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The American leader has indicated that "largely, parties are aligned" on how the following steps of the Gaza ceasefire plan will unfold, though he conceded that "some of the details … will be finalized."

"Hamas is gathering them at present," Trump said, speaking about the remaining hostages in the region. "They are in pretty rough locations."

The US president, who has been praised by Hamas and many in Israel for his involvement in brokering a peace accord, said he thinks the agreement will "remain in place" because "they're all weary of the fighting."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Situation

Concurrently, Trump plans to assemble world leaders for a summit on the Gaza situation during his travel to the North African nation next week. Attendees anticipated to take part are representatives from the Federal Republic of Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Qatar, the UAE, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the Republic of Indonesia.

According to information, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be absent.

Leader's Plans

The president confirmed that he would meet a "numerous officials" in the Egyptian capital on the start of the week to talk about the direction of Gaza. Reports suggest that he will also visit the nation, where he will address the Israeli parliament.

Significant Events

• Numerous of Palestinians returned to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip on the end of the week as a ceasefire mediated by the US took hold. The remaining 48 individuals—some 20 of them believed to be alive—are to be freed by next Monday.
• Issues linger over leadership in the region as Israel's military retreat step by step and whether Hamas will relinquish arms, as called for in the president's truce agreement. PM Netanyahu, who terminated on his own a ceasefire in last March, hinted that the nation might resume its operations if the group refuses to relinquish its military assets.
• The UN was granted permission by the government to start providing expanded relief into the Gaza Strip from Sunday. The relief will involve 170,000 metric tons that have been stored in neighboring countries such as the Kingdom of Jordan and Egypt as aid workers awaited authorization from Israel's military to resume their operations.
• An official he told journalists on the end of the week that energy supplies, healthcare materials, and other critical materials have commenced entering through the Kerem Shalom crossing. Agency staff are calling for authorities to unseal further border crossings and ensure safe movement for relief personnel and residents who are going back to areas in Gaza that were under heavy fire up until lately.
• The president of Lebanon Joseph Aoun censured the Israeli government on the weekend for carrying out nocturnal attacks on public installations that the health authority said resulted in at least one death. "Yet again, the south of Lebanon has been the object of a egregious offensive against civilian structures—with no valid reason or excuse," the president remarked.
• Israel disclosed a list of the Palestinian detainees that it aims to free as part of the truce deal reached with the organization. From the 250 detainees, a group of 15 will be freed in East Jerusalem, 100 to the region, and one hundred thirty-five will be sent abroad. Initially, when the organization's delegates provided a selection of proposed detainees to be freed to intermediaries in the country, they demanded the release of high-profile individuals such as the activist. But, the Israeli government stated it will not agree to release Barghouti.