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US President Donald Trump has indicated that "in general, parties are aligned" on how the following steps of the peace deal in Gaza will unfold, though he conceded that "certain specifics … will be resolved."

"They're assembling them at present," he stated, speaking about the hostages still held in the region. "They're in some very difficult places."

President Trump, who has been lauded by the group and many in Israel for his part in achieving a truce agreement, expressed he is confident the agreement will "be sustained" because "they're all exhausted by the hostilities."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Issue

At the same time, he plans to bring together international leaders for a conference on Gaza during his travel to Egypt next week. Attendees anticipated to participate are officials from the European nation, France, the UK, Italy, Qatar, the Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

According to sources, the Israeli leader will not be present.

Trump's Itinerary

Trump affirmed that he would engage with a "many officials" in Cairo on next Monday to address the prospects of the Gaza Strip. Sources indicate that he will also visit Israel, where he will speak before the Knesset.

Key Developments

• Many of Palestinians made their way to the largely ruined northern Gaza on Friday as a ceasefire mediated by the US came into effect. The remaining 48 captives—approximately 20 of them believed to be living—are to be let go by next Monday.
• Questions remain over leadership in Gaza as Israeli troops gradually pull back and if Hamas will give up weapons, as required in Trump's ceasefire plan. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who unilaterally ended a truce in spring, hinted that the nation might restart its operations if the group fails to give up its weapons.
• The international body was granted permission by Israel to start providing expanded relief into the Gaza Strip starting on this Sunday. This assistance 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 relief coordinators awaited clearance from the army to restart their work.
• A representative from the UN the spokesman reported to the press on the end of the week that fuel, medical supplies, and essential items have commenced entering through the crossing point. Agency staff want Israel to unseal further entry points and provide secure passage for humanitarian staff and civilians who are coming back to regions of the territory that were subject to intense shelling until only recently.
• The leader the head of state condemned the nation on last Saturday for conducting overnight strikes on civilian facilities that the health authority said resulted in at least one death. "Yet again, the south of Lebanon has been the target of a atrocious offensive against civilian structures—without justification or pretext," he said.
• Israel shared a inventory of the Palestinian detainees that it aims to free as part of the ceasefire agreement agreed upon with Hamas. Of the 250 Palestinian prisoners, fifteen will be let go in eastern Jerusalem, 100 to the region, and 135 will be expelled. At first, when Hamas officials submitted a roster of suggested inmates to be let go to intermediaries in Egypt, they demanded the freeing of high-profile Palestinian political figures such as Marwan Barghouti. However, the Israeli government stated it declines to release him.