"

In the recent period, 21 residents have been lost their lives in Gaza and a another 96 injured, the regional health administration said in its current assessment.

Global media representatives have been banned by the government from visiting the Gaza Strip without supervision since the start of the hostilities, making authenticating statements from both sides difficult.