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President Trump has stated that "largely, there is consensus" on how the subsequent phases of the Gaza ceasefire plan will work, though he acknowledged that "some of the details … will be finalized."

"Hamas is gathering them at present," Trump said, mentioning the captives yet to be freed in the Gaza Strip. "They're in some pretty rough places."

He, who has been commended by the organization and many in Israel for his involvement in securing a truce agreement, remarked he thinks the accord will "hold" because "the parties are tired of the hostilities."

Upcoming Summit on Gaza Crisis

Concurrently, the president intends to assemble world leaders for a conference on the Gaza situation during his travel to Egypt next week. Attendees slated to take part are officials from the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the Britain, Italy, Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

According to reports, PM Netanyahu will not be present.

Trump's Itinerary

Trump confirmed that he would engage with a "many officials" in the Egyptian capital on next Monday to talk about the prospects of Gaza. Sources indicate that he will also travel to the State of Israel, where he will speak before the legislative body.

Major Updates

• Numerous of Palestinian residents returned to the severely damaged 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 released by Monday.
• Uncertainties persist over the future governance of the Gaza Strip as forces retreat step by step and if the group will give up weapons, as called for in the proposed deal. PM Netanyahu, who called off a ceasefire in March, hinted that the nation might resume its offensive if Hamas does not relinquish its military assets.
• The international body was given the green light by Israel to begin distributing scaled-up relief into the Gaza Strip beginning the weekend. This assistance will involve significant amounts that have been stored in neighboring countries such as the Kingdom of Jordan and Egypt as aid workers awaited authorization from the army to resume their efforts.
• UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric reported to journalists on the end of the week that energy supplies, medicines, and essential items have commenced entering through the crossing point. UN officials want authorities to unseal further entry points and provide protected transit for humanitarian staff and residents who are coming back to regions of the territory that were under heavy fire up until lately.
• Lebanese President the head of state denounced the Israeli government on the weekend for conducting raids during the night on non-military sites that the health authority said caused one fatality. "Once again, the region has been the focus of a atrocious attack by Israel against civilian structures—with no valid reason or rationale," the president said.
• The government provided a inventory of the Palestinian detainees that it intends to let go as part of the ceasefire agreement made with the group. Out of the 250 detainees, 15 will be let go in East Jerusalem, 100 to the Palestinian territory, and the remainder will be expelled. Originally, when representatives of the group presented a list of recommended inmates to be released to mediators in the Arab Republic, they called for the freeing of prominent Palestinian political figures such as the activist. But, the Israeli government affirmed it refuses to release him.