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President Trump has indicated that "for the most part, agreement exists" on how the next stages of the truce agreement for Gaza will unfold, though he conceded that "certain specifics … will be finalized."

"They're collecting them at present," the president stated, referring to the hostages still held in the region. "They are in very difficult situations."

The US president, who has been commended by Hamas and many in Israel for his part in brokering a truce agreement, expressed he is confident the agreement will "remain in place" because "the parties are exhausted by the fighting."

Planned Conference on Gaza Issue

Meanwhile, he plans to convene global figures for a summit on Gaza during his visit to the North African nation in the coming week. Attendees slated to take part are representatives from Germany, France, the UK, Italy, Qatar, the Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per reports, PM Netanyahu will be absent.

President's Schedule

Trump affirmed that he would confer with a "many leaders" in Cairo on the start of the week to address the future of the territory. Sources indicate that he will also visit Israel, where he will address the Knesset.

Significant Events

• Many of Palestinians headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip on the end of the week as a US-brokered ceasefire took hold. The 48 captives—about 20 of them considered living—are to be freed by next Monday.
• Issues linger over leadership in Gaza as Israel's military gradually pull back and if the organization will give up weapons, as required in Trump's ceasefire plan. The Israeli leader, who terminated on his own a halt in fighting in spring, indicated that the country might restart its military campaign if the group fails to give up its weapons.
• The UN was granted permission by Israeli authorities to begin providing increased aid into the territory starting on the weekend. This assistance will include a large quantity that have already been positioned in adjacent states such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as humanitarian officials expected clearance from Israel's military to restart their operations.
• An official he reported to journalists on last Friday that petrol, medical supplies, and essential items have commenced entering through the crossing point. UN officials are calling for the Israeli government to allow access through additional entry points and provide protected transit for relief personnel and the population who are coming back to regions of the territory that were under heavy fire until only recently.
• The president of Lebanon the head of state denounced the Israeli government on last Saturday for conducting raids during the night on civilian facilities that the ministry said resulted in at least one death. "Yet again, the region has been the target of a atrocious offensive against civilian installations—with no valid reason or pretext," Aoun stated.
• Israel shared a inventory of the individuals in custody that it aims to free as under the truce deal made with the organization. Of the 250 detainees, fifteen will be freed in East Jerusalem, one hundred to the West Bank, and the remainder will be deported. Initially, when representatives of the group submitted a roster of recommended inmates to be let go to mediators in the country, they called for the liberation of high-profile Palestinian leaders such as Marwan Barghouti. However, the prime minister's team confirmed it refuses to free Barghouti.