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President Trump has indicated that "largely, there is consensus" on how the next stages of the truce agreement for Gaza will unfold, though he conceded that "certain specifics … will be worked out."

"Hamas is collecting them at present," he said, mentioning the captives yet to be freed in the Gaza Strip. "They find themselves in pretty rough locations."

He, who has been commended by the organization and numerous Israelis for his part in brokering a peace accord, said he is confident the accord will "remain in place" because "the parties are weary of the fighting."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Issue

Concurrently, the president intends to bring together global figures for a summit on the issue during his travel to the Arab Republic of Egypt soon. Attendees expected to take part are officials from the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the United Kingdom, Italy, Qatar, the UAE, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and Indonesia.

According to reports, PM Netanyahu will be absent.

Trump's Itinerary

He stated that he would confer with a "many dignitaries" in the city on the start of the week to discuss the direction of the territory. It has been reported that he will also visit Israel, where he will appear at the legislative body.

Major Updates

• Many of individuals returned to the largely ruined Gaza's north on last Friday as a ceasefire mediated by the US took hold. Those still 48 captives—some 20 of them considered alive—are to be let go by Monday.
• Uncertainties persist over who will govern the region as forces slowly withdraw and whether the organization will relinquish arms, as required in the proposed deal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who unilaterally ended a halt in fighting in March, hinted that the country might restart its military campaign if the group refuses to give up its weapons.
• The UN was authorized by Israel to start distributing expanded aid into Gaza starting on Sunday. The aid will include a large quantity that have been stored in nearby nations such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as humanitarian officials awaited clearance from Israel's military to recommence their work.
• A representative from the UN the spokesman informed reporters on last Friday that petrol, healthcare materials, and other critical materials have commenced entering through the crossing point. Representatives are urging the Israeli government to unseal further crossing points and guarantee safe movement for relief personnel and civilians who are returning to areas in Gaza that were subject to intense shelling until only recently.
• The president of Lebanon Joseph Aoun condemned the Israeli government on last Saturday for executing overnight strikes on civilian facilities that the health ministry said resulted in at least one death. "Yet again, the south of Lebanon has been the object of a atrocious offensive against civilian structures—unjustifiably or pretext," the president said.
• Israel shared a roster of the Palestinian detainees that it aims to free as part of the truce deal reached with Hamas. From the 250 individuals, 15 will be freed in eastern Jerusalem, one hundred to the region, and one hundred thirty-five will be sent abroad. Initially, when representatives of the group presented a selection of proposed detainees to be let go to mediators in the Arab Republic, they demanded the release of well-known Palestinian leaders such as the figure. But, the Israeli government affirmed it will not agree to let go the individual.