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President Trump has remarked that "largely, agreement exists" on how the next stages of the peace deal in Gaza will work, though he conceded that "a few particulars … will be worked out."

"They're gathering them at present," the president stated, speaking about the captives yet to be freed in the Gaza Strip. "They are in pretty rough situations."

The US president, who has been lauded by Hamas and various Israeli figures for his role in securing a truce agreement, expressed he believes the agreement will "remain in place" because "both sides are exhausted by the conflict."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Issue

Concurrently, he plans to bring together international leaders for a high-level meeting on the issue during his trip to the Arab Republic of Egypt soon. Participants expected to participate are officials from the European nation, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Qatar, the Emirates, Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and the Republic of Indonesia.

According to reports, the Israeli leader will be absent.

Trump's Itinerary

Trump confirmed that he would engage with a "numerous dignitaries" in the Egyptian capital on next Monday to address the prospects of the territory. It has been reported that he will also travel to the nation, where he will speak before the Israeli parliament.

Major Updates

• Many of individuals headed back to the severely damaged northern Gaza on the end of the week as a ceasefire mediated by the US was implemented. Those still 48 hostages—some 20 of them considered living—are to be freed by the start of the week.
• Questions remain over the future governance of the Gaza Strip as Israeli troops gradually pull back and whether Hamas will disarm, as required in the proposed deal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who terminated on his own a truce in last March, indicated that Israel might resume its operations if the group refuses to give up its weapons.
• The UN was authorized by Israeli authorities to begin providing scaled-up humanitarian assistance into the Gaza Strip beginning this Sunday. The relief will comprise a large quantity that have been stored in adjacent states such as the Kingdom of Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as humanitarian officials awaited permission from Israel's military to resume their efforts.
• UN spokesperson the spokesman informed journalists on last Friday that energy supplies, healthcare materials, and other critical materials have begun moving through the Kerem Shalom crossing. Representatives want the Israeli government to unseal further border crossings and guarantee protected transit for aid workers and civilians who are returning to areas in Gaza that were subject to intense shelling just a short time ago.
• Lebanese President the head of state censured the Israeli government on Saturday for carrying out nocturnal attacks on civilian facilities that the health authority said caused one fatality. "Yet again, the south of Lebanon has been the target of a egregious Israeli aggression against non-military facilities—with no valid reason or rationale," the president stated.
• Israel shared a list of the Palestinian prisoners that it aims to free as part of the truce deal agreed upon with the group. Of the 250 individuals, fifteen will be released in eastern Jerusalem, one hundred to the region, and the remainder will be sent abroad. Originally, when Hamas officials presented a list of recommended inmates to be let go to negotiators in Egypt, they demanded the freeing of high-profile Palestinian political figures such as the figure. Yet, Netanyahu's office confirmed it will not agree to let go him.