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President Trump has indicated that "largely, parties are aligned" on how the next stages of the Gaza ceasefire plan will proceed, though he acknowledged that "certain specifics … will be worked out."

"They're assembling them currently," Trump stated, referring to the remaining hostages in the region. "They're in some very difficult situations."

The US president, who has been praised by the organization and many in Israel for his role in brokering a truce agreement, expressed he thinks the agreement will "remain in place" because "the parties are tired of the conflict."

Planned Conference on Gaza Situation

Concurrently, the president plans to assemble global figures for a conference on Gaza during his trip to Egypt in the coming week. Among those expected to join are delegates from the European nation, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, the State of Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per information, PM Netanyahu will be absent.

Trump's Itinerary

He stated that he would engage with a "many officials" in the Egyptian capital on the start of the week to discuss the direction of Gaza. Reports suggest that he will also visit the nation, where he will address the legislative body.

Key Developments

• Tens of thousands of Palestinians made their way to the severely damaged northern Gaza Strip on Friday as a ceasefire mediated by the US came into effect. Those still 48 individuals—some 20 of them considered living—will be let go by Monday.
• Issues linger over the future governance of the Gaza Strip as Israel's military gradually pull back and whether the group will relinquish arms, as required in the president's truce agreement. The Israeli leader, who unilaterally ended a halt in fighting in last March, indicated that the nation might resume its offensive if the group does not surrender its weapons.
• The international body was authorized by Israel to begin distributing scaled-up aid into the Gaza Strip starting on Sunday. This assistance will comprise a large quantity that have been stored in nearby nations such as Jordan and Egypt as aid workers were waiting for permission from Israeli forces to restart their work.
• An official he told journalists on the end of the week that petrol, medicines, and vital resources have begun moving through the Kerem Shalom crossing. Agency staff are urging the Israeli government to open more border crossings and guarantee secure passage for relief personnel and residents who are coming back to areas in Gaza that were experiencing severe attacks up until lately.
• Lebanese President Joseph Aoun denounced the nation on the weekend for conducting overnight strikes on civilian facilities that the health ministry said resulted in at least one death. "Once again, the region has been the focus of a atrocious Israeli aggression against civilian structures—without justification or excuse," he stated.
• Israeli authorities provided a roster of the Palestinian detainees that it plans to release as under the truce deal agreed upon with the organization. Of the 250 individuals, 15 will be released in East Jerusalem, a hundred to the Palestinian territory, and the remainder will be deported. At first, when Hamas officials provided a list of suggested prisoners to be released to mediators in the country, they demanded the freeing of high-profile individuals such as the figure. But, the Israeli government confirmed it will not agree to let go him.