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President Trump has remarked that "in general, there is consensus" on how the subsequent phases of the peace deal in Gaza will work, though he conceded that "a few particulars … will be resolved."

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

The US president, who has been praised by the group and many in Israel for his involvement in brokering a ceasefire deal, remarked he believes the agreement will "remain in place" because "the parties are exhausted by the fighting."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Crisis

Concurrently, the president intends to convene world leaders for a conference on Gaza during his trip to the Arab Republic of Egypt in the coming week. Participants slated to participate are representatives from the European nation, the French Republic, the Britain, the Italian Republic, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the Republic of Indonesia.

As per reports, the Israeli leader will not be present.

Trump's Itinerary

The president affirmed that he would meet a "many leaders" in the city on Monday to talk about the future of the territory. It has been reported that he will also go to Israel, where he will address the Israeli parliament.

Key Developments

• Tens of thousands of individuals returned to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip on the end of the week as a US-brokered ceasefire was implemented. The remaining 48 hostages—approximately 20 of them believed to be living—will be released by Monday.
• Issues linger over leadership in the region as forces slowly withdraw and whether Hamas will disarm, as stipulated in the proposed deal. PM Netanyahu, who unilaterally ended a halt in fighting in March, indicated that the nation might restart its operations if the group does not give up its military assets.
• The United Nations was authorized by Israeli authorities to begin distributing expanded humanitarian assistance into the territory beginning this Sunday. The aid will comprise 170,000 metric tons that have been stored in neighboring countries such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as relief coordinators expected authorization from Israel's military to resume their efforts.
• An official Stéphane Dujarric reported to journalists on Friday that petrol, medicines, and essential items have commenced entering through the Kerem Shalom border point. UN officials are calling for the Israeli government to unseal further border crossings and guarantee safe movement for humanitarian staff and residents who are coming back to regions of the territory that were subject to intense shelling up until lately.
• The leader he condemned the nation on last Saturday for executing overnight strikes on public installations that the health authority said caused one fatality. "Once again, southern Lebanon has been the target of a egregious offensive against civilian structures—with no valid reason or excuse," Aoun said.
• Israel shared a roster of the Palestinian detainees that it aims to free as in accordance with the truce deal made with the organization. From the 250 individuals, fifteen will be freed in the eastern part of the city, one hundred to the region, and 135 will be expelled. At first, when Hamas officials submitted a roster of suggested detainees to be released to negotiators in Egypt, they demanded the freeing of well-known Palestinian political figures such as the figure. However, Netanyahu's office confirmed it will not agree to release Barghouti.