New Delhi: Hamas’s cautious acceptance of United States President Donald Trump’s proposal for a solution may have cracked open a diplomatic door long sealed by warfare and mistrust. This was perhaps the window that the countries mediating a ceasefire in Gaza were waiting for.

Negotiators from Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, and the United States can now be expected to shuttle between Hamas officials (mainly perhaps) in Doha and Jerusalem to iron out a ceasefire implementation.

Under Trump’s 20-point blueprint, an immediate ceasefire would accompany the release of living hostages, followed by the return of remains of those deceased, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians held by Israel in detention facilities outside Gaza.

While Hamas has accepted elements such as the release of hostages and the

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