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President Trump has remarked that "in general, parties are aligned" on how the following steps of the Gaza ceasefire plan will unfold, though he admitted that "certain specifics … will be finalized."

"Hamas is collecting them at present," the president said, mentioning the captives yet to be freed in the Gaza Strip. "They are in very difficult places."

He, who has been commended by the organization and numerous Israelis for his part in achieving a peace accord, remarked he thinks the deal will "hold" because "they're all tired of the hostilities."

Planned Conference on Gaza Situation

Concurrently, Trump aims to convene international leaders for a high-level meeting on Gaza during his trip to Egypt in the coming week. Among those expected to participate are officials from the European nation, France, the UK, Italy, the State of Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the Republic of Indonesia.

Based on sources, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be absent.

Leader's Plans

Trump stated that he would meet a "numerous officials" in the Egyptian capital on Monday to address the direction of the territory. It has been reported that he will also travel to Israel, where he will speak before the Knesset.

Major Updates

• Tens of thousands of individuals returned to the severely damaged Gaza's north on Friday as a American-negotiated truce took hold. The 48 hostages—some 20 of them thought to be alive—are scheduled to be freed by next Monday.
• Uncertainties persist over leadership in Gaza as forces retreat step by step and if the organization will relinquish arms, as called for in Trump's ceasefire plan. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who unilaterally ended a truce in March, suggested that Israel might resume its operations if Hamas does not give up its military assets.
• The United Nations was given the green light by Israeli authorities to start delivering increased aid into the Gaza Strip starting on the weekend. The relief will involve 170,000 metric tons that have already been positioned in nearby nations such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as humanitarian officials awaited clearance from Israeli forces to recommence their operations.
• An official Stéphane Dujarric informed journalists on the end of the week that energy supplies, medicines, and essential items have commenced entering through the crossing point. UN officials want the Israeli government to allow access through additional entry points and provide secure passage for relief personnel and residents who are coming back to parts of Gaza that were subject to intense shelling just a short time ago.
• The president of Lebanon the head of state censured the nation on Saturday for carrying out overnight strikes on civilian facilities that the ministry said killed at least one person. "For another time, the south of Lebanon has been the focus of a heinous Israeli aggression against civilian installations—without justification or rationale," the president remarked.
• Israeli authorities disclosed a inventory of the Palestinian prisoners that it plans to free as under the peace accord made with the group. From the 250 detainees, 15 will be let go in the eastern part of the city, a hundred to the region, and 135 will be sent abroad. Originally, when representatives of the group provided a selection of suggested prisoners to be freed to intermediaries in the Arab Republic, they requested the release of prominent Palestinian leaders such as Marwan Barghouti. But, the Israeli government stated it declines to free Barghouti.