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US President Donald Trump has remarked that "largely, there is consensus" on how the following steps of the truce agreement for Gaza will proceed, though he admitted that "some of the details … will be finalized."

"Hamas is gathering them at present," he said, referring to the hostages still held in the region. "They're in some pretty rough places."

The US president, who has been lauded by the organization and numerous Israelis for his part in securing a ceasefire deal, said he is confident the deal will "hold" because "they're all exhausted by the hostilities."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Crisis

Meanwhile, the president intends to bring together global figures for a high-level meeting on Gaza during his travel to Egypt soon. Attendees slated to join are delegates from the Federal Republic of Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per sources, PM Netanyahu is not expected to attend.

Leader's Plans

Trump stated that he would engage with a "many dignitaries" in Cairo on the start of the week to talk about the prospects of the territory. It has been reported that he will also go to Israel, where he will appear at the Israeli parliament.

Key Developments

• Tens of thousands of Palestinian residents made their way to the largely ruined northern Gaza Strip on the end of the week as a ceasefire mediated by the US came into effect. The remaining 48 hostages—approximately 20 of them considered living—are to be let go by next Monday.
• Issues linger over who will govern the region as Israel's military slowly withdraw and if the group will give up weapons, as stipulated in Trump's ceasefire plan. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who unilaterally ended a truce in March, suggested that Israel might resume its operations if Hamas refuses to give up its military assets.
• The international body was authorized by the government to begin providing scaled-up humanitarian assistance into Gaza from the weekend. The relief will involve significant amounts that have already been positioned in neighboring countries such as the Kingdom of Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as aid workers expected authorization from Israel's military to restart their work.
• A representative from the UN Stéphane Dujarric told journalists on last Friday that energy supplies, healthcare materials, and vital resources have begun moving through the Kerem Shalom border point. Representatives are calling for the Israeli government to unseal further entry points and guarantee safe movement for relief personnel and civilians who are returning to regions of the territory that were subject to intense shelling just a short time ago.
• The president of Lebanon Joseph Aoun denounced the Israeli government on Saturday for carrying out raids during the night on civilian facilities that the ministry said killed at least one person. "For another time, the region has been the object of a egregious offensive against non-military facilities—with no valid reason or rationale," the president remarked.
• Israel disclosed a inventory of the Palestinian detainees that it intends to let go as under the peace accord made with the organization. Out of the 250 detainees, a group of 15 will be released in the eastern part of the city, a hundred to the West Bank, and 135 will be deported. Initially, when Hamas officials presented a list of recommended inmates to be released to intermediaries in the country, they demanded the liberation of well-known Palestinian political figures such as the figure. But, the prime minister's team affirmed it refuses to let go the individual.