Egypt and Qatar’s Role in Advancing Gaza Peace Plan

He added in statements to “”, that Egypt and Qatar are playing an important role in advancing the plan to its advanced stages, as the agreement witnesses intensive movements from mediators amidst fears of its instability, due to the ongoing crises of Hamas militants stranded in Palestinian Rafah and the incomplete handover of all remaining Israeli hostages’ remains. He confirmed that the mediators are working to stabilize the agreement and push it forward, cutting off any attempt to threaten it by the Israeli occupier with the possibility of early elections approaching. He believes there are bids that might affect the agreement, but they will not lead to its collapse, considering there is an American interest, especially since US President Donald Trump wishes to deploy an international force in Gaza, contrary to the American coordination center in Israel. Safi believes these movements confirm that the American administration is working to ensure this agreement, which was signed last October in Sharm El Sheikh, does not falter, with strong efforts aiming to stabilize the ceasefire and protect the agreement from any collapse, which is what the mediators Egypt, Qatar, and the American administration are working on. In late September, US President Donald Trump revealed a 20-point plan to end the conflict in Gaza. The plan stipulates that the Palestinian ‘Hamas’ movement and other factions must relinquish their participation in managing Gaza, which will be entrusted to a ‘non-political Palestinian technocratic committee’ supervised by an international body led by the US president. On October 10, the ceasefire agreement between Israel and ‘Hamas’ came into effect, and on October 13, Trump, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed a declaration regarding the ceasefire in Gaza. ‘Hamas’ released all twenty surviving hostages who had been held since October 7, 2023, and in return, Israel released 1,718 Palestinian detainees from Gaza and 250 Palestinian prisoners serving long-term sentences.