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US President Donald Trump has indicated that "in general, parties are aligned" on how the next stages of the truce agreement for Gaza will work, though he conceded that "a few particulars … will be finalized."

"They're collecting them currently," Trump commented, mentioning the hostages still held in the region. "They are in pretty rough locations."

The US president, who has been lauded by Hamas and many in Israel for his involvement in brokering a ceasefire deal, said he is confident the agreement will "be sustained" because "they're all exhausted by the fighting."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Crisis

Meanwhile, Trump plans to convene global figures for a conference on Gaza during his trip to the Arab Republic of Egypt next week. Among those expected to take part are officials from Germany, the French Republic, the United Kingdom, Italy, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

Based on information, PM Netanyahu will be absent.

Leader's Plans

The president stated that he would meet a "many dignitaries" in the city on the start of the week to talk about the direction of the Gaza Strip. It has been reported that he will also visit the State of Israel, where he will speak before the legislative body.

Significant Events

• Tens of thousands of Palestinian residents returned to the largely ruined northern Gaza Strip on last Friday as a ceasefire mediated by the US came into effect. The 48 hostages—some 20 of them believed to be surviving—are to be let go by Monday.
• Questions remain over the future governance of Gaza as Israel's military gradually pull back and if the organization will give up weapons, as required in Trump's ceasefire plan. The Israeli leader, who terminated on his own a ceasefire in last March, suggested that the nation might renew its offensive if the group refuses to surrender its arms.
• The UN was given the green light by Israeli authorities to begin delivering scaled-up aid into Gaza starting on the weekend. This assistance will include 170,000 metric tons that have already been positioned in adjacent states such as Jordan and Egypt as relief coordinators awaited authorization from Israeli forces to restart their work.
• A representative from the UN the spokesman reported to reporters on last Friday that petrol, healthcare materials, and essential items have begun moving through the Kerem Shalom border point. UN officials want Israel to unseal further entry points and provide protected transit for humanitarian staff and the population who are returning to parts of Gaza that were subject to intense shelling just a short time ago.
• Lebanese President the head of state condemned the nation on the weekend for carrying out nocturnal attacks on civilian facilities that the health authority said caused one fatality. "Yet again, southern Lebanon has been the object of a atrocious Israeli aggression against civilian installations—without justification or rationale," the president remarked.
• Israel shared a roster of the individuals in custody that it aims to let go as part of the peace accord made with the group. From the 250 detainees, fifteen will be freed in East Jerusalem, a hundred to the region, and the remainder will be deported. Initially, when representatives of the group presented a selection of suggested inmates to be released to intermediaries in the Arab Republic, they demanded the release of prominent individuals such as Marwan Barghouti. But, the prime minister's team stated it will not agree to release Barghouti.