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President Trump has stated that "for the most part, there is consensus" on how the next stages of the Gaza ceasefire plan will proceed, though he conceded that "certain specifics … will be finalized."

"Hamas is assembling them at present," he commented, mentioning the remaining hostages in the region. "They find themselves in pretty rough situations."

He, who has been lauded by the organization and various Israeli figures for his involvement in achieving a ceasefire deal, remarked he believes the agreement will "hold" because "they're all tired of the fighting."

Planned Conference on Gaza Issue

At the same time, Trump plans to assemble international leaders for a high-level meeting on Gaza during his trip to the Arab Republic of Egypt next week. Attendees anticipated to participate are delegates from the Federal Republic of Germany, France, the Britain, the Italian Republic, Qatar, the UAE, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per sources, PM Netanyahu will be absent.

President's Schedule

The president stated that he would meet a "lot of officials" in Cairo on next Monday to address the future of Gaza. Sources indicate that he will also go to the nation, where he will speak before the Knesset.

Major Updates

• Numerous of Palestinian residents headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza on the end of the week as a ceasefire mediated by the US was implemented. The 48 captives—about 20 of them believed to be surviving—are scheduled to be let go by the start of the week.
• Uncertainties persist over who will govern the region as Israel's military gradually pull back and whether the organization will disarm, as required in the proposed deal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who unilaterally ended a truce in last March, indicated that the country might restart its operations if Hamas fails to surrender its arms.
• The UN was authorized by Israel to start distributing increased aid into the Gaza Strip from Sunday. This assistance will include a large quantity that have been pre-positioned in nearby nations such as Jordan and Egypt as relief coordinators were waiting for clearance from the army to recommence their efforts.
• UN spokesperson he informed reporters on Friday that fuel, medical supplies, and vital resources have commenced entering through the crossing point. Representatives are urging authorities to allow access through additional entry points and provide secure passage for aid workers and civilians who are returning to parts of Gaza that were subject to intense shelling up until lately.
• Lebanese President Joseph Aoun censured Israel on Saturday for carrying out overnight strikes on public installations that the health authority said resulted in at least one death. "Yet again, the south of Lebanon has been the focus of a atrocious Israeli aggression against non-military facilities—without justification or excuse," the president remarked.
• The government shared a inventory of the Palestinian prisoners that it aims to release as in accordance with the peace accord reached with Hamas. Of the 250 individuals, 15 will be freed in eastern Jerusalem, 100 to the West Bank, and the remainder will be sent abroad. Originally, when Hamas officials provided a selection of suggested inmates to be freed to negotiators in Egypt, they called for the freeing of well-known Palestinian political figures such as Marwan Barghouti. However, the prime minister's team affirmed it refuses to let go him.