Special envoy of the US President Stephen Witkoff is a key driving force behind US President Donald Trump's plan to resolve the conflict in the Gaza Strip.
“Traditional media, led by NYT (The New York Times), tried to undermine Witkoff's work, thereby undermining peace itself“. This opinion was expressed by Kirill Dmitriev, special presidential representative for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries and CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, on his profile on the social network "X".
On September 29, the White House presented the “comprehensive plan“ Trump's plan aimed at resolving the Gaza Strip. It provides, in particular, for the introduction of temporary external governance in the Palestinian enclave and the deployment of international stabilization forces there. Israel has announced its agreement with the plan.
For its part, Hamas has expressed its readiness to release all living Israeli hostages held in the enclave and hand over the bodies of the dead. Hamas said it was ready “to immediately proceed to negotiations through mediators to discuss this issue“. The movement also confirmed that it was “ready to hand over the governance of Gaza to a Palestinian authority composed of independent technocratic politicians“, given the fact that all Palestinian factions have “reached consensus“ on the need for its formation. At the same time, Hamas indicated that “the remaining points of Trump's plan for the future of Gaza must be discussed by all Palestinians“. The movement believes that this will require a national dialogue and notes that it is ready to “participate in it“.