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President Trump has stated that "largely, parties are aligned" on how the following steps of the Gaza ceasefire plan will work, though he admitted that "a few particulars … will be resolved."

"Hamas is assembling them currently," the president stated, speaking about the hostages still held in Gaza. "They find themselves in pretty rough locations."

The US president, who has been praised by the group and numerous Israelis for his part in securing a ceasefire deal, said he is confident the deal will "remain in place" because "the parties are exhausted by the hostilities."

Upcoming Summit on Gaza Crisis

Concurrently, he aims to bring together world leaders for a high-level meeting on the Gaza situation during his trip to the North African nation in the coming week. Participants slated to join are officials from the Federal Republic of Germany, France, the Britain, Italy, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the Republic of Indonesia.

According to sources, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be absent.

President's Schedule

The president confirmed that he would confer with a "many dignitaries" in the city on next Monday to discuss the future of the Gaza Strip. Sources indicate that he will also travel to the nation, where he will appear at the Knesset.

Significant Events

• Tens of thousands of Palestinians headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza on the end of the week as a American-negotiated truce took hold. Those still 48 individuals—approximately 20 of them considered alive—will be let go by the start of the week.
• Questions remain over leadership in the Gaza Strip as forces slowly withdraw and whether the organization will relinquish arms, as stipulated in the proposed deal. The Israeli leader, who terminated on his own a halt in fighting in March, suggested that Israel might resume its offensive if Hamas fails to give up its weapons.
• The international body was granted permission by Israel to commence distributing expanded relief into Gaza beginning the weekend. This assistance will include a large quantity that have been stored in neighboring countries such as the Kingdom of Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as aid workers expected authorization from Israeli forces to recommence their operations.
• An official he reported to the press on Friday that energy supplies, medicines, and other critical materials have begun moving through the Kerem Shalom border point. UN officials are urging the Israeli government to open more entry points and provide protected transit for relief personnel and civilians who are coming back to regions of the territory that were under heavy fire just a short time ago.
• Lebanese President Joseph Aoun denounced the Israeli government on the weekend for carrying out nocturnal attacks on civilian facilities that the health ministry said killed at least one person. "Once again, the region has been the target of a egregious attack by Israel against civilian installations—without justification or excuse," Aoun remarked.
• Israeli authorities disclosed a roster of the individuals in custody that it intends to free as in accordance with the peace accord made with Hamas. From the 250 detainees, a group of 15 will be released in the eastern part of the city, 100 to the Palestinian territory, and the remainder will be sent abroad. At first, when Hamas officials presented a selection of proposed prisoners to be let go to intermediaries in Egypt, they requested the release of well-known individuals such as the figure. But, the prime minister's team affirmed it declines to release him.