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The American leader has remarked that "largely, parties are aligned" on how the following steps of the truce agreement for Gaza will proceed, though he conceded that "some of the details … will be finalized."

"They're collecting them currently," the president stated, mentioning the captives yet to be freed in Gaza. "They are in very difficult situations."

The US president, who has been lauded by Hamas and various Israeli figures for his involvement in achieving a truce agreement, remarked he believes the accord will "remain in place" because "both sides are weary of the fighting."

Upcoming Summit on Gaza Situation

Concurrently, Trump intends to convene world leaders for a high-level meeting on Gaza during his trip to Egypt next week. Attendees anticipated to join are representatives from Germany, the French Republic, the Britain, Italy, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

Based on reports, PM Netanyahu is not expected to attend.

Leader's Plans

The president stated that he would meet a "lot of dignitaries" in the city on Monday to discuss the future of the Gaza Strip. It has been reported that he will also go to Israel, where he will speak before the Israeli parliament.

Key Developments

• Numerous of Palestinians headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip on last Friday as a ceasefire mediated by the US was implemented. The remaining 48 captives—approximately 20 of them considered alive—are scheduled to be released by the start of the week.
• Uncertainties persist over who will govern the Gaza Strip as Israeli troops gradually pull back and if Hamas will disarm, as stipulated in Trump's ceasefire plan. PM Netanyahu, who called off a truce in last March, hinted that Israel might restart its offensive if they refuses to give up its weapons.
• The United Nations was granted permission by Israel to start distributing scaled-up humanitarian assistance into the territory from the weekend. This assistance will involve 170,000 metric tons that have been pre-positioned in neighboring countries such as Jordan and Egypt as aid workers were waiting for authorization from the army to recommence their efforts.
• An official the spokesman told the press on the end of the week that energy supplies, medicines, and essential items have commenced entering through the Kerem Shalom border point. Agency staff are calling for Israel to unseal further entry points and guarantee safe movement for aid workers and the population who are coming back to areas in Gaza that were subject to intense shelling up until lately.
• The president of Lebanon he denounced the Israeli government on Saturday for executing nocturnal attacks on public installations that the health authority said resulted in at least one death. "For another time, southern Lebanon has been the focus of a atrocious offensive against civilian structures—unjustifiably or excuse," the president stated.
• Israel provided a list of the individuals in custody that it aims to free as under the truce deal made with the group. Of the 250 Palestinian prisoners, 15 will be freed in East Jerusalem, one hundred to the West Bank, and the remainder will be sent abroad. Originally, when Hamas officials submitted a list of recommended detainees to be released to negotiators in the country, they called for the liberation of well-known Palestinian political figures such as the activist. But, the Israeli government confirmed it refuses to release him.