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President Trump has remarked that "in general, there is consensus" on how the following steps of the Gaza ceasefire plan will proceed, though he admitted that "a few particulars … will be finalized."

"Hamas is collecting them at present," Trump said, speaking about the hostages still held in the region. "They are in very difficult locations."

The US president, who has been praised by the group and many in Israel for his role in achieving a truce agreement, expressed he thinks the agreement will "be sustained" because "both sides are tired of the fighting."

Upcoming Summit on Gaza Situation

At the same time, he plans to convene international leaders for a summit on Gaza during his visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt soon. Participants slated to take part are representatives from the Federal Republic of Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, the State of Qatar, the Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and Indonesia.

According to information, PM Netanyahu will not be present.

Trump's Itinerary

The president affirmed that he would engage with a "many dignitaries" in Cairo on the start of the week to address the direction of Gaza. Reports suggest that he will also travel to the nation, where he will address the legislative body.

Significant Events

• Numerous of individuals made their way to the largely ruined northern Gaza on the end of the week as a American-negotiated truce came into effect. The remaining 48 individuals—approximately 20 of them thought to be alive—are scheduled to be let go by next Monday.
• Questions remain over leadership in the region as Israeli troops retreat step by step and if the group will give up weapons, as required in the president's truce agreement. The Israeli leader, who unilaterally ended a halt in fighting in last March, indicated that the country might renew its operations if Hamas refuses to give up its arms.
• The United Nations was authorized by the government to commence distributing expanded humanitarian assistance into the Gaza Strip starting on this Sunday. The relief will include a large quantity that have been pre-positioned in adjacent states such as Jordan and Egypt as relief coordinators were waiting for clearance from the army to recommence their operations.
• An official he informed the press on Friday that energy supplies, medicines, and vital resources have begun moving through the Kerem Shalom crossing. Representatives want the Israeli government to allow access through additional border crossings and guarantee secure passage for humanitarian staff and residents who are coming back to areas in Gaza that were under heavy fire until only recently.
• Lebanese President Joseph Aoun denounced Israel on last Saturday for executing raids during the night on public installations that the health authority said killed at least one person. "Once again, southern Lebanon has been the target of a heinous Israeli aggression against non-military facilities—unjustifiably or pretext," Aoun said.
• The government shared a list of the Palestinian detainees that it intends to release as part of the truce deal made with the organization. Out of the 250 Palestinian prisoners, fifteen will be let go in the eastern part of the city, one hundred to the Palestinian territory, and 135 will be expelled. At first, when the organization's delegates submitted a roster of suggested prisoners to be freed to intermediaries in the Arab Republic, they demanded the liberation of well-known Palestinian political figures such as Marwan Barghouti. However, Netanyahu's office confirmed it declines to release Barghouti.