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The American leader has indicated that "largely, there is consensus" on how the next stages of the peace deal in Gaza will work, though he admitted that "certain specifics … will be finalized."

"Hamas is assembling them now," he commented, referring to the captives yet to be freed in the region. "They're in some very difficult situations."

President Trump, who has been praised by Hamas and various Israeli figures for his involvement in securing a truce agreement, remarked he thinks the agreement will "hold" because "the parties are exhausted by the hostilities."

Upcoming Summit on Gaza Situation

Concurrently, the president plans to bring together international leaders for a high-level meeting on Gaza during his trip to the North African nation in the coming week. Attendees anticipated to take part are delegates from the European nation, France, the Britain, Italy, Qatar, the UAE, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per sources, PM Netanyahu will be absent.

President's Schedule

He stated that he would confer with a "many leaders" in Cairo on the start of the week to talk about the prospects of Gaza. Reports suggest that he will also visit the nation, where he will address the legislative body.

Key Developments

• Many of Palestinian residents made their way to the severely damaged Gaza's north on the end of the week as a ceasefire mediated by the US was implemented. The remaining 48 individuals—approximately 20 of them thought to be living—are to be released by next Monday.
• Issues linger over the future governance of the Gaza Strip as Israel's military slowly withdraw and if Hamas will give up weapons, as stipulated in the proposed deal. PM Netanyahu, who terminated on his own a ceasefire in spring, hinted that the country might restart its offensive if they does not surrender its arms.
• The international body was authorized by the government to start providing expanded relief into Gaza beginning the weekend. The relief will involve a large quantity that have already been positioned in neighboring countries such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as humanitarian officials expected authorization from the army to resume their operations.
• An official the spokesman informed journalists on last Friday that petrol, medical supplies, and other critical materials have begun moving through the crossing point. Agency staff are urging the Israeli government to open more entry points and ensure protected transit for aid workers and the population who are returning to regions of the territory that were experiencing severe attacks up until lately.
• The president of Lebanon Joseph Aoun denounced the Israeli government on Saturday for conducting raids during the night on public installations that the health authority said killed at least one person. "Once again, southern Lebanon has been the object of a egregious offensive against civilian structures—without justification or excuse," Aoun stated.
• The government shared a roster of the individuals in custody that it plans to release as in accordance with the peace accord reached with the group. From the 250 individuals, a group of 15 will be released in the eastern part of the city, one hundred to the West Bank, and 135 will be deported. Originally, when Hamas officials submitted a selection of recommended prisoners to be freed to negotiators in Egypt, they demanded the release of high-profile individuals such as Marwan Barghouti. However, the Israeli government affirmed it will not agree to release Barghouti.