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President Trump has remarked that "largely, parties are aligned" on how the following steps of the truce agreement for Gaza will work, though he admitted that "certain specifics … will be worked out."

"Hamas is assembling them now," he said, mentioning the hostages still held in the region. "They are in very difficult situations."

The US president, who has been lauded by the group and numerous Israelis for his part in achieving a peace accord, said he believes the agreement will "be sustained" because "both sides are exhausted by the conflict."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Situation

Concurrently, Trump intends to assemble world leaders for a high-level meeting on Gaza during his trip to the Arab Republic of Egypt soon. Among those slated to participate are delegates from the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the United Kingdom, Italy, Qatar, the Emirates, Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the Republic of Indonesia.

Based on reports, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be absent.

Trump's Itinerary

Trump affirmed that he would meet a "many officials" in Cairo on the start of the week to talk about the prospects of Gaza. It has been reported that he will also travel to Israel, where he will address the legislative body.

Key Developments

• Many of individuals made their way to the severely damaged Gaza's north on last Friday as a US-brokered ceasefire took hold. Those still 48 individuals—about 20 of them believed to be surviving—are to be released by next Monday.
• Uncertainties persist over who will govern the Gaza Strip as Israeli troops retreat step by step and whether Hamas will disarm, as stipulated in Trump's ceasefire plan. The Israeli leader, who terminated on his own a halt in fighting in spring, suggested that the country might renew its operations if they fails to surrender its weapons.
• The international body was granted permission by Israeli authorities to start delivering expanded aid into the territory starting on this Sunday. The relief will involve significant amounts that have been stored in adjacent states such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as humanitarian officials were waiting for clearance from Israeli forces to resume their work.
• A representative from the UN the spokesman told reporters on the end of the week that petrol, healthcare materials, and vital resources have started flowing through the Kerem Shalom border point. UN officials want authorities to open more entry points and guarantee protected transit for aid workers and residents who are going back to parts of Gaza that were experiencing severe attacks just a short time ago.
• The president of Lebanon Joseph Aoun denounced the Israeli government on last Saturday for executing overnight strikes on non-military sites that the ministry said killed at least one person. "For another time, southern Lebanon has been the target of a atrocious attack by Israel against non-military facilities—unjustifiably or rationale," Aoun remarked.
• Israel disclosed a roster of the Palestinian detainees that it plans to let go as under the truce deal made with the group. From the 250 individuals, fifteen will be let go in eastern Jerusalem, a hundred to the Palestinian territory, and the remainder will be expelled. Initially, when Hamas officials presented a roster of recommended detainees to be released to mediators in Egypt, they called for the release of well-known Palestinian political figures such as Marwan Barghouti. However, Netanyahu's office stated it refuses to free the individual.