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Thu 27 Nov 2025 9:23 am - Jerusalem Time

Phase Two Meetings of Trump's Plan

Hamada Farane

Hamada Farane

Opinion Writer

The meeting hosted by Cairo for the parties of the Arab Islamic mediation that paved the way for the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip certainly addressed the two phases of the ceasefire: the first phase, which was on the verge of ending, thus imposing itself on the evaluation table by Egypt, Turkey, and Qatar, along with contributions, in one way or another, from the other participating parties from the eight Arab and Islamic countries. It also focused on the obstacles and challenges that have hindered the time period since the ceasefire decision on 9/10/2025, made by the Israeli colonial government, whose leader Netanyahu has no interest in a ceasefire, as he would be forced to form an investigative committee that would lead him to trial. To evade this, he found justifications and excuses to continue the killing and bombing to this day, contradicting the content and directions of Security Council Resolution 2803, which carried President Trump's plan for a ceasefire.
The attendees in Cairo also laid the groundwork for movement and directions that can be relied upon and approved to begin implementing the second phase.
Different concepts and visions will impose themselves on the content and steps of the second phase: First, the extent of the powers of the Peace Council that the American president called for establishing; second, the powers of international forces—are they to impose security or to disarm the resistance? Third, the powers of the Palestinian independent temporary government; fourth, the formation of the Palestinian police force; fifth, the extent of the withdrawal of the occupying colonial forces—when, how, and its borders; sixth, the role of the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah and its connection with the temporary administration; seventh, opening the border crossings, supervising them, and improving the level of essential services in response to the urgent needs of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, after the journeys of death first and hunger second. These are issues that will not be easily resolved or bypassed, but will cause a political clash with the Americans, given the bias of Arab and Islamic countries towards Palestine and the Americans' bias towards the Israeli colony.
The first phase was characterized as a result of the Israeli failure and defeat in the battle of October 7 and its repercussions, and the invasion of the occupying forces of the Gaza Strip, which resulted in killing, starvation, and the distortion of Palestinian society. This led to American intervention to save Netanyahu's government from failure, marking the second phase, which can be described as one of intense congestion and political engagement despite the continuation of intermittent Israeli killings of Palestinians. However, the second phase will depend on the results of the first phase, and the intensity of political engagement will increase to produce a state of neither victory nor defeat for either side, imposing a state of balance between Palestinians and Israelis through negotiations, applications, and political engagement by the Americans on one side and the eight Arab and Islamic countries on the other.
From here, the importance of the meetings and gatherings in Cairo emerges to establish a common ground for understanding among the attendees so that they can be united in dealing with the Americans.

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