ISLAMABAD, Oct 3 (Reuters) – The 20 points that U.S. President Donald Trump announced this week under his plan to end the war in Gaza were not in line with a draft presented to him by a group of Muslim-majority countries, Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday.
The group had proposed a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza during a September 22 meeting with Trump, whereas his plan envisages a partial Israeli pullback to prepare for a release of remaining hostages held by Palestinian Hamas militants.
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The 16-year-old was at the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in Indonesia’s Sidoarjo.
PLAN TO END WAR BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS MILITANTS
Trump on Monday published a 20-point blueprint for ending the war between Israel and Hamas under which all hostages, living and dead, would be returned within 72 hours of a ceasefire. It refers to a redeveloped “New Gaza” in future. ·
The plan leaves many details for negotiators to hash out and hinges on acceptance by Hamas, which killed over 1,200 people in its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel and took 251 hostages, according to Israeli tallies. Israel’s subsequent war in Gaza has killed over 66,000 Palestinians and widely demolished the small enclave, according to Gaza health authorities.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had earlier welcomed Trump’s plan. Sharif while in transit had given a general response to Trump’s broader social media post, Dar said.
