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US President Donald Trump has remarked that "in general, there is consensus" on how the subsequent phases of the truce agreement for Gaza will unfold, though he acknowledged that "a few particulars … will be finalized."

"Hamas is gathering them currently," the president said, referring to the remaining hostages in Gaza. "They are in pretty rough places."

He, who has been commended by the group and many in Israel for his role in securing a ceasefire deal, said he is confident the deal will "remain in place" because "both sides are exhausted by the fighting."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Issue

At the same time, the president aims to bring together world leaders for a summit on the Gaza situation during his visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt in the coming week. Among those expected to join are officials from the European nation, France, the Britain, the Italian Republic, Qatar, the Emirates, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and the Republic of Indonesia.

According to sources, the Israeli leader will be absent.

Trump's Itinerary

Trump affirmed that he would engage with a "lot of dignitaries" in Cairo on the start of the week to talk about the prospects of the territory. It has been reported that he will also visit the State of Israel, where he will address the Knesset.

Key Developments

• Many of individuals returned to the severely damaged Gaza's north on Friday as a American-negotiated truce was implemented. The 48 individuals—some 20 of them considered alive—are scheduled to be freed by next Monday.
• Questions remain over who will govern the region as forces gradually pull back and if the group will relinquish arms, as required in the president's truce agreement. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called off a truce in March, suggested that the country might restart its offensive if the group fails to relinquish its arms.
• The United Nations was granted permission by the government to commence distributing scaled-up relief into the Gaza Strip starting on the weekend. The aid will involve significant amounts that have been stored in adjacent states such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as aid workers expected permission from the army to resume their efforts.
• A representative from the UN the spokesman informed the press on the end of the week that fuel, healthcare materials, and vital resources have started flowing through the Kerem Shalom border point. Agency staff are calling for authorities to unseal further border crossings and guarantee safe movement for humanitarian staff and civilians who are going back to regions of the territory that were under heavy fire just a short time ago.
• The president of Lebanon Joseph Aoun denounced the nation on the weekend for carrying out nocturnal attacks on public installations that the ministry said resulted in at least one death. "Yet again, southern Lebanon has been the object of a atrocious attack by Israel against civilian installations—without justification or excuse," the president remarked.
• Israeli authorities shared a inventory of the Palestinian prisoners that it aims to release as part of the ceasefire agreement agreed upon with Hamas. Out of the 250 Palestinian prisoners, a group of 15 will be freed in the eastern part of the city, a hundred to the Palestinian territory, and one hundred thirty-five will be expelled. Originally, when the organization's delegates provided a roster of recommended detainees to be let go to mediators in the Arab Republic, they demanded the freeing of prominent individuals such as Marwan Barghouti. But, the prime minister's team confirmed it refuses to let go him.