It seems that it is clear and settled. We have never been as close as we are now. It seems that all parties agree on this, even if the entire plan has not been published yet, says Persson, docent and researcher at Linnaeus University.
The caveat is that things will probably go wrong along the way, he says.
And I also think that there will be some drama, two steps forward and one step back. But it's a big day.
Hostages will be released
As part of the plan, it is reported that hostages in Gaza will be released on Saturday or Sunday, in exchange for the release of thousands of Palestinian prisoners and Israel's withdrawal from Gaza.
They will make a partial withdrawal. Exactly which lines or guarantees or which Palestinian prisoners will be released is unclear.
Terror-listed Hamas has previously demanded that a number of high-profile leaders from various Palestinian factions be released.
These are people that Israel has refused to release, so an exciting thing is to see if those people are included in this.
Hamas' future
Hamas' future is difficult to say anything about right now, according to Persson.
It is one of the questions we do not have an answer to. Has Hamas agreed to capitulate and dissolve itself, or is there something else here?
It may also be that there are secret clauses or informal agreements that will not be published, continues Persson.
However, the plan does not offer any solutions to the broader Israeli-Palestinian conflict, at least as far as we know, he says.
The original plan did not do that, but the question is what adjustments have been made to Trump's original plan and who has agreed to what.
Tor Vennesland, the UN's special coordinator for the peace process in the Middle East from 2020 to this year, says that it will be a complicated process to implement the plan on the ground – where living and dead hostages must be retrieved and many prisoners must be transferred from Israeli prisons.
When it comes to the humanitarian situation, Gaza is in complete chaos. It's not like this announcement means that there will suddenly be order and discipline in Gaza. It will be difficult to get supplies in and there is a critical security situation that is not sustainable. That part will be chaotic, and we will have many difficult situations to handle, he tells Norwegian NTB.
