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President Trump has stated that "in general, agreement exists" on how the subsequent phases of the Gaza ceasefire plan will unfold, though he admitted that "certain specifics … will be resolved."

"Hamas is gathering them at present," the president stated, referring to the remaining hostages in the Gaza Strip. "They are in very difficult situations."

The US president, who has been lauded by the group and many in Israel for his involvement in achieving a ceasefire deal, expressed he believes the deal will "hold" because "the parties are exhausted by the fighting."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Situation

Meanwhile, the president plans to convene world leaders for a conference on the Gaza situation during his travel to Egypt in the coming week. Among those anticipated to join are officials from the European nation, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and Indonesia.

Based on reports, the Israeli leader will not be present.

President's Schedule

Trump affirmed that he would confer with a "lot of leaders" in the city on the start of the week to discuss the prospects of the Gaza Strip. Reports suggest that he will also go to the State of Israel, where he will speak before the Knesset.

Significant Events

• Many of individuals made their way to the heavily destroyed Gaza's north on the end of the week as a US-brokered ceasefire came into effect. The 48 individuals—approximately 20 of them believed to be living—will be freed by next Monday.
• Issues linger over leadership in the region as Israeli troops retreat step by step and if the group will relinquish arms, as called for in Trump's ceasefire plan. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who terminated on his own a truce in March, hinted that Israel might renew its offensive if they does not give up its military assets.
• The international body was granted permission by Israeli authorities to begin distributing expanded humanitarian assistance into the territory starting on the weekend. The relief will include 170,000 metric tons that have been pre-positioned in neighboring countries such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as relief coordinators expected authorization from Israeli forces to recommence their efforts.
• An official the spokesman told reporters on the end of the week that fuel, medicines, and other critical materials have started flowing through the Kerem Shalom crossing. UN officials want the Israeli government to unseal further crossing points and ensure protected transit for humanitarian staff and residents who are going back to regions of the territory that were subject to intense shelling just a short time ago.
• The leader the head of state censured the Israeli government on Saturday for conducting overnight strikes on public installations that the health authority said resulted in at least one death. "Once again, the south of Lebanon has been the focus of a atrocious attack by Israel against non-military facilities—without justification or rationale," Aoun said.
• Israeli authorities provided a list of the individuals in custody that it aims to release as part of the peace accord reached with Hamas. Out of the 250 detainees, 15 will be freed in the eastern part of the city, a hundred to the Palestinian territory, and one hundred thirty-five will be expelled. At first, when Hamas officials provided a list of proposed prisoners to be freed to intermediaries in the country, they demanded the freeing of prominent Palestinian leaders such as Marwan Barghouti. But, the prime minister's team confirmed it will not agree to release the individual.