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US President Donald Trump has remarked that "for the most part, parties are aligned" on how the following steps of the Gaza ceasefire plan will work, though he conceded that "a few particulars … will be resolved."

"Hamas is assembling them at present," the president commented, referring to the captives yet to be freed in the region. "They are in very difficult places."

President Trump, who has been lauded by Hamas and various Israeli figures for his involvement in securing a ceasefire deal, expressed he believes the deal will "remain in place" because "both sides are weary of the conflict."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Issue

Meanwhile, he intends to bring together international leaders for a high-level meeting on the issue during his travel to the North African nation in the coming week. Attendees expected to join are representatives from the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the UK, the Italian Republic, the State of Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

Based on sources, PM Netanyahu will be absent.

President's Schedule

The president stated that he would confer with a "numerous dignitaries" in the Egyptian capital on next Monday to talk about the future of the Gaza Strip. Reports suggest that he will also go to the nation, where he will speak before the Israeli parliament.

Key Developments

• Many of Palestinian residents made their way to the severely damaged Gaza's north on the end of the week as a American-negotiated truce came into effect. The remaining 48 captives—some 20 of them considered surviving—will be freed by the start of the week.
• Questions remain over the future governance of the region as Israel's military gradually pull back and whether the group will disarm, as stipulated in the president's truce agreement. The Israeli leader, who terminated on his own a truce in last March, hinted that the country might restart its military campaign if Hamas fails to surrender its weapons.
• The international body was granted permission by Israel to start providing scaled-up humanitarian assistance into the Gaza Strip beginning this Sunday. The relief will comprise 170,000 metric tons that have been stored in nearby nations such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as relief coordinators were waiting for authorization from Israel's military to restart their efforts.
• A representative from the UN the spokesman informed the press on the end of the week that fuel, healthcare materials, and other critical materials have begun moving through the Kerem Shalom border point. UN officials are calling for Israel to open more crossing points and provide protected transit for humanitarian staff and residents who are going back to regions of the territory that were subject to intense shelling until only recently.
• The president of Lebanon the head of state condemned Israel on the weekend for executing overnight strikes on public installations that the health ministry said resulted in at least one death. "Once again, southern Lebanon has been the focus of a egregious attack by Israel against non-military facilities—unjustifiably or pretext," Aoun remarked.
• Israel disclosed a list of the Palestinian prisoners that it intends to free as part of the ceasefire agreement made with Hamas. Out of the 250 detainees, a group of 15 will be let go in East Jerusalem, 100 to the Palestinian territory, and one hundred thirty-five will be expelled. Initially, when representatives of the group presented a list of suggested inmates to be let go to mediators in the country, they demanded the freeing of high-profile Palestinian leaders such as the activist. Yet, the Israeli government affirmed it refuses to let go Barghouti.