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US President Donald Trump has stated that "in general, parties are aligned" on how the following steps of the truce agreement for Gaza will work, though he admitted that "a few particulars … will be worked out."

"Hamas is gathering them at present," Trump stated, referring to the hostages still held in the Gaza Strip. "They are in very difficult places."

The US president, who has been praised by Hamas and many in Israel for his involvement in brokering a peace accord, said he is confident the accord will "remain in place" because "both sides are tired of the hostilities."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Crisis

Concurrently, he plans to convene global figures for a high-level meeting on Gaza during his travel to the Arab Republic of Egypt next week. Attendees expected to participate are officials from the Federal Republic of Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Qatar, the Emirates, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

Based on information, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not expected to attend.

President's Schedule

He affirmed that he would confer with a "lot of leaders" in Cairo on the start of the week to discuss the direction of Gaza. It has been reported that he will also visit the State of Israel, where he will speak before the legislative body.

Key Developments

• Tens of thousands of Palestinian residents made their way to the severely damaged northern Gaza Strip on Friday as a US-brokered ceasefire took hold. Those still 48 individuals—approximately 20 of them believed to be alive—are scheduled to be let go by next Monday.
• Questions remain over leadership in the region as forces gradually pull back and whether the organization will disarm, as required in the president's truce agreement. PM Netanyahu, who called off a halt in fighting in spring, hinted that Israel might resume its operations if the group fails to relinquish its military assets.
• The international body was granted permission by the government to commence providing expanded aid into the territory from Sunday. The relief will involve a large quantity that have already been positioned in neighboring countries such as the Kingdom of Jordan and Egypt as relief coordinators expected authorization from Israeli forces to resume their work.
• A representative from the UN Stéphane Dujarric reported to the press on last Friday that petrol, healthcare materials, and vital resources have commenced entering through the Kerem Shalom border point. Agency staff are calling for Israel to open more crossing points and ensure secure passage for humanitarian staff and civilians who are returning to areas in Gaza that were experiencing severe attacks just a short time ago.
• Lebanese President he censured the nation on the weekend for carrying out nocturnal attacks on non-military sites that the health ministry said killed at least one person. "Once again, southern Lebanon has been the target of a egregious attack by Israel against civilian installations—without justification or pretext," Aoun stated.
• Israeli authorities shared a inventory of the Palestinian detainees that it aims to free as in accordance with the ceasefire agreement agreed upon with the group. Out of the 250 individuals, a group of 15 will be released in eastern Jerusalem, a hundred to the West Bank, and the remainder will be sent abroad. At first, when Hamas officials presented a roster of suggested inmates to be freed to negotiators in Egypt, they called for the freeing of high-profile Palestinian leaders such as the figure. However, the Israeli government confirmed it declines to release Barghouti.