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US President Donald Trump has remarked that "largely, parties are aligned" on how the next stages of the peace deal in Gaza will proceed, though he conceded that "certain specifics … will be worked out."

"Hamas is assembling them now," Trump said, mentioning the remaining hostages in the region. "They are in quite harsh places."

He, who has been praised by the organization and numerous Israelis for his involvement in securing a ceasefire deal, expressed he thinks the accord will "hold" because "they're all weary of the fighting."

Upcoming Summit on Gaza Situation

Concurrently, the president plans to assemble world leaders for a conference on the Gaza situation during his trip to the Arab Republic of Egypt next week. Participants slated to participate are representatives from Germany, France, the Britain, the Italian Republic, the State of Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and the Republic of Indonesia.

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

President's Schedule

Trump affirmed that he would confer with a "numerous officials" in the city on Monday to address the future of the Gaza Strip. It has been reported that he will also travel to the State of Israel, where he will speak before the Knesset.

Significant Events

• Many of Palestinian residents returned to the severely damaged northern Gaza Strip on the end of the week as a US-brokered ceasefire came into effect. Those still 48 hostages—approximately 20 of them thought to be living—are to be released by Monday.
• Issues linger over leadership in the Gaza Strip as Israel's military slowly withdraw and whether the organization will disarm, as called for in the president's truce agreement. PM Netanyahu, who unilaterally ended a ceasefire in spring, suggested that the nation might restart its offensive if Hamas refuses to give up its military assets.
• The United Nations was granted permission by Israeli authorities to start distributing increased relief into the Gaza Strip beginning this Sunday. The relief will include a large quantity that have been stored in adjacent states such as Jordan and Egypt as relief coordinators awaited clearance from the army to recommence their efforts.
• An official he told the press on the end of the week that fuel, medicines, and essential items have started flowing through the Kerem Shalom crossing. UN officials are calling for the Israeli government to unseal further entry points and ensure secure passage for humanitarian staff and residents who are going back to regions of the territory that were under heavy fire just a short time ago.
• The president of Lebanon the head of state censured the Israeli government on the weekend for carrying out overnight strikes on non-military sites that the health authority said killed at least one person. "Once again, the south of Lebanon has been the object of a egregious Israeli aggression against non-military facilities—with no valid reason or pretext," Aoun stated.
• Israeli authorities provided a inventory of the Palestinian detainees that it aims to release as in accordance with the peace accord agreed upon with the organization. Of the 250 detainees, fifteen will be released in the eastern part of the city, one hundred to the West Bank, and one hundred thirty-five will be sent abroad. At first, when representatives of the group submitted a list of recommended detainees to be released to intermediaries in the country, they demanded the release of well-known individuals such as Marwan Barghouti. But, the Israeli government confirmed it refuses to let go him.