Sources within Palestinian factions have told The New Arab that they submitted a revised “roadmap for completing the implementation of US President Donald Trump’s comprehensive peace plan for Gaza” to mediators on behalf of the Palestinian factions on Saturday.
According to the sources, the full text of the 15-point roadmap was redrafted during a trilateral meeting involving representatives of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).
The sources said Hamas representatives subsequently handed the revised 15-point document to mediators for transmission to the US administration and the Israeli government.
They added that amendments to 14 of the 15 points were relatively minor. However, the eighth provision, concerning the handover of weapons, proved the most contentious and was described as the central sticking point in the negotiations.
The clause was the subject of extensive discussions over several days, both among the Palestinian factions themselves and between the factions and mediators.
The sources said the factions had made significant concessions in light of the severe humanitarian crisis facing Palestinians in Gaza.
“Our people’s suffering in the Gaza Strip was the primary and overriding consideration throughout these discussions,” the sources said.
They acknowledged that mediators continue to have reservations about some of the provisions, particularly the eighth clause, but stressed that the factions had gone as far as they could.
“The matter now rests with the US administration and the Israeli government,” the sources added.
