Trump peace plan will not be implemented until all hostages in Israel, Netanyahu tells Forum Gvura - Amichai Stein

 

by Amichai Stein

Currently, there is no set deadline for the hostage release, although negotiations to finalize the plan are set to begin in Cairo on Monday.

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Christian Conference in Jerusalem, on April 27, 2025

(photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

No part of US President Donald Trump’s peace plan will be enacted until all 48 hostages are returned to Israeli territory, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a meeting with The Gvura Families of the Fallen Forum on Sunday.

Additionally, Netanyahu stated that if the hostages are not released by Trump’s deadline, "Israel will resume fighting with full backing from all involved countries."

Currently, there is no set deadline for the hostage release, although negotiations to finalize the plan are set to begin in Cairo on Monday.

Netanyahu also confirmed that Israel will be responsible and involved in overseeing the disarmament in the Gaza Strip, and no representative of Hamas or the Palestinian Authority will be involved in controlling the Strip after the war.

U.S. President Donald Trump meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025. (credit: REUTERS/KEVIN LAMARQUE)

Hamas 'committed' to reaching agreement to end Gaza war

The Hamas delegation arriving in Cairo for hostage negotiation talks will be led by Khalil al-Hayya, a source told Saudi channel Asharq on Sunday.

The source emphasized that Hamas is committed to reaching an agreement to end the war in the Gaza Strip.

The source also noted that the purpose of the Cairo negotiations is “to begin arranging conditions on the ground in preparation for the release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners.” 

Amichai Stein

Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-869491

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