A source from the Egyptian security department confirmed to reporters on the evening of the 5th.The delegation of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) arrived in Egypt on the same day and will hold indirect negotiations with the Israeli delegation in Sharm el-Sheikh, a coastal city on the Red Sea in Egypt, on the 6th.
According to the source, as the mediator, the Egyptian side will meet first with the Hamas delegation and then meet with the Israeli delegation.The results of the talks will be submitted to them after the arrival of U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East Witkov and President Trump's son-in-law Kushner in Egypt.
The source disclosed thatThe talks will focus on Trump's preliminary implementation of the "20-point plan" mentioned in the Gaza ceasefire and post-war arrangements, Hamas's arrangements for the exchange of detainees with Israel, and the weapons transfer mechanisms associated with Hamas' disarmament.
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the 4th, saying that the Israeli and Hamas delegations are scheduled to hold talks in Egypt on the 6th, and will discuss the on-site conditions and detailed arrangements for the exchange of detainees around the "20-point plan". Egypt hopes that this meeting will help to end the nearly two-year war in Gaza and the suffering of the Palestinian people.
Missile dropped on Qatar explodes “peace plan”?
Trump pushes the "coward game": no one is satisfied but no one dares to retreat
Before September 9, throughout the spring and summer of 2025, the Gaza ceasefire negotiations fell into an endless cycle. For months, U.S. and Arab mediators have reportedly worked in vain, with negotiations swinging back and forth in a series of frustrating meetings throughout the spring and summer, with little progress. The deadlock between Israel and Hamas seems unbreakable: Hamas is reluctant to release detainees without guarantees to "end the war"; and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists that there will be no complete withdrawal until Hamas is eliminated.
On September 9, Israel launched an airstrike against the capital of Qatar, Doha.On October 4, local time, people familiar with the matter revealed that it was this crisis that was almost out of control that "blew up" the deadlock in negotiations.
U.S. President Donald Trump decided to turn the attack into a code after a shock of anger and outcry. After three weeks of diplomatic travel and frequent meetings with senior officials from Israel, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Trump stood in front of the White House and announced that he had a plan.
After being "betrayed"
Trump was furious
Doha, September 9. On the same day, Hamas's highest-level negotiators were meeting in an office in Doha, Qatar, to discuss Trump's latest ceasefire proposal. Suddenly, Israeli missiles hit the building.
This attack was an attack on the territory of a major security partner of the United States. The White House received little prior warning, while Qatar received no prior warning at all. The U.S. military received only a vague reminder before the Israeli operation, and then captured the missile signal through space-based sensors before determining that the target was Doha. When Trump instructed U.S. special envoy for the Middle East, Witkoff, to remind Qatar, the missile had landed at the moment the warning was issued.
It is that Qatar has cut off almost all channels of communication with Israel, including the sharing of intelligence.
In Washington, the level of anger is equally high.
Not only was the White House shocked, but also felt betrayed. Just days before the attack, U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East, Witkov, met with Trump's son-in-law Kushner and Netanyahu's friend, Ron Delmer, at his home in Miami, to discuss the terms of the peace agreement. During the talks, Israeli officials did not mention the upcoming attacks.
Witkoff and Kushner were offended by the attack and not being told. "This is not the behavior of a friend," Witkoff later told Delmer.
Trump’s frustration hasly reached a peak. White House officials who heard his comments revealedWhen Trump spoke about Netanyahu, his words were filled with frustration of being betrayed.In the meantime, Trump said, “He’s playing with me.”
one crisis
Three favorable conditions.
At a dinner at the Trump Building in New York, Trump reassured Hurrying Qatar Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed, a senior U.S. official described them as being in an “emergency handling mode” at the time.
The attack left the region's sense of security and trust in the United States shaky. At the same time, however, the attack had three effects:
Give Arab nations a real sense of the risks of out-of-control of regional conflicts and thus more urgently seek solutions.
2. Let Netanyahu be "in the wrong" in front of Trump, thus giving Trump more room for pressure.
Making Hamas’ leadership aware that their asylum in the host Arab countries is not absolutely safe increases their sense of urgency to return to the negotiating table.
The United Nations General Assembly is about to be convened, is Trump willing to host a meeting with Arab leaders to discuss a peace plan for Gaza?
Before the meeting, Witkov, U.S. Vice President Wences, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio and Kushner discussed the goals they wanted to with Trump many times. Trump’s preference was clear: take this opportunity to end the war. Do not crack down on the deal, do not fight anymore, do not have more people, and start rebuilding Gaza.
At the multilateral meeting on September 23rd, Trump reiterated his strong desire to reach an agreement, and the participants included leaders of Qatar, Jordan, Turkey, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. "For the sake of simplicity", Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy for the Middle East, did not show the complete plan, but reduced a 21-point proposal to about 10 points for an overview.
During the following days, Witkov and Rubio held several meetings with Arab leaders to incorporate their ideas into the draft. Qatar’s leader provided a clear path to end the war and launched a peace process “including the Palestinian State.” Egypt said it needed support for the UN resolution. Arab nations hoped for a pledge to fully withdraw the Israeli army and guarantee that the West Bank would not be annexed. They suggested requiring Hamas to “drop down arms” rather than “destroy arms.”
Trump forcibly announced the plan:
The Arab world was forced to issue a joint statement, and Israel was not completely satisfied
After the agreement was formed, the representatives of Arab countries felt reassured that they believed that they had had the expected impact on this historic agreement. However, over the weekend, the amendment promoted by Israel "finally allowed the United States to withdraw many Arab changes".
The Israeli side is concerned that the agreement will limit its ability to intervene in Gaza, and hopes to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state. Therefore, they are eager to implement their own amendments. According to those involved in the negotiations, the figures of Witkov, Kushner and Demer, who crossed back between Kushner’s apartment, Witkov’s hotel room and the New York Rolls-Royce Hotel, where the Israeli delegation was staying, were often used to discuss a new idea, or report to their respective superiors, while “repeatedly climbing up and down in a building.”
Netanyahu also canceled a number of scheduled public activities and personally devoted himself to them. "I hoped I could be there with you tonight," Netanyahu, who looked tired, said via video at a meeting. "But the situation left us overwhelmed."
Meanwhile, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan flew to New York and met with Netanyahu at the Raleigh Hotel for about an hour, making it clear that “it’s time to end the conflict.”
Informed sources said they were “surprised” when Arab leaders saw the final version of the plan.There were no specific details of when the Israeli military withdrew, and the content of the reference to the Palestinian state, which was considered a core claim, was severely “diminished”.
Shortly before Trump and Netanyahu were about to jointly announce the plan at the White House, Arab countries said it was no longer the version they agreed to support and asked the White House to postpone the announcement.
But Trump refused.Standing side by side in front of the camera with Netanyahu, he announced the "20-point plan" in a high-profile manner and declared: "The level of support I have received from Middle Eastern countries... is unbelievable."
Faced with a fait accompli, Arab countries issued a joint statement of support to push for a ceasefire, but at the same time continued to express in the statement their insistence on Israel's complete withdrawal and the establishment of a Palestinian state.
The coward’s game:
All sides are dissatisfied, but no one wants to be the "bad guy" who publicly refuses
According to the study, under high pressure,One of the parties believed that the "20-point plan" of Monty was forcibly "realized".The situation eventually presented as a "lazy game" board.The rules of the game are: who first retreats, is who is destroying peace.
This creates a peculiar situation:Neither party is satisfied with the agreement, but at the same time, neither party wants to be the "bad guy" who openly refuses peace, even if they can't fully accept many terms in private. All parties issued statements of support, but all accompanied their respective reservations, saying that they would continue negotiations.
According to the analysis, when Trump dealt with this extremely complicated and serious conflict, he adopted exactly the same way as when he did real estate transactions in new york. One of Trump's advisers revealed that their team's mindset is: "Nothing is either win or lose. Predict what the other party wants, and then find a way to give it to them."
This strategy was reflected in the critical hours after Hamas responded on October 4. Hamas 'statement actually came with strings attached and avoided Israel's core demand that Hamas must give up its political power and arms.But Trump chose to completely ignore these “details.” he immediately announced on social media that he believed Hamas “was ready for lasting peace” and praised it was “a major day.”
According to the analysis, the current dawn of peace in Gaza is not based on solid mutual trust and resolved core contradictions, but rather on a risky “ambiguous zone.”A military crisis created a lever that pushed everyone to the negotiating table.Yet those "details" that have been put on hold for now-Hamas's future role, Israel's military security, Gaza's post-war governance-are each a landmine that could overturn the entire deal.
Red Star News reporter Deng Shuyi
Central Television News, Xinhua