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US President Donald Trump has remarked that "for the most part, parties are aligned" on how the subsequent phases of the truce agreement for Gaza will work, though he acknowledged that "certain specifics … will be finalized."

"They're collecting them currently," the president stated, speaking about the remaining hostages in the region. "They're in some very difficult locations."

President Trump, who has been commended by Hamas and many in Israel for his involvement in brokering a peace accord, expressed he thinks the agreement will "remain in place" because "the parties are weary of the conflict."

Upcoming Summit on Gaza Issue

At the same time, Trump plans to assemble global figures for a high-level meeting on the issue during his trip to Egypt soon. Participants slated to take part are representatives from the European nation, the French Republic, the UK, Italy, the State of Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

Based on reports, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be absent.

Leader's Plans

The president affirmed that he would meet a "lot of leaders" in the city on Monday to talk about the prospects of Gaza. Reports suggest that he will also travel to the nation, where he will speak before the legislative body.

Key Developments

• Many of Palestinian residents made their way to the largely ruined northern Gaza on the end of the week as a ceasefire mediated by the US came into effect. Those still 48 individuals—about 20 of them thought to be surviving—are to be freed by Monday.
• Uncertainties persist over who will govern Gaza as Israeli troops gradually pull back and whether Hamas will disarm, as required in the proposed deal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who terminated on his own a ceasefire in spring, suggested that the nation might renew its operations if the group does not relinquish its weapons.
• The UN was given the green light by Israeli authorities to commence providing expanded aid into Gaza beginning Sunday. The aid will include significant amounts that have been pre-positioned in neighboring countries such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as relief coordinators were waiting for authorization from the army to restart their work.
• UN spokesperson he informed reporters on Friday that petrol, medicines, and other critical materials have commenced entering through the crossing point. UN officials want the Israeli government to open more border crossings and ensure secure passage for humanitarian staff and the population who are coming back to areas in Gaza that were under heavy fire up until lately.
• The president of Lebanon he denounced Israel on the weekend for executing overnight strikes on civilian facilities that the ministry said caused one fatality. "For another time, southern Lebanon has been the object of a heinous Israeli aggression against civilian structures—unjustifiably or pretext," he stated.
• Israeli authorities disclosed a inventory of the Palestinian detainees that it intends to free as part of the truce deal agreed upon with Hamas. Out of the 250 detainees, 15 will be freed in East Jerusalem, one hundred to the West Bank, and the remainder will be deported. At first, when the organization's delegates presented a selection of recommended prisoners to be let go to intermediaries in the country, they requested the freeing of well-known individuals such as the activist. However, Netanyahu's office affirmed it declines to release the individual.