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

"They're gathering them now," Trump said, referring to the remaining hostages in Gaza. "They find themselves in quite harsh situations."

President Trump, who has been lauded by the organization and various Israeli figures for his involvement in achieving a peace accord, said he believes the agreement will "hold" because "both sides are weary of the hostilities."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Issue

Concurrently, the president intends to convene global figures for a high-level meeting on the Gaza situation during his visit to Egypt in the coming week. Participants anticipated to take part are officials from the European nation, France, the United Kingdom, the Italian Republic, Qatar, the Emirates, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and Indonesia.

Based on reports, PM Netanyahu is not expected to attend.

Trump's Itinerary

Trump stated that he would meet a "lot of officials" in the Egyptian capital on next Monday to discuss the future of the Gaza Strip. It has been reported that he will also visit Israel, where he will speak before the legislative body.

Key Developments

• Many of Palestinian residents made their way to the heavily destroyed Gaza's north on last Friday as a American-negotiated truce came into effect. The 48 individuals—approximately 20 of them thought to be living—will be released by the start of the week.
• Questions remain over who will govern Gaza as Israeli troops retreat step by step and whether the group will disarm, as stipulated in the president's truce agreement. PM Netanyahu, who called off a halt in fighting in March, hinted that the nation might restart its operations if the group does not surrender its arms.
• The international body was granted permission by Israeli authorities to begin delivering increased humanitarian assistance into the territory from Sunday. The aid will include 170,000 metric tons that have been stored in neighboring countries such as the Kingdom of Jordan and Egypt as humanitarian officials were waiting for permission from the army to restart their operations.
• A representative from the UN he informed journalists on the end of the week that petrol, healthcare materials, and vital resources have begun moving through the Kerem Shalom crossing. Representatives want authorities to unseal further border crossings and ensure secure passage for relief personnel and the population who are going back to regions of the territory that were under heavy fire up until lately.
• The president of Lebanon the head of state denounced the nation on last Saturday for carrying out overnight strikes on civilian facilities that the ministry said caused one fatality. "For another time, the south of Lebanon has been the object of a atrocious Israeli aggression against non-military facilities—without justification or rationale," the president stated.
• The government disclosed a roster of the Palestinian prisoners that it intends to release as under the peace accord made with the organization. Out of the 250 detainees, a group of 15 will be released in eastern Jerusalem, 100 to the Palestinian territory, and 135 will be expelled. Originally, when representatives of the group submitted a selection of recommended inmates to be freed to mediators in Egypt, they called for the freeing of well-known Palestinian leaders such as the figure. But, the prime minister's team confirmed it will not agree to free him.