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President Trump has indicated that "largely, agreement exists" on how the following steps of the peace deal in Gaza will work, though he conceded that "certain specifics … will be finalized."

"They're collecting them at present," he commented, referring to the captives yet to be freed in Gaza. "They find themselves in very difficult situations."

The US president, who has been commended by the group and various Israeli figures for his part in achieving a truce agreement, said he believes the agreement will "be sustained" because "both sides are exhausted by the fighting."

Planned Conference on Gaza Situation

At the same time, Trump plans to assemble global figures for a high-level meeting on Gaza during his visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt in the coming week. Attendees expected to participate are officials from the European nation, France, the Britain, Italy, the State of Qatar, the Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per reports, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not expected to attend.

President's Schedule

Trump confirmed that he would engage with a "many officials" in Cairo on the start of the week to address the direction of the Gaza Strip. It has been reported that he will also visit Israel, where he will appear at the Israeli parliament.

Major Updates

• Numerous of Palestinian residents returned to the largely ruined northern Gaza Strip on last Friday as a American-negotiated truce took hold. The remaining 48 individuals—approximately 20 of them considered surviving—will be freed by next Monday.
• Issues linger over the future governance of the region as Israel's military slowly withdraw and if the group will disarm, as stipulated in the president's truce agreement. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who terminated on his own a truce in March, indicated that the nation might renew its operations if they does not give up its weapons.
• The United Nations was given the green light by Israeli authorities to start providing increased relief into the Gaza Strip starting on the weekend. The aid will involve significant amounts that have been pre-positioned in neighboring countries such as Jordan and Egypt as aid workers awaited permission from the army to restart their efforts.
• UN spokesperson the spokesman informed the press on the end of the week that petrol, medical supplies, and essential items have begun moving through the crossing point. Agency staff are calling for Israel to unseal further crossing points and ensure secure passage for humanitarian staff and residents who are coming back to areas in Gaza that were subject to intense shelling up until lately.
• The leader the head of state denounced the nation on Saturday for executing nocturnal attacks on non-military sites that the health authority said killed at least one person. "Once again, the region has been the focus of a atrocious offensive against civilian installations—without justification or pretext," Aoun stated.
• Israel disclosed a list of the individuals in custody that it plans to let go as part of the ceasefire agreement made with Hamas. Out of the 250 detainees, fifteen will be freed in eastern Jerusalem, 100 to the Palestinian territory, and 135 will be sent abroad. Originally, when the organization's delegates submitted a selection of proposed prisoners to be freed to intermediaries in Egypt, they demanded the liberation of well-known Palestinian leaders such as the activist. Yet, the Israeli government stated it declines to let go him.