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President Trump has indicated that "for the most part, there is consensus" on how the next stages of the truce agreement for Gaza will unfold, though he admitted that "some of the details … will be finalized."

"They're collecting them now," he stated, referring to the captives yet to be freed in the region. "They find themselves in pretty rough locations."

He, who has been praised by the group and various Israeli figures for his role in securing a peace accord, remarked he thinks the accord will "remain in place" because "the parties are exhausted by the fighting."

Upcoming Summit on Gaza Crisis

Concurrently, he aims to bring together world leaders for a high-level meeting on Gaza during his visit to the North African nation soon. Participants slated to participate are representatives from Germany, France, the Britain, the Italian Republic, Qatar, the Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

According to sources, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not expected to attend.

President's Schedule

Trump stated that he would engage with a "lot of leaders" in the city on next Monday to address the future of the Gaza Strip. Sources indicate that he will also travel to Israel, where he will speak before the Knesset.

Major Updates

• Many of Palestinian residents headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip on last Friday as a ceasefire mediated by the US was implemented. The 48 hostages—about 20 of them considered living—are to be released by Monday.
• Issues linger over leadership in Gaza as forces retreat step by step and whether the organization will give up weapons, as called for in the proposed deal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who terminated on his own a halt in fighting in spring, indicated that the country might restart its offensive if they does not relinquish its military assets.
• The United Nations was granted permission by the government to commence providing expanded humanitarian assistance into Gaza from Sunday. The relief will include 170,000 metric tons that have already been positioned in neighboring countries such as Jordan and Egypt as humanitarian officials awaited permission from the army to resume their work.
• An official the spokesman told journalists on last Friday that petrol, medicines, and vital resources have begun moving through the crossing point. UN officials want authorities to allow access through additional entry points and guarantee secure passage for aid workers and residents who are going back to areas in Gaza that were under heavy fire just a short time ago.
• The leader the head of state censured Israel on Saturday for carrying out overnight strikes on non-military sites that the health ministry said resulted in at least one death. "Once again, southern Lebanon has been the target of a atrocious offensive against civilian structures—unjustifiably or rationale," Aoun said.
• Israeli authorities disclosed a roster of the individuals in custody that it aims to free as part of the truce deal reached with the organization. Out of the 250 individuals, fifteen will be let go in eastern Jerusalem, one hundred to the region, and the remainder will be expelled. At first, when Hamas officials presented a list of recommended detainees to be let go to intermediaries in the Arab Republic, they requested the liberation of well-known Palestinian political figures such as Marwan Barghouti. Yet, the Israeli government confirmed it refuses to release Barghouti.