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

"They're assembling them currently," the president stated, mentioning the captives yet to be freed in Gaza. "They're in some pretty rough situations."

The US president, who has been praised by the group and numerous Israelis for his role in securing a ceasefire deal, said he thinks the agreement will "remain in place" because "they're all tired of the fighting."

Upcoming Summit on Gaza Crisis

At the same time, Trump intends to assemble world leaders for a high-level meeting on the issue during his travel to the Arab Republic of Egypt soon. Attendees slated to participate are officials from the European nation, the French Republic, the UK, the Italian Republic, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

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

Trump's Itinerary

He confirmed that he would confer with a "numerous leaders" in the city on the start of the week to talk about the prospects of the Gaza Strip. Reports suggest that he will also visit the State of Israel, where he will appear at the legislative body.

Major Updates

• Tens of thousands of individuals made their way to the severely damaged Gaza's north on the end of the week as a American-negotiated truce came into effect. The remaining 48 captives—about 20 of them thought to be living—will be let go by next Monday.
• Issues linger over the future governance of the region as Israel's military retreat step by step and if the group will disarm, as required in the president's truce agreement. PM Netanyahu, who terminated on his own a ceasefire in last March, hinted that the nation might restart its offensive if Hamas fails to relinquish its arms.
• The international body was authorized by the government to start distributing expanded humanitarian assistance into the territory starting on Sunday. The relief will include significant amounts that have been pre-positioned in nearby nations such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as aid workers were waiting for authorization from the army to restart their operations.
• A representative from the UN he reported to journalists on last Friday that fuel, medical supplies, and essential items have commenced entering through the crossing point. Representatives want the Israeli government to allow access through additional crossing points and ensure safe movement for humanitarian staff and the population who are coming back to regions of the territory that were under heavy fire up until lately.
• The president of Lebanon the head of state condemned Israel on the weekend for carrying out overnight strikes on public installations that the health authority said resulted in at least one death. "For another time, the region has been the target of a egregious offensive against civilian installations—unjustifiably or pretext," Aoun remarked.
• Israeli authorities disclosed a inventory of the individuals in custody that it plans to free as under the ceasefire agreement agreed upon with the organization. From the 250 Palestinian prisoners, 15 will be released in eastern Jerusalem, a hundred to the Palestinian territory, and the remainder will be expelled. Initially, when representatives of the group submitted a list of recommended inmates to be freed to negotiators in the country, they demanded the liberation of high-profile Palestinian political figures such as Marwan Barghouti. Yet, Netanyahu's office stated it declines to let go him.