The European Union's foreign affairs and security policy official, Josep Borrell, prepared a ten-point road map in preparation for a comprehensive solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, according to what the European Euronews network revealed on Friday.

The focus of this map drawn up by Borrell is to hold a peace conference with the participation of the main actors, such as the European Union, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, the Arab League, and the United Nations.

As for the participants, they will be in constant contact with Israeli and Palestinian officials, but the two parties will not initially “have to sit face to face.”

The document, which has not yet been published and is scheduled to be discussed by European Union foreign ministers during a meeting on Monday, includes a series of procedural steps that Borrell believes can ultimately achieve peace in the Gaza Strip, establish an independent Palestinian state, and ensure long-term security in the Gaza Strip. Region.

The preamble of the document stated: “In light of the current situation and despite the obvious difficulties, the time has come to prepare for a comprehensive Israeli-Palestinian peace.”

The 10 points of the European road map

    This process should lead to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state “living side by side” with Israel, and the “full normalization” of relations between Israel and the Arab world.

     It helps international actors prepare a “ground for peace” and build a “renewed political alternative” to Hamas.

     International actors must hold “as soon as possible” a preparatory peace conference with the aim of resolving the ongoing war in Gaza, especially the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

     The conference should bring together foreign ministers and directors of international organizations to discuss the peace process, while holding “almost simultaneously” separate meetings with the parties to the conflict.

     The conference must form working groups and design a “preliminary framework” for the peace plan within one year.

      The plan should address “as closely as practicable” the essential elements of a comprehensive peace, building on previous UN resolutions and mediation efforts.

     The plan must provide “strong security guarantees” for Israel and a future Palestinian state, “conditional on full mutual diplomatic recognition and integration between Israel and the Palestinians in the region.”

      The Conference should consult the parties to the conflict “at every step and at any time” while formulating the peace plan. It is important to continue working on the plan even if one side decides to withdraw.

     Once the plan is ready, it should be presented to the Israelis and Palestinians, and the document notes that “they will have to negotiate the final text.”

     In parallel with this process, conference participants should strive to alleviate the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, secure the release of Israeli detainees, prevent regional escalation, strengthen the democratic legitimacy of the Palestinian Authority, and support the reconstruction of Gaza, among other goals.

A senior European Union official told Euronews, "Israeli officials are not talking at this stage about a two-state solution. They are only talking about war and the military goal of destroying Hamas."

He added: "We have to deal with that. It is our responsibility and our duty to look beyond that," referring to the peace plan that Borrell will propose.

The plan, which Borrell attended, attempts to place these obligations in a clear framework.

Although the road map that Borrell intends to present to European diplomats does not prejudge the essence of the potential peace plan, it does provide a coherent timetable for organizing a potential peace process, according to the European Network.

The goal of the road map is not only to end the current war, but also to address the root causes that caused the Israeli-Palestinian conflict over the past seven decades, according to Euro News.

Deep European divisions

However, it is not at all certain that the 27 EU member states will adopt the plan, as capitals remain divided on how to address the conflict, or even talk about it.

The European Union is witnessing deep divisions over how to deal with the war launched by Israel on the Gaza Strip, and so far European efforts have been limited to calling for humanitarian truces, so that aid can enter the Strip, which is witnessing increasing destruction.

There is no European consensus on calling for a complete ceasefire, although more voices are joining this effort, but countries such as Germany believe that this immediate call could conflict with Israel's right to defend itself.

Earlier, Friday, Bloomberg reported that 5 Arab countries presented a “comprehensive plan” that includes ending the Israeli war on Gaza, and an initiative on the “day after” the war, with the support of the United States, while the Israelis, on whom the agreement depends, refuse to agree on the terms of the plan.

Eight officials stated in statements to “Bloomberg” that the proposal, which its authors describe as “the most logical solution for long-term security in the region,” is “out of reach at the present time,” stressing that “progress toward a solution will not be possible in light of the continued government.” The extreme right” in Israel, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The plan proposed by the Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, and Qatar, along with Egypt and Jordan, includes pushing the Israeli government to work to establish a “Palestinian state.”

In this regard, “because the deal requires Saudi Arabia’s recognition of Israel, it reflects the historic agreement that Israel and the United States were about to sign with Riyadh before October 7,” according to “Bloomberg.”

Bloomberg said, "The plan that was on the verge of success must today challenge several obstacles, including the devastation caused by the Israeli war on Gaza and mutual accusations, not to mention the intensity of anti-Israel sentiment in the region."