Trump Says 'Largely, There Is Consensus' on Next Stages of Gaza Ceasefire Plan

US President Donald Trump has indicated that "largely, parties are aligned" on how the following steps of the truce agreement for Gaza will proceed, though he acknowledged that "a few particulars … will be resolved."

President Trump, who has been lauded by Hamas and various Israeli figures for his role in achieving a peace accord, remarked he is confident the accord will "be sustained" because "both sides are weary of the fighting."

Planned Conference on Gaza Crisis

Meanwhile, he aims to bring together global figures for a high-level meeting on Gaza during his trip to the Arab Republic of Egypt in the coming week. Attendees anticipated to participate are delegates from the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the Britain, Italy, the State of Qatar, the UAE, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and the Republic of Indonesia.

Based on sources, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be present.

Trump's Itinerary

The president affirmed that he would confer with a "many officials" in the Egyptian capital on the start of the week to talk about the prospects of the Gaza Strip. It has been reported that he will also go to Israel, where he will appear at the Israeli parliament.

Major Updates

• Numerous of individuals made their way to the severely damaged northern Gaza on Friday as a US-brokered ceasefire took hold. The 48 individuals—approximately 20 of them believed to be living—are to be let go by the start of the week.
• Questions remain over leadership in the Gaza Strip as forces retreat step by step and if the group will give up weapons, as stipulated in the proposed deal. PM Netanyahu, who called off a ceasefire in spring, suggested that the nation might restart its offensive if Hamas fails to give up its military assets.
• The United Nations was authorized by Israeli authorities to start providing increased aid into the Gaza Strip starting on this Sunday. This assistance will comprise a large quantity that have been pre-positioned in adjacent states such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as relief coordinators were waiting for clearance from the army to resume their work.
• An official Stéphane Dujarric told journalists on Friday that fuel, medicines, and vital resources have begun moving through the crossing point. Representatives want Israel to allow access through additional crossing points and provide protected transit for humanitarian staff and civilians who are going back to regions of the territory that were experiencing severe attacks until only recently.
• The president of Lebanon he condemned the Israeli government on Saturday for executing nocturnal attacks on non-military sites that the health ministry said resulted in at least one death. "Once again, southern Lebanon has been the object of a heinous attack by Israel against civilian installations—with no valid reason or rationale," he said.
• The government provided a inventory of the Palestinian prisoners that it aims to free as in accordance with the peace accord reached with Hamas. Of the 250 individuals, 15 will be let go in eastern Jerusalem, a hundred to the region, and 135 will be sent abroad. Originally, when the organization's delegates provided a list of suggested prisoners to be let go to negotiators in Egypt, they called for the release of prominent Palestinian political figures such as the activist. However, the prime minister's team confirmed it declines to release the individual.