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US President Donald Trump has stated that "for the most part, agreement exists" on how the following steps of the Gaza ceasefire plan will proceed, though he admitted that "certain specifics … will be finalized."

"They're assembling them currently," he commented, mentioning the remaining hostages in the region. "They're in some quite harsh locations."

President Trump, who has been praised by Hamas and many in Israel for his involvement in securing a peace accord, remarked he is confident the agreement will "remain in place" because "they're all weary of the hostilities."

Planned Conference on Gaza Issue

Concurrently, the president intends to convene world leaders for a summit on Gaza during his visit to Egypt soon. Among those expected to participate are delegates from the European nation, France, the UK, Italy, the State of Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per sources, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be present.

Leader's Plans

He confirmed that he would meet a "numerous leaders" in the Egyptian capital on next Monday to address the prospects of Gaza. Reports suggest that he will also travel to Israel, where he will address the Israeli parliament.

Major Updates

• Many of Palestinian residents made their way to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza on Friday as a ceasefire mediated by the US was implemented. Those still 48 hostages—about 20 of them considered alive—are scheduled to be released by next Monday.
• Uncertainties persist over the future governance of the region as Israel's military retreat step by step and if the organization will disarm, as stipulated in Trump's ceasefire plan. PM Netanyahu, who unilaterally ended a halt in fighting in March, suggested that Israel might restart its offensive if Hamas refuses to surrender its military assets.
• The UN was authorized by Israel to commence distributing increased humanitarian assistance into Gaza beginning this Sunday. This assistance will include 170,000 metric tons that have already been positioned in adjacent states such as Jordan and Egypt as humanitarian officials awaited authorization from the army to recommence their operations.
• A representative from the UN he reported to reporters on the end of the week that fuel, medical supplies, and vital resources have started flowing through the crossing point. UN officials are urging authorities to allow access through additional crossing points and provide safe movement for relief personnel and the population who are returning to areas in Gaza that were under heavy fire up until lately.
• Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned Israel on the weekend for conducting overnight strikes on non-military sites that the health authority said resulted in at least one death. "For another time, southern Lebanon has been the target of a heinous offensive against civilian structures—without justification or rationale," he stated.
• Israel disclosed a inventory of the Palestinian prisoners that it plans to release as under the truce deal agreed upon with the group. Out of the 250 Palestinian prisoners, a group of 15 will be let go in East Jerusalem, one hundred to the region, and the remainder will be deported. Originally, when the organization's delegates submitted a roster of suggested prisoners to be let go to mediators in the Arab Republic, they demanded the freeing of high-profile individuals such as Marwan Barghouti. Yet, the Israeli government stated it refuses to let go the individual.