Trump Affirms 'Largely, Parties Are Aligned' on Following Steps of Gaza Ceasefire Plan

The American leader has stated that "largely, agreement exists" on how the subsequent phases of the Gaza ceasefire plan will work, though he acknowledged that "certain specifics … will be resolved."

President Trump, who has been praised by Hamas and numerous Israelis for his involvement in brokering a ceasefire deal, expressed he is confident the deal will "remain in place" because "they're all weary of the conflict."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Issue

Meanwhile, he plans to assemble international leaders for a summit on Gaza during his trip to the North African nation in the coming week. Attendees slated to take part are officials from the European nation, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Qatar, the Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

According to information, PM Netanyahu is not expected to attend.

President's Schedule

He affirmed that he would confer with a "lot of leaders" in Cairo on the start of the week to talk about the future of the territory. Sources indicate that he will also visit the nation, where he will speak before the Israeli parliament.

Key Developments

• Numerous of individuals headed back to the severely damaged northern Gaza on Friday as a US-brokered ceasefire came into effect. Those still 48 hostages—some 20 of them believed to be alive—are to be released by the start of the week.
• Questions remain over who will govern the Gaza Strip as Israel's military gradually pull back and if the group will relinquish arms, as required in the president's truce agreement. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who terminated on his own a ceasefire in March, indicated that the country might resume its operations if the group refuses to surrender its military assets.
• The United Nations was granted permission by Israel to commence delivering scaled-up aid into the Gaza Strip starting on this Sunday. This assistance will comprise significant amounts that have already been positioned in neighboring countries such as Jordan and Egypt as aid workers were waiting for clearance from Israeli forces to resume their operations.
• An official the spokesman informed reporters on last Friday that fuel, medical supplies, and essential items have begun moving through the Kerem Shalom crossing. UN officials are calling for the Israeli government to allow access through additional border crossings and provide protected transit for aid workers and residents who are going back to parts of Gaza that were subject to intense shelling up until lately.
• The president of Lebanon the head of state condemned Israel on last Saturday for conducting raids during the night on non-military sites that the ministry said resulted in at least one death. "Once again, the region has been the target of a egregious attack by Israel against civilian structures—with no valid reason or rationale," he said.
• Israeli authorities shared a list of the individuals in custody that it aims to free as in accordance with the peace accord made with the organization. From the 250 Palestinian prisoners, 15 will be let go in the eastern part of the city, one hundred to the Palestinian territory, and 135 will be deported. Initially, when representatives of the group presented a roster of suggested prisoners to be freed to mediators in the country, they called for the freeing of well-known Palestinian leaders such as the figure. Yet, the prime minister's team affirmed it refuses to free Barghouti.