The ceasefire plan manipulated by the United States and Israel has sparked questioning and anger among Palestinians

After meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at the White House on the 29th, US President Trump stated that Israel and other US allies in the Middle East agreed to the White House's "20 point plan" to end the Gaza conflict and demanded that the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) "must accept it". However, this plan, which is privately "manipulated" by the United States and Israel, has sparked questioning and anger among Palestinians.

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On September 29th, at the White House in Washington D.C., US President Trump (left) welcomed visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo by Hu Yousong, Xinhua News Agency reporter

Multiple sources have confirmed that Hamas has received a ceasefire proposal from the US to end the Gaza conflict through its mediators Qatar and Egypt. They are actively and objectively studying the proposal and will provide a response afterwards. Egyptian security sources said on the 29th that Egypt and other Arab countries have made some modifications to the plan proposed by the United States.

Tahir Nunu, a senior member of Hamas, previously said in a television interview, "No one has contacted us regarding this plan, and we are not a party to the relevant negotiations

However, it is doubtful whether this ceasefire plan can be ultimately implemented. The plan mentions that Hamas and other factions will not participate in the post-war governance of the Gaza Strip. This plan is clearly unrealistic, "said Ibrahim Jaoud, a resident of Gaza Strip. Both the United States and Israel know that Hamas will not accept the ceasefire conditions in the plan." For us, this means that war and suffering will continue.

Netanyahu warned on the 29th that if Hamas refuses or appears to accept but secretly obstructs the "20 point plan", Israel will "complete the task" alone. Trump said that Hamas "must accept" this plan, and if Hamas rejects the plan, the US will fully support Israel in taking all necessary measures to "eliminate the organization".

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On September 8th, a high-rise building in Gaza City was hit by an Israeli military airstrike and thick smoke rose, causing people to take cover. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Rizek Abdul Jawad)

The "20 point plan" released by the White House includes Hamas releasing all detainees within 72 hours after Israel publicly announced its acceptance of the ceasefire agreement, Israel releasing 250 Palestinian prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment, and 1700 Gaza residents arrested after the outbreak of the current Israeli Palestinian conflict; Fully restore humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip; Establish a non political temporary transitional governance body composed of Palestinians and international experts, with Hamas and other factions not participating in post-war governance of the Gaza Strip; Demilitarize the Gaza Strip and deploy a temporary "International Stabilization Force".

This is political manipulation. What's the point of exchanging detained individuals without a formal commitment to stop the war? "Said Abu Mazan Nasser, a 52 year old resident of the Gaza Strip." As a nation, we won't accept this farce either

The proposal in the plan to establish a transitional institution to supervise the post-war transitional governance of the Gaza Strip has sparked dissatisfaction from the Palestinian side. According to the "20 Point Plan", an international transitional body called the "Peace Commission" will oversee the post-war transitional governance of the Gaza Strip, and Trump will serve as the chairman of the "Peace Commission". Former British Prime Minister Blair, who was appointed as the special envoy for the Middle East by the United Nations, the European Union, the United States, and Russia, will also play a role. However, during his tenure as British Prime Minister, Blair's decision to follow the United States in launching the Iraq War in 2003 based on false intelligence is still widely criticized today.

Regarding this, Mustafa Barghouti, leader of the Palestinian National Initiative, told a reporter from The Washington Post, "We have already been colonized by Britain. When people think of Blair, the first thing that comes to mind is the Iraq War

Al Jazeera pointed out that the details and timeline of the "20 point plan" are unclear, and the five major questions remain unanswered, namely: how to manage the Gaza Strip? Is the Palestinian National Authority involved? How to form an "International Stabilization Force"? When will Israel withdraw its troops? Can the establishment of a Palestinian state be achieved?

David Markowski, a senior expert on Arab Israeli relations at the Washington Institute, a think tank in the United States, believes that there are a series of unresolved issues regarding the implementation details and timeline of the Trump administration's plan.