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President Trump has remarked that "for the most part, parties are aligned" on how the following steps of the Gaza ceasefire plan will unfold, though he admitted that "certain specifics … will be worked out."

"Hamas is collecting them now," Trump commented, referring to the remaining hostages in Gaza. "They are in pretty rough places."

The US president, who has been lauded by the organization and various Israeli figures for his role in achieving a peace accord, said he thinks the deal will "be sustained" because "the parties are weary of the fighting."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Situation

At the same time, Trump plans to bring together international leaders for a summit on Gaza during his visit to Egypt in the coming week. Attendees anticipated to take part are officials from Germany, France, the UK, Italy, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

Based on reports, the Israeli leader will not be present.

Leader's Plans

He confirmed that he would engage with a "numerous dignitaries" in Cairo on next Monday to talk about the direction of Gaza. It has been reported that he will also go to the State of Israel, where he will address the Israeli parliament.

Key Developments

• Numerous of Palestinian residents made their way to the largely ruined northern Gaza Strip on the end of the week as a American-negotiated truce took hold. The 48 individuals—some 20 of them believed to be alive—will be released by next Monday.
• Uncertainties persist over the future governance of the region as Israeli troops slowly withdraw and whether the group will disarm, as called for in Trump's ceasefire plan. The Israeli leader, who terminated on his own a halt in fighting in March, suggested that Israel might resume its operations if the group fails to give up its military assets.
• The international body was given the green light by Israeli authorities to start distributing increased relief into Gaza beginning Sunday. The relief will include significant amounts that have been stored in neighboring countries such as the Kingdom of Jordan and Egypt as humanitarian officials were waiting for permission from Israel's military to resume their efforts.
• UN spokesperson he reported to the press on Friday that petrol, medical supplies, and vital resources have commenced entering through the Kerem Shalom crossing. Representatives are calling for Israel to open more entry points and guarantee protected transit for aid workers and the population who are coming back to regions of the territory that were under heavy fire up until lately.
• Lebanese President the head of state censured Israel on last Saturday for executing nocturnal attacks on civilian facilities that the health authority said caused one fatality. "Once again, southern Lebanon has been the focus of a heinous attack by Israel against non-military facilities—without justification or rationale," Aoun stated.
• Israeli authorities disclosed a inventory of the Palestinian prisoners that it plans to let go as under the ceasefire agreement agreed upon with the group. Of the 250 detainees, 15 will be let go in eastern Jerusalem, one hundred to the region, and 135 will be sent abroad. At first, when Hamas officials submitted a list of recommended inmates to be let go to intermediaries in the country, they requested the liberation of well-known Palestinian political figures such as the figure. Yet, the prime minister's team stated it declines to let go Barghouti.