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President Trump has stated that "in general, parties are aligned" on how the following steps of the truce agreement for Gaza will unfold, though he acknowledged that "certain specifics … will be finalized."

"Hamas is gathering them at present," he said, mentioning the hostages still held in the Gaza Strip. "They find themselves in pretty rough situations."

The US president, who has been commended by the group and numerous Israelis for his role in brokering a truce agreement, said he thinks the deal will "remain in place" because "both sides are tired of the hostilities."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Issue

Meanwhile, the president plans to bring together global figures for a summit on Gaza during his trip to the North African nation next week. Among those slated to take part are representatives from the Federal Republic of Germany, France, the Britain, Italy, the State of Qatar, the UAE, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

According to sources, PM Netanyahu will be absent.

Leader's Plans

The president affirmed that he would confer with a "numerous leaders" in the city on next Monday to talk about the prospects of Gaza. It has been reported that he will also go to the State of Israel, where he will appear at the Knesset.

Key Developments

• Many of Palestinians returned to the heavily destroyed Gaza's north on the end of the week as a US-brokered ceasefire took hold. The remaining 48 hostages—about 20 of them believed to be living—are to be let go by next Monday.
• Uncertainties persist over who will govern Gaza as Israeli troops slowly withdraw and whether the group will disarm, as required in the proposed deal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who terminated on his own a ceasefire in spring, indicated that Israel might resume its military campaign if the group fails to surrender its arms.
• The United Nations was given the green light by Israeli authorities to begin distributing increased aid into the territory beginning the weekend. The aid 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 were waiting for permission from the army to recommence their operations.
• An official Stéphane Dujarric reported to the press on last Friday that fuel, medicines, and vital resources have begun moving through the Kerem Shalom border point. Representatives are calling for authorities to unseal further crossing points and guarantee safe movement for aid workers and residents who are going back to regions of the territory that were under heavy fire just a short time ago.
• The leader he denounced the nation on the weekend for executing nocturnal attacks on civilian facilities that the health ministry said resulted in at least one death. "For another time, southern Lebanon has been the object of a egregious Israeli aggression against civilian structures—unjustifiably or excuse," he said.
• Israeli authorities provided a list of the Palestinian detainees that it intends to release as under the ceasefire agreement made with the organization. From the 250 individuals, 15 will be released in the eastern part of the city, one hundred to the region, and 135 will be deported. Originally, when Hamas officials submitted a list of recommended prisoners to be let go to negotiators in the country, they called for the freeing of prominent Palestinian leaders such as the activist. However, the Israeli government confirmed it declines to free him.