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President Trump has indicated that "largely, there is consensus" on how the next stages of the Gaza ceasefire plan will proceed, though he conceded that "some of the details … will be worked out."

"They're gathering them currently," the president stated, referring to the remaining hostages in the Gaza Strip. "They're in some pretty rough situations."

The US president, who has been lauded by the organization and various Israeli figures for his part in securing a truce agreement, expressed he is confident the deal will "hold" because "the parties are tired of the fighting."

Upcoming Summit on Gaza Issue

Meanwhile, Trump aims to bring together global figures for a conference on the issue during his travel to the Arab Republic of Egypt soon. Participants expected to take part are representatives from the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the UK, Italy, the State of Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per information, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be present.

Trump's Itinerary

The president stated that he would meet a "many leaders" in the Egyptian capital on the start of the week to discuss the direction of the Gaza Strip. Sources indicate that he will also go to Israel, where he will appear at the Knesset.

Key Developments

• Many of Palestinians headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip on the end of the week as a US-brokered ceasefire was implemented. The remaining 48 individuals—some 20 of them believed to be surviving—are scheduled to be released by the start of the week.
• Uncertainties persist over who will govern the region as Israel's military slowly withdraw and whether the group will give up weapons, as required in the president's truce agreement. PM Netanyahu, who called off a ceasefire in March, hinted that the nation might restart its operations if they fails to surrender its weapons.
• The UN was granted permission by Israel to commence distributing expanded humanitarian assistance into the Gaza Strip starting on the weekend. This assistance will comprise a large quantity that have been pre-positioned in nearby nations such as Jordan and Egypt as aid workers awaited clearance from the army to resume their efforts.
• A representative from the UN Stéphane Dujarric told reporters on last Friday that fuel, healthcare materials, and essential items have begun moving through the crossing point. UN officials want the Israeli government to allow access through additional crossing points and ensure protected transit for humanitarian staff and the population who are returning to parts of Gaza that were subject to intense shelling up until lately.
• The president of Lebanon Joseph Aoun denounced the Israeli government on the weekend for conducting nocturnal attacks on civilian facilities that the health ministry said killed at least one person. "For another time, the south of Lebanon has been the target of a heinous offensive against civilian structures—without justification or rationale," Aoun said.
• The government provided a list of the Palestinian prisoners that it plans to let go as part of the peace accord reached with Hamas. Of the 250 Palestinian prisoners, 15 will be let go in the eastern part of the city, 100 to the Palestinian territory, and the remainder will be expelled. Initially, when the organization's delegates provided a roster of recommended inmates to be freed to intermediaries in Egypt, they called for the release of well-known Palestinian political figures such as the activist. Yet, Netanyahu's office stated it declines to free Barghouti.