Wetin be latest tori about di high-level Egypt tok for Gaza ceasefire?
Tok-tok for ceasefire for Egypt dey gain speed as Hamas and Israel dey swap prisoner list and mediators from US, Qatar, Egypt, and Türkiye dey join hand to finalise Trump plan for ceasefire for Gaza.
Israel and Hamas don enter di third day of peace talk for one Egyptian resort on Wednesday. Dem dey expect more senior officials from di United States, Israel, and di countries wey dey mediate to join di talk. Dis one show say di negotiators wan handle di tough issues for di American plan to end di war for Gaza.
Qatar Prime Minister and top diplomat, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, dey head go di Egyptian coastal city of Sharm el-Sheikh to join di talk. Dem also dey expect Trump Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, and di president son-in-law, Jared Kushner, according to one US official wey no get di authority to talk to reporters because dem never formally announce di trip.
From Israel side, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu top adviser, Ron Dermer, go also join di talk, one Israeli official tok.
Hamas tok say dem don exchange prisoner list with Israel as di Gaza ceasefire negotiation dey continue for Egypt Red Sea city of Sharm el-Sheikh. Taher al-Nunu, wey be media adviser to di Hamas chief, tok for Telegram say, "Today, lists of prisoners to be released don dey exchange based on di agreed criteria and numbers."
E add say di negotiation focus on how to end di war, make occupation forces comot from Gaza, and di exchange of prisoners. E still tok say di spirit of optimism dey among all di parties.
On September 29, Trump unveil one 20-point proposal wey include di release of all Israeli captives in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, ceasefire, disarmament of Hamas, and di rebuilding of Gaza. Hamas don agree to di plan in principle.
Di plan dey call for immediate ceasefire and di release of di 48 hostages wey Hamas still hold since di October 7, 2023, cross-border attack on Israel. E also talk say Israel go comot dia troops from Gaza after Hamas disarm, and dem go put international security force for di area.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi tok on Wednesday say di Gaza ceasefire negotiation "dey move positively" and e invite Trump to attend di signing of di agreement for Egypt if dem reach am. "E go sweet well well to get you here," e add.
Hamas dey find strong guarantee from Trump and di mediators say Israel no go resume di occupation for Gaza after dem release di remaining hostages. Netanyahu don accept Trump plan, and e office tok say Israel dey "cautiously optimistic."
Di last ceasefire for January lead to small hostage exchange, but e scatter for March when Israel start di bombardment again.
Türkiye President Tayyip Erdogan tok say Trump don ask Türkiye to help convince Hamas to support di plan to end Gaza war. Turkish officials, including intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin, dey part of di negotiation for Egypt.
Erdogan tok say dem don dey contact Hamas since di process start. E add say Türkiye dey explain wetin dem need do to make Palestine fit waka well for future. E still tok say e no fair or realistic to put di whole peace burden for Hamas head alone, say "Peace no be bird wey get only one wing."
Meanwhile, Israeli forces don kill 118 Palestinians for di past four days with air and artillery strikes for Gaza, even as US President Donald Trump dey call make dem stop di bombardment. Di Gaza Government Media Office tok say between Saturday, October 4, and Tuesday, October 7, Israel don carry out over 230 strikes for di area.
Among di 118 civilians wey dem kill, women and children dey inside, and 72 of di deaths happen for Gaza City alone. Israeli forces don kill over 67,000 Palestinians, most of dem na women and children, since October 2023. Di heavy bombardment don make di area unfit for people to live, cause mass displacement, hunger, and disease.