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US President Donald Trump has indicated that "in general, agreement exists" on how the following steps of the truce agreement for Gaza will unfold, though he conceded that "certain specifics … will be resolved."

"They're assembling them at present," he commented, referring to the remaining hostages in Gaza. "They find themselves in pretty rough places."

The US president, who has been lauded by Hamas and various Israeli figures for his role in achieving a peace accord, remarked he believes the accord will "be sustained" because "the parties are tired of the hostilities."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Situation

Concurrently, the president plans to assemble world leaders for a conference on the Gaza situation during his travel to Egypt in the coming week. Attendees anticipated to join are representatives from the Federal Republic of Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the Italian Republic, the State of Qatar, the Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per information, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be absent.

Trump's Itinerary

The president confirmed that he would meet a "many officials" in the Egyptian capital on next Monday to discuss the direction of the Gaza Strip. It has been reported that he will also visit the State of Israel, where he will speak before the Israeli parliament.

Significant Events

• Tens of thousands of Palestinian residents headed back to the severely damaged Gaza's north on last Friday as a ceasefire mediated by the US came into effect. The remaining 48 captives—approximately 20 of them believed to be surviving—will be released by next Monday.
• Uncertainties persist over who will govern the Gaza Strip as Israel's military gradually pull back and if the organization will give up weapons, as required in Trump's ceasefire plan. The Israeli leader, who called off a ceasefire in March, suggested that the nation might resume its military campaign if Hamas fails to relinquish its arms.
• The international body was granted permission by the government to commence delivering expanded humanitarian assistance into the Gaza Strip beginning this Sunday. The relief will involve significant amounts that have been stored in neighboring countries such as Jordan and Egypt as relief coordinators were waiting for authorization from Israeli forces to restart their work.
• An official the spokesman reported to journalists on last Friday that fuel, medicines, and vital resources have started flowing through the Kerem Shalom border point. UN officials are urging the Israeli government to allow access through additional crossing points and guarantee safe movement for humanitarian staff and residents who are going back to areas in Gaza that were under heavy fire up until lately.
• The president of Lebanon he censured Israel on the weekend for carrying out nocturnal attacks on public installations that the health authority said caused one fatality. "Yet again, southern Lebanon has been the focus of a heinous attack by Israel against civilian installations—with no valid reason or pretext," the president remarked.
• Israeli authorities provided a roster of the individuals in custody that it plans to free as under the ceasefire agreement reached with the group. Out of the 250 individuals, fifteen will be freed in the eastern part of the city, a hundred to the region, and 135 will be expelled. At first, when the organization's delegates provided a list of proposed detainees to be let go to intermediaries in the Arab Republic, they demanded the liberation of well-known Palestinian leaders such as the activist. However, Netanyahu's office affirmed it will not agree to release Barghouti.