President Donald Trump has urged everyone involved in efforts to end the Gaza war to “move fast” as mediators are set to meet for indirect talks between Israel and Hamas.
The talks in Egypt come after Hamas agreed to some parts of a 20-point U.S. peace plan, including freeing hostages and handing over Gaza governance to Palestinian technocrats, but is seeking negotiations on other issues.
The group's response did not mention the key demands of its disarmament and playing no future role in Gaza's governance.
The U.S. president posted on social media that Israel had agreed to an initial withdrawal line in Gaza, the first in a proposed series of pull-backs by Israeli forces.
The withdrawal map published by Trump would initially exclude nearly 900,000 Palestinians from returning to their homes, according to population distribution data on the Gaza Strip, the BBC said.
