Trump States 'Generally, There Is Consensus' on Subsequent Phases of Gaza Ceasefire Plan

President Trump has indicated that "for the most part, parties are aligned" on how the subsequent phases of the peace deal in Gaza will unfold, though he admitted that "some of the details … will be resolved."

The US president, who has been commended by the organization and numerous Israelis for his role in achieving a peace accord, said he is confident the accord will "be sustained" because "they're all tired of the hostilities."

Planned Conference on Gaza Issue

Concurrently, he plans to bring together world leaders for a summit on Gaza during his visit to Egypt soon. Among those anticipated to participate are delegates from the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the Britain, the Italian Republic, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the Republic of Indonesia.

As per sources, PM Netanyahu will be absent.

Leader's Plans

Trump confirmed that he would confer with a "numerous dignitaries" in Cairo 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 the State of Israel, where he will speak before the Israeli parliament.

Major Updates

• Many of Palestinians made their way to the largely ruined Gaza's north on the end of the week as a ceasefire mediated by the US came into effect. The 48 hostages—about 20 of them believed to be living—are to be freed by next Monday.
• Questions remain over the future governance of the Gaza Strip as Israel's military gradually pull back and whether Hamas will give up weapons, as required in the proposed deal. The Israeli leader, who unilaterally ended a truce in spring, hinted that Israel might restart its offensive if Hamas refuses to relinquish its military assets.
• The United Nations was granted permission by the government to begin distributing scaled-up humanitarian assistance into the Gaza Strip from the weekend. This assistance will comprise a large quantity that have been stored in adjacent states such as the Kingdom of Jordan and Egypt as humanitarian officials were waiting for authorization from Israel's military to restart their operations.
• UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told the press on Friday that petrol, medical supplies, and essential items have commenced entering through the Kerem Shalom crossing. UN officials are urging the Israeli government to allow access through additional entry points and provide protected transit for relief personnel and residents who are returning to parts of Gaza that were under heavy fire up until lately.
• The president of Lebanon Joseph Aoun denounced Israel on last Saturday for executing raids during the night on non-military sites that the ministry said resulted in at least one death. "For another time, the region has been the object of a heinous attack by Israel against civilian structures—without justification or excuse," he remarked.
• Israel shared a inventory of the Palestinian detainees that it plans to free as under the truce deal agreed upon with the organization. Out of the 250 individuals, 15 will be released in eastern Jerusalem, 100 to the West Bank, and one hundred thirty-five will be expelled. Initially, when representatives of the group submitted a roster of recommended detainees to be freed to intermediaries in the country, they called for the liberation of high-profile Palestinian political figures such as Marwan Barghouti. However, Netanyahu's office confirmed it refuses to release Barghouti.