US President Donald Trump Says 'For the Most Part, Agreement Exists' on Following Steps of Gaza Ceasefire Plan
US President Donald Trump has stated that "largely, parties are aligned" on how the subsequent phases of the truce agreement for Gaza will unfold, though he admitted that "a few particulars … will be worked out."
"Hamas is collecting them currently," the president said, mentioning the remaining hostages in the Gaza Strip. "They're in some very difficult locations."
President Trump, who has been praised by Hamas and numerous Israelis for his role in brokering a truce agreement, remarked he is confident the accord will "remain in place" because "the parties are tired of the hostilities."
Planned Conference on Gaza Issue
Meanwhile, he plans to convene global figures for a high-level meeting on the Gaza situation during his trip to the Arab Republic of Egypt next week. Attendees anticipated to take part are delegates from Germany, the French Republic, the United Kingdom, the Italian Republic, Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, 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
He affirmed that he would meet a "many leaders" in the Egyptian capital on Monday to address the future of the Gaza Strip. Reports suggest that he will also go to the State of Israel, where he will speak before the Knesset.
Significant Events
Tens of thousands of Palestinian residents returned to the severely damaged northern Gaza on the end of the week as a ceasefire mediated by the US was implemented. The 48 hostages—about 20 of them considered surviving—are scheduled to be released by Monday.
Uncertainties persist over leadership in the region as Israeli troops slowly withdraw and whether Hamas will give up weapons, as stipulated in Trump's ceasefire plan. The Israeli leader, who terminated on his own a halt in fighting in March, suggested that the nation might restart its offensive if the group does not surrender its military assets.
The United Nations was given the green light by the government to commence providing expanded relief into the territory starting on the weekend. The relief will involve a large quantity that have been pre-positioned in adjacent states such as Jordan and Egypt as relief coordinators expected clearance from Israeli forces to restart their efforts.
UN spokesperson the spokesman told the press on the end of the week that energy supplies, medicines, and other critical materials have started flowing through the Kerem Shalom crossing. Representatives want the Israeli government to unseal further border crossings and guarantee secure passage for aid workers and residents who are returning to regions of the territory that were experiencing severe attacks up until lately.
Lebanese President he condemned Israel on last Saturday for executing nocturnal attacks on non-military sites that the health ministry said killed at least one person. "For another time, southern Lebanon has been the object of a egregious offensive against civilian structures—unjustifiably or excuse," he said.
Israel provided a roster of the individuals in custody that it plans to let go as in accordance with the truce deal reached with Hamas. Of the 250 detainees, a group of 15 will be let go in East Jerusalem, 100 to the Palestinian territory, and the remainder will be sent abroad. Initially, when Hamas officials presented a selection of proposed detainees to be released to negotiators in the Arab Republic, they called for the liberation of well-known Palestinian political figures such as the figure. However, the prime minister's team confirmed it declines to free him.