Trump Says 'Generally, Parties Are Aligned' on Subsequent Phases of Peace Deal in Gaza

The American leader has stated that "in general, parties are aligned" on how the subsequent phases of the truce agreement for Gaza will proceed, though he acknowledged that "certain specifics … will be worked out."

President Trump, who has been praised by the organization and numerous Israelis for his part in brokering a truce agreement, expressed he thinks the accord will "be sustained" because "the parties are exhausted by the fighting."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Situation

Meanwhile, Trump plans to assemble international leaders for a conference on the issue during his visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt in the coming week. Attendees anticipated to take part are delegates from the European nation, the French Republic, the UK, Italy, the State of Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

According to sources, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be absent.

President's Schedule

He confirmed that he would confer with a "many officials" in the Egyptian capital on Monday to address the direction of Gaza. Reports suggest that he will also go to Israel, where he will speak before the legislative body.

Key Developments

• Tens of thousands of Palestinians headed back to the largely ruined northern Gaza Strip on the end of the week as a American-negotiated truce took hold. The remaining 48 individuals—about 20 of them thought to be alive—are to be let go by next Monday.
• Issues linger over who will govern the Gaza Strip as forces slowly withdraw and if Hamas will give up weapons, as required in Trump's ceasefire plan. The Israeli leader, who called off a halt in fighting in March, suggested that the nation might resume its offensive if they fails to relinquish its arms.
• The UN was given the green light by Israel to begin delivering expanded aid into the territory from Sunday. This assistance will comprise 170,000 metric tons that have already been positioned in neighboring countries such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as humanitarian officials awaited permission from Israel's military to resume their operations.
• A representative from the UN Stéphane Dujarric informed journalists on the end of the week that fuel, medicines, and essential items have started flowing through the Kerem Shalom crossing. UN officials want the Israeli government to allow access through additional border crossings and provide secure passage for humanitarian staff and civilians who are returning to regions of the territory that were subject to intense shelling until only recently.
• The president of Lebanon Joseph Aoun denounced the nation on the weekend for conducting raids during the night on non-military sites that the health authority said killed at least one person. "For another time, the region has been the object of a atrocious offensive against civilian structures—unjustifiably or pretext," Aoun remarked.
• Israeli authorities shared a inventory of the Palestinian detainees that it aims to free as under the peace accord made with the group. Of the 250 Palestinian prisoners, 15 will be released in the eastern part of the city, a hundred to the region, and the remainder will be deported. Initially, when the organization's delegates presented a selection of proposed prisoners to be let go to negotiators in the country, they demanded the liberation of high-profile individuals such as the activist. But, Netanyahu's office affirmed it declines to let go Barghouti.