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Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (right) and Donald Trump meeting in Paris on December 7, 2024. Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Tuesday welcomed US President Donald Trump's plan to end Israel-Hamas conflict.
"I encourage all parties to engage constructively in dialogue and demonstrate the spirit of compromise in the interest of achieving lasting peace, security, and prosperity for the people of the region," President Barzani said on X.
He also commended Trump of his "leadership."
Trump on Monday unveiled a “comprehensive plan” aimed at ending the near two-year-long war in Gaza, which includes the release of all Israeli hostages within 72 hours, and the demilitarization of the Palestinian enclave, alongside the exclusion of the Palestinian movement Hamas from any future political role in Gaza.
In a joint presser with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Trump thanked the Israeli premier for “agreeing to the plan” to end the war in Gaza and achieve “peace in the Middle East.”
The current war in Gaza began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a surprise incursion into southern Israel, killing more than 1,200 people and taking approximately 251 hostages, according to Israeli figures.
Of those, 47 hostages remain in Gaza, including 25 who the Israeli military believes are dead.
Israel responded with a widescale military campaign in Gaza, which the health ministry in Gaza says has killed more than 66,000 Palestinians to date.
Trump's plan has been widely welcomed by world leaders.
It remains unclear whether Hamas will accept the plan, as it does not fulfill all of its demands — including the establishment of a Palestinian state.
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