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US President Donald Trump has stated that "largely, agreement exists" on how the following steps of the Gaza ceasefire plan will proceed, though he acknowledged that "certain specifics … will be worked out."

"They're assembling them now," he said, speaking about the hostages still held in Gaza. "They find themselves in quite harsh places."

He, who has been lauded by Hamas and many in Israel for his involvement in brokering a ceasefire deal, said he thinks the agreement will "remain in place" because "they're all exhausted by the hostilities."

Planned Conference on Gaza Crisis

At the same time, he plans to bring together global figures for a summit on the issue during his trip to the North African nation in the coming week. Attendees slated to take part are officials from Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, the State of Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per reports, the Israeli leader is not expected to attend.

President's Schedule

The president affirmed that he would engage with a "lot of dignitaries" in the Egyptian capital on the start of the week to talk about the direction of the Gaza Strip. Sources indicate that he will also go to the nation, where he will appear at the Knesset.

Key Developments

• Numerous of Palestinians returned to the heavily destroyed Gaza's north on last Friday as a ceasefire mediated by the US came into effect. Those still 48 individuals—approximately 20 of them believed to be surviving—are scheduled to be let go by the start of the week.
• Issues linger over leadership in Gaza as Israeli troops slowly withdraw and whether Hamas will relinquish arms, as required in the proposed deal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who unilaterally ended a ceasefire in spring, hinted that the nation might resume its operations if they refuses to relinquish its military assets.
• The international body was granted permission by Israel to commence providing scaled-up relief into the Gaza Strip beginning the weekend. The relief will include a large quantity that have been stored in nearby nations such as the Kingdom of Jordan and Egypt as aid workers were waiting for clearance from Israeli forces to restart their operations.
• A representative from the UN Stéphane Dujarric told reporters on the end of the week that fuel, healthcare materials, and other critical materials have commenced entering through the crossing point. Representatives want Israel to unseal further border crossings and guarantee protected transit for relief personnel and civilians who are coming back to areas in Gaza that were experiencing severe attacks until only recently.
• Lebanese President the head of state denounced the nation on the weekend for carrying out overnight strikes on public installations that the ministry said resulted in at least one death. "Once again, the region has been the focus of a atrocious Israeli aggression against civilian installations—unjustifiably or pretext," Aoun stated.
• Israeli authorities shared a inventory of the individuals in custody that it intends to free as under the truce deal reached with the organization. Of the 250 detainees, a group of 15 will be released in eastern Jerusalem, 100 to the Palestinian territory, and 135 will be sent abroad. Originally, when Hamas officials presented a list of proposed detainees to be let go to intermediaries in the Arab Republic, they demanded the freeing of prominent individuals such as Marwan Barghouti. However, the Israeli government stated it will not agree to release him.