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US President Donald Trump has stated that "in general, agreement exists" on how the following steps of the peace deal in Gaza will work, though he conceded that "certain specifics … will be finalized."

"Hamas is collecting them currently," he commented, referring to the remaining hostages in the region. "They're in some pretty rough places."

President Trump, who has been lauded by Hamas and numerous Israelis for his involvement in securing a ceasefire deal, remarked he is confident the agreement will "remain in place" because "the parties are weary of the conflict."

Planned Conference on Gaza Crisis

At the same time, the president intends to bring together global figures for a summit on the issue during his visit to Egypt in the coming week. Participants anticipated to take part are officials from the European nation, the French Republic, the UK, Italy, the State of Qatar, the Emirates, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

Based on information, the Israeli leader is not expected to attend.

President's Schedule

The president confirmed that he would confer with a "numerous officials" in the city on the start of the week to address the future of Gaza. Sources indicate that he will also go to the State of Israel, where he will appear at the Israeli parliament.

Major Updates

• Many of Palestinian residents headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza on the end of the week as a American-negotiated truce took hold. The 48 captives—approximately 20 of them considered living—are to be freed by next Monday.
• Uncertainties persist over the future governance of Gaza as Israel's military retreat step by step and whether the group will give up weapons, as called for in the proposed deal. The Israeli leader, who unilaterally ended a halt in fighting in spring, indicated that the country might renew its operations if Hamas refuses to relinquish its arms.
• The United Nations was given the green light by Israel to begin distributing expanded relief into the Gaza Strip from Sunday. This assistance will involve significant amounts that have been pre-positioned in adjacent states such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as relief coordinators expected clearance from Israel's military to recommence their efforts.
• A representative from the UN Stéphane Dujarric reported to reporters on last Friday that fuel, medicines, and essential items have begun moving through the crossing point. Agency staff want the Israeli government to unseal further entry points and guarantee safe movement for humanitarian staff and the population who are returning to regions of the territory that were experiencing severe attacks until only recently.
• Lebanese President Joseph Aoun denounced the Israeli government on last Saturday for conducting overnight strikes on public installations that the health authority said resulted in at least one death. "For another time, the south of Lebanon has been the object of a egregious offensive against civilian installations—with no valid reason or rationale," the president said.
• Israel shared a list of the Palestinian detainees that it intends to release as in accordance with the truce deal reached with the group. Of the 250 detainees, a group of 15 will be let go in East Jerusalem, a hundred to the region, and 135 will be sent abroad. At first, when Hamas officials presented a list of proposed inmates to be let go to negotiators in the country, they demanded the liberation of well-known individuals such as Marwan Barghouti. However, the Israeli government affirmed it will not agree to free Barghouti.