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US President Donald Trump has remarked that "largely, parties are aligned" on how the following steps of the truce agreement for Gaza will unfold, though he admitted that "certain specifics … will be worked out."

"They're assembling them now," Trump said, speaking about the remaining hostages in the region. "They are in quite harsh situations."

He, who has been lauded by Hamas and numerous Israelis for his role in brokering a peace accord, said he believes the agreement will "remain in place" because "the parties are exhausted by the fighting."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Situation

Concurrently, Trump intends to assemble global figures for a high-level meeting on Gaza during his travel to Egypt in the coming week. Attendees slated to take part are delegates from Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

Based on information, PM Netanyahu will not be present.

Leader's Plans

The president stated that he would confer with a "numerous dignitaries" in Cairo on Monday to discuss the prospects of Gaza. Reports suggest that he will also visit the State of Israel, where he will address the Knesset.

Significant Events

• Numerous of Palestinian residents made their way to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip on the end of the week as a US-brokered ceasefire came into effect. The 48 hostages—approximately 20 of them believed to be alive—are scheduled to be freed by next Monday.
• Uncertainties persist over leadership in the Gaza Strip as forces slowly withdraw and whether Hamas will relinquish arms, as stipulated in the proposed deal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who unilaterally ended a ceasefire in March, hinted that the country might resume its operations if the group does not relinquish its military assets.
• The UN was given the green light by Israel to start providing expanded humanitarian assistance into Gaza from this Sunday. The relief will include a large quantity that have been pre-positioned in neighboring countries such as Jordan and Egypt as relief coordinators awaited clearance from Israel's military to resume their operations.
• A representative from the UN he told the press on Friday that petrol, medicines, and other critical materials have commenced entering through the Kerem Shalom crossing. Representatives want Israel to allow access through additional entry points and guarantee safe movement for aid workers and the population who are coming back to regions of the territory that were experiencing severe attacks up until lately.
• The president of Lebanon he condemned the Israeli government on the weekend for conducting nocturnal attacks on civilian facilities that the health ministry said killed at least one person. "Once again, southern Lebanon has been the focus of a egregious offensive against civilian structures—without justification or rationale," the president stated.
• Israeli authorities shared a inventory of the individuals in custody that it intends to free as under the truce deal reached with the organization. Out of the 250 detainees, fifteen will be freed in eastern Jerusalem, a hundred to the region, and one hundred thirty-five will be deported. Originally, when representatives of the group submitted a selection of recommended prisoners to be freed to mediators in Egypt, they demanded the freeing of well-known Palestinian political figures such as the figure. Yet, the Israeli government confirmed it declines to free the individual.