Trump States 'Largely, There Is Consensus' on Subsequent Phases of Truce Agreement for Gaza

The American leader has indicated that "in general, there is consensus" on how the following steps of the peace deal in Gaza will unfold, though he admitted that "a few particulars … will be worked out."

President Trump, who has been praised by Hamas and many in Israel for his part in brokering a truce agreement, remarked he is confident the agreement will "remain in place" because "they're all exhausted by the conflict."

Planned Conference on Gaza Situation

Concurrently, the president plans to bring together world leaders for a high-level meeting on the issue during his travel to Egypt in the coming week. Attendees expected to participate are officials from the Federal Republic of Germany, France, the Britain, Italy, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per sources, the Israeli leader is not expected to attend.

Trump's Itinerary

Trump confirmed that he would meet a "lot of leaders" in the city on the start of the week to address the future of Gaza. It has been reported that he will also visit the nation, where he will address the Knesset.

Key Developments

• Many of Palestinian residents made their way to the severely damaged northern Gaza on Friday as a American-negotiated truce took hold. The remaining 48 hostages—some 20 of them thought to be alive—are scheduled to be released by the start of the week.
• Questions remain over the future governance of the region as Israel's military retreat step by step and whether the group will relinquish arms, as required in Trump's ceasefire plan. PM Netanyahu, who terminated on his own a ceasefire in last March, hinted that Israel might resume its offensive if the group fails to give up its weapons.
• The international body was granted permission by Israel to begin delivering increased humanitarian assistance into Gaza from Sunday. This assistance will comprise a large quantity that have already been positioned in neighboring countries such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as aid workers awaited permission from the army to recommence their work.
• A representative from the UN Stéphane Dujarric told journalists on last Friday that petrol, medical supplies, and essential items have started flowing through the Kerem Shalom crossing. Agency staff want Israel to open more border crossings and guarantee secure passage for humanitarian staff and civilians who are going back to parts of Gaza that were experiencing severe attacks until only recently.
• The leader Joseph Aoun censured the nation on last Saturday for conducting overnight strikes on non-military sites that the ministry said killed at least one person. "For another time, southern Lebanon has been the target of a heinous Israeli aggression against civilian structures—without justification or pretext," Aoun remarked.
• Israeli authorities shared a inventory of the Palestinian detainees that it plans to let go as part of the truce deal agreed upon with the organization. From the 250 individuals, a group of 15 will be freed in East Jerusalem, 100 to the West Bank, and 135 will be deported. At first, when representatives of the group provided a list of proposed inmates to be freed to intermediaries in the country, they demanded the release of well-known Palestinian political figures such as the activist. But, Netanyahu's office affirmed it declines to free Barghouti.