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President Trump has remarked that "largely, there is consensus" on how the following steps of the peace deal in Gaza will unfold, though he admitted that "certain specifics … will be worked out."

"They're assembling them currently," he said, referring to the hostages still held in Gaza. "They find themselves in quite harsh locations."

The US president, who has been praised by Hamas and many in Israel for his part in achieving a peace accord, said he thinks the accord will "be sustained" because "both sides are tired of the hostilities."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Crisis

Concurrently, the president aims to assemble global figures for a summit on the issue during his visit to Egypt soon. Participants expected to join are officials from the European nation, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Qatar, the Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the Republic of Indonesia.

Based on sources, PM Netanyahu will not be present.

Leader's Plans

Trump confirmed that he would confer with a "many officials" in the Egyptian capital on next Monday to talk about the prospects of the territory. Reports suggest that he will also visit Israel, where he will address the Israeli parliament.

Key Developments

• Many of Palestinian residents headed back to the largely ruined northern Gaza Strip on last Friday as a US-brokered ceasefire was implemented. The remaining 48 captives—some 20 of them believed to be alive—are scheduled to be released by next Monday.
• Questions remain over leadership in the region as forces slowly withdraw and if the group will disarm, as called for in Trump's ceasefire plan. The Israeli leader, who terminated on his own a truce in last March, suggested that the nation might renew its operations if Hamas does not give up its weapons.
• The United Nations was given the green light by Israel to start providing expanded aid into the Gaza Strip from this Sunday. This assistance will comprise 170,000 metric tons that have already been positioned in neighboring countries such as the Kingdom of Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as humanitarian officials expected clearance from Israel's military to restart their work.
• An official the spokesman told reporters on last Friday that petrol, medicines, and essential items have commenced entering through the Kerem Shalom crossing. Agency staff want the Israeli government to open more border crossings and guarantee protected transit for humanitarian staff and the population who are returning to parts of Gaza that were experiencing severe attacks just a short time ago.
• Lebanese President Joseph Aoun censured the nation on last Saturday for executing overnight strikes on civilian facilities that the health ministry said caused one fatality. "Once again, the south of Lebanon has been the target of a heinous offensive against civilian installations—unjustifiably or excuse," he stated.
• The government disclosed a inventory of the Palestinian detainees that it intends to release as part of the truce deal agreed upon with the group. Out of the 250 Palestinian prisoners, fifteen will be freed in East Jerusalem, 100 to the West Bank, and 135 will be expelled. Originally, when representatives of the group provided a list of suggested prisoners to be released to negotiators in the Arab Republic, they requested the liberation of prominent individuals such as Marwan Barghouti. But, the Israeli government affirmed it declines to let go Barghouti.