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President Trump has remarked that "in general, parties are aligned" on how the next stages of the Gaza ceasefire plan will work, though he acknowledged that "certain specifics … will be finalized."

"Hamas is assembling them now," Trump said, referring to the remaining hostages in the region. "They find themselves in pretty rough situations."

The US president, who has been commended by the group and many in Israel for his role in securing a peace accord, remarked he believes the deal will "remain in place" because "they're all exhausted by the hostilities."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Issue

Concurrently, Trump intends to assemble global figures for a high-level meeting on the issue during his trip to Egypt next week. Participants anticipated to take part are officials from the Federal Republic of Germany, France, the UK, Italy, the State of Qatar, the Emirates, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per reports, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be absent.

President's Schedule

Trump affirmed that he would engage with a "many dignitaries" in the Egyptian capital on next Monday to talk about the prospects of the Gaza Strip. Reports suggest that he will also go to the State of Israel, where he will appear at the Knesset.

Major Updates

• Numerous of Palestinians made their way to the heavily destroyed Gaza's north on the end of the week as a US-brokered ceasefire took hold. The remaining 48 individuals—some 20 of them believed to be alive—are scheduled to be freed by next Monday.
• Uncertainties persist over who will govern Gaza as Israel's military gradually pull back and whether Hamas will relinquish arms, as called for in the president's truce agreement. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who terminated on his own a halt in fighting in spring, hinted that the nation might resume its offensive if the group does not relinquish its arms.
• The UN was granted permission by Israel to begin distributing expanded humanitarian assistance into Gaza starting on the weekend. The relief will comprise a large quantity that have been pre-positioned in neighboring countries such as the Kingdom of Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as humanitarian officials awaited authorization from Israel's military to resume their work.
• A representative from the UN Stéphane Dujarric reported to journalists on Friday that energy supplies, medical supplies, and vital resources have commenced entering through the crossing point. UN officials are urging authorities to allow access through additional border crossings and provide protected transit for aid workers and civilians who are coming back to areas in Gaza that were experiencing severe attacks just a short time ago.
• Lebanese President the head of state denounced Israel on last Saturday for executing overnight strikes on civilian facilities that the ministry said resulted in at least one death. "Once again, southern Lebanon has been the target of a egregious Israeli aggression against civilian structures—with no valid reason or excuse," the president stated.
• Israeli authorities provided a roster of the Palestinian detainees that it plans to free as under the ceasefire agreement agreed upon with the group. Of the 250 individuals, 15 will be let go in the eastern part of the city, 100 to the region, and the remainder will be deported. Initially, when Hamas officials submitted a selection of suggested inmates to be freed to mediators in the Arab Republic, they called for the freeing of prominent individuals such as the activist. However, Netanyahu's office stated it will not agree to free him.