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Ogo bashegaMiddle East correspondent, Jerusalem and
BBC Visual Journalism Team
Ghetto imagesHe came into force for the war in Gaza after the Israeli government approved a deal with US Hamas mediation in negotiations that had the personal involvement of US President Donald Trump.
The full text of the agreement was not publicly announced – but some of it was published by the Israeli media.
There seems to be lacking details, and in some cases it is unclear and ambiguous – perhaps on purpose.
Even his title, “Steps to fulfill President Trump’s proposal for the overall end of the Gaza war,” leaves room for different interpretations.

The full title suggests that these are steps to implement a 20 -point plan that President Trump announced in the White House last week. The document was agreed after negotiations in Egypt during the first phase of the plan related to the termination of fire, the exchange of hostages and prisoners and a jump in humanitarian aid.
However, emphasizing the “overall end of the Gaza war”, it seems that the document is announcing the end of the two -year war.

This paragraph explicitly says that the war is over, which sets the scene for future discussions at the short stages of the President’s Gaza President Plan. It seems that even if the negotiations reach the impasse, hostilities will not resume.
This is crucial, as there are key points for adhesion, including the Israeli request of Hamas to disarm, the scale of the Israeli withdrawal and a plan for who will manage the territory. The document does not mention guarantees that the conflict would not be restarted or what could happen if they return to the fight on both sides.
Speaking of the deal, Gaza Gaza’s leader, Halil Al-Haya, said he had received assurances from the US and other intermediaries that the war was over.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not publicly say that the conflict was over. Following the approval of the Israeli government deal, Netanyahu released a video that seems to be threatening to use power if Israel’s demands, including Hamas’ disarmament, have not been fulfilled. “If this is achieved the easy way, everything is better. And if not, it will be achieved the hard way,” he said.
The document does not mention the following steps for the full implementation of Trump’s plan.

It seems that this leaves room for the return of Israeli troops to areas they have withdrawn from if Hamas is considered to be not fully tailored to the deal. It does not provide details of what may be a violation.
And the text does not explicitly exclude air strikes. Prior to the deal, Hamas’s employees were concerned that there would be a situation like the one in Lebanon, where the fire termination deal did not prevent almost daily air strikes on the people and the goals of Israel that they were connected to Hezbollah, Shiita police and political movement. The Lebanese government says Israel’s actions are violations of the deal, which has also been mediated with the help of us.

Despite the request that all hostages, alive and dead, must be released within 72 hours after the partial withdrawal of Israel, the text is inferior, although not explicitly that Hamas is unlikely to be able to collect all the bodies from the deceased hostages at this period, allowing the group to share the information that they can be located.
The text does not say what could happen in the event of a delay in the release of the 20 captives, which are thought to be alive.

This implies the creation of a transaction monitoring mechanism and reporting any violations.
US officials have said separately that the United States is moving up to 200 troops that are already based in the Middle East to coordinate the multiple forces.
Assuming that the exchange of hostages and prisoners has been completed, the officials said the intention was the so -called international stabilization force to be built, although this is yet to be agreed between the parties.
This deal is a significant diplomatic breakthrough, led by Trump, who wants to be remembered as the one who ended the conflict.
The president uses an American leverage to force Netanyahu, who has been accused of saboting more efforts for a deal, to commit himself to negotiations.
Hamas fell under pressure from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey and a population desperate for the need for help.
Israel began the war in response to Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, when about 1,200 people were killed, mostly civilians, and 251 were taken hostage.
Israel’s military campaign has killed over 67,000 Palestinians, mainly civilians and, including over 18,000 children, according to Hamas’s health ministry, and has led to a catastrophic humanitarian crisis.
The first phase of the President’s plan was probably the easiest. Netanyahu was also facing increasing internal pressure, with polls consistently suggested that the bigger part of the Israelis wanted a deal with Hamas and the end of the war. In the meantime, Hamas was obviously convinced that the hostage’s detention had become a burden, giving Israel a reason to continue to fight.
However, what happens afterwards is not clear. Progress will only happen if the Trump administration remains engaged, as both Israel and Hamas have reasons to stop the process. There is inertia, but the main obstacles remain.