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US President Donald Trump has stated that "in general, parties are aligned" on how the following steps of the Gaza ceasefire plan will proceed, though he acknowledged that "certain specifics … will be finalized."

"Hamas is gathering them at present," he stated, referring to the remaining hostages in the Gaza Strip. "They are in very difficult situations."

President Trump, who has been praised by Hamas and many in Israel for his role in securing a ceasefire deal, remarked he thinks the accord will "remain in place" because "they're all exhausted by the fighting."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Situation

Concurrently, Trump plans to bring together global figures for a summit on Gaza during his travel to Egypt soon. Attendees anticipated to participate are representatives from the European nation, France, the United Kingdom, the Italian Republic, Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the Republic of Indonesia.

According to information, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be present.

Trump's Itinerary

Trump stated that he would engage with a "numerous officials" in the Egyptian capital on Monday to address the direction of the Gaza Strip. Sources indicate that he will also go to Israel, where he will appear at the Israeli parliament.

Key Developments

• Tens of thousands of Palestinians headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza on the end of the week as a ceasefire mediated by the US came into effect. Those still 48 captives—some 20 of them believed to be alive—will be freed by next Monday.
• Uncertainties persist over the future governance of the region as Israel's military slowly withdraw and whether the organization will disarm, as required in the president's truce agreement. The Israeli leader, who terminated on his own a ceasefire in spring, hinted that the nation might renew its offensive if the group fails to give up its arms.
• The UN was given the green light by Israeli authorities to start distributing increased aid into Gaza beginning Sunday. The aid will comprise 170,000 metric tons that have been stored in nearby nations such as the Kingdom of Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as relief coordinators expected clearance from Israeli forces to restart their efforts.
• An official Stéphane Dujarric reported to the press on the end of the week that petrol, medicines, and other critical materials have commenced entering through the Kerem Shalom border point. UN officials are urging Israel to unseal further border crossings and ensure protected transit for relief personnel and civilians who are returning to regions of the territory that were subject to intense shelling up until lately.
• The president of Lebanon the head of state censured the nation on last Saturday for conducting overnight strikes on public installations that the health authority said killed at least one person. "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 said.
• The government disclosed a inventory of the Palestinian detainees that it plans to release as under the ceasefire agreement agreed upon with Hamas. Of the 250 detainees, 15 will be freed in eastern Jerusalem, a hundred to the Palestinian territory, and the remainder will be deported. At first, when Hamas officials provided a list of recommended prisoners to be let go to mediators in the country, they demanded the liberation of well-known individuals such as the figure. But, Netanyahu's office affirmed it declines to let go the individual.