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US President Donald Trump has indicated that "in general, there is consensus" on how the next stages of the peace deal in Gaza will work, though he admitted that "certain specifics … will be resolved."

"Hamas is gathering them now," Trump stated, speaking about the hostages still held in the Gaza Strip. "They are in quite harsh places."

He, who has been praised by Hamas and numerous Israelis for his involvement in brokering a truce agreement, said he thinks the accord will "be sustained" because "they're all exhausted by the fighting."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Situation

Meanwhile, he intends to bring together global figures for a high-level meeting on the Gaza situation during his trip to Egypt next week. Among those anticipated to join are officials from the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the UK, Italy, Qatar, the Emirates, Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per sources, the Israeli leader is not expected to attend.

President's Schedule

The president stated that he would engage with a "lot of officials" in the city on the start of the week to address the prospects of the Gaza Strip. Reports suggest that he will also travel to the State of Israel, where he will address the Israeli parliament.

Key Developments

• Numerous of individuals returned to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza on the end of the week as a American-negotiated truce came into effect. The 48 captives—some 20 of them believed to be surviving—are to be released by next Monday.
• Uncertainties persist over leadership in the Gaza Strip as Israel's military gradually pull back and if Hamas will give up weapons, as stipulated in Trump's ceasefire plan. The Israeli leader, who called off a ceasefire in last March, indicated that the nation might restart its offensive if Hamas does not relinquish its arms.
• The international body was given the green light by Israel to start distributing expanded relief into the territory beginning the weekend. The relief will comprise significant amounts that have been pre-positioned in neighboring countries such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as aid workers were waiting for permission from Israeli forces to resume their efforts.
• An official the spokesman told the press on last Friday that energy supplies, healthcare materials, and essential items have started flowing through the Kerem Shalom border point. UN officials are calling for authorities to open more entry points and ensure protected transit for relief personnel and civilians who are going back to regions of the territory that were subject to intense shelling just a short time ago.
• The leader the head of state censured Israel on Saturday for conducting raids during the night on public installations that the ministry said resulted in at least one death. "Yet again, the region has been the focus of a heinous attack by Israel against civilian structures—with no valid reason or excuse," the president remarked.
• The government provided a roster of the Palestinian prisoners that it aims to free as under the peace accord agreed upon with the organization. Out of the 250 individuals, fifteen will be released in East Jerusalem, a hundred to the Palestinian territory, and 135 will be expelled. At first, when Hamas officials submitted a selection of proposed inmates to be released to intermediaries in Egypt, they demanded the freeing of well-known Palestinian political figures such as Marwan Barghouti. Yet, the Israeli government confirmed it declines to free him.