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President Trump has remarked that "for the most part, parties are aligned" on how the next stages of the Gaza ceasefire plan will unfold, though he acknowledged that "some of the details … will be worked out."

"Hamas is assembling them now," the president commented, referring to the remaining hostages in Gaza. "They are in quite harsh locations."

President Trump, who has been praised by the group and many in Israel for his role in securing a ceasefire deal, said he thinks the agreement will "remain in place" because "the parties are exhausted by the conflict."

Upcoming Summit on Gaza Crisis

Concurrently, Trump aims to assemble global figures for a conference on Gaza during his trip to the Arab Republic of Egypt in the coming week. Attendees slated to join are representatives from the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the UK, Italy, Qatar, the UAE, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the Republic of Indonesia.

As per information, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not expected to attend.

President's Schedule

Trump stated that he would confer with a "many dignitaries" in the Egyptian capital on Monday to address the direction of the Gaza Strip. Sources indicate that he will also go to Israel, where he will address the Knesset.

Significant Events

• Many of Palestinians returned to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza on last Friday as a ceasefire mediated by the US came into effect. The 48 hostages—about 20 of them considered alive—will be let go by next Monday.
• Questions remain over who will govern Gaza as Israeli troops retreat step by step and whether the group will disarm, as stipulated in Trump's ceasefire plan. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who terminated on his own a halt in fighting in last March, indicated that the country might restart its operations if Hamas does not surrender its weapons.
• The UN was granted permission by Israel to begin distributing increased relief into Gaza from Sunday. The aid will comprise significant amounts that have been pre-positioned in adjacent states such as the Kingdom of Jordan and Egypt as relief coordinators awaited permission from the army to recommence their efforts.
• An official Stéphane Dujarric informed journalists on the end of the week that fuel, medicines, and other critical materials have begun moving through the Kerem Shalom crossing. UN officials are calling for Israel to allow access through additional entry points and provide protected transit for aid workers and civilians who are coming back to regions of the territory that were experiencing severe attacks just a short time ago.
• The president of Lebanon Joseph Aoun denounced Israel on last Saturday for carrying out overnight strikes on non-military sites that the health authority said resulted in at least one death. "Yet again, the region has been the focus of a heinous attack by Israel against civilian installations—unjustifiably or excuse," the president said.
• Israeli authorities shared a inventory of the Palestinian detainees that it aims to release as part of the peace accord reached with the organization. Out of the 250 individuals, a group of 15 will be freed in East Jerusalem, one hundred to the region, and one hundred thirty-five will be sent abroad. At first, when representatives of the group presented a selection of suggested prisoners to be freed to negotiators in the country, they called for the freeing of well-known Palestinian political figures such as Marwan Barghouti. But, the Israeli government affirmed it will not agree to release him.