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President Trump has remarked that "in general, parties are aligned" on how the next stages of the peace deal in Gaza will unfold, though he acknowledged that "certain specifics … will be finalized."

"They're collecting them now," he stated, mentioning the remaining hostages in the Gaza Strip. "They find themselves in very difficult places."

He, who has been praised by Hamas and various Israeli figures for his role in brokering a ceasefire deal, remarked he thinks the accord will "remain in place" because "they're all exhausted by the hostilities."

Planned Conference on Gaza Crisis

At the same time, he intends to bring together global figures for a conference on the Gaza situation during his visit to the North African nation next week. Among those expected to take part are representatives from the European nation, France, the Britain, Italy, the State of Qatar, the Emirates, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per sources, PM Netanyahu is not expected to attend.

President's Schedule

The president affirmed that he would engage with a "many leaders" in Cairo on next Monday to discuss the direction of the Gaza Strip. Sources indicate that he will also go to the nation, where he will address the Knesset.

Major Updates

• Many of individuals headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza on last Friday as a American-negotiated truce was implemented. The 48 individuals—about 20 of them believed to be surviving—are scheduled to be released by the start of the week.
• Issues linger over the future governance of the region as forces slowly withdraw and if Hamas will relinquish arms, as required in Trump's ceasefire plan. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who unilaterally ended a halt in fighting in March, indicated that the nation might resume its military campaign if Hamas does not surrender its weapons.
• The United Nations was given the green light by the government to commence distributing increased relief into Gaza from this Sunday. The relief will comprise 170,000 metric tons that have been pre-positioned in nearby nations such as the Kingdom of Jordan and Egypt as aid workers awaited permission from Israeli forces to resume their efforts.
• An official Stéphane Dujarric informed reporters on last Friday that energy supplies, medicines, and other critical materials have begun moving through the Kerem Shalom border point. Agency staff want Israel to unseal further crossing points and ensure safe movement for humanitarian staff and the population who are going back to areas in Gaza that were experiencing severe attacks up until lately.
• The leader the head of state denounced Israel on the weekend for conducting overnight strikes on civilian facilities that the health ministry said caused one fatality. "Yet again, the region has been the object of a heinous offensive against civilian structures—without justification or pretext," the president said.
• Israeli authorities shared a roster of the Palestinian detainees that it plans to let go as under the truce deal reached with the organization. From the 250 detainees, fifteen will be released in East Jerusalem, one hundred to the Palestinian territory, and 135 will be deported. At first, when Hamas officials presented a list of recommended prisoners to be freed to negotiators in Egypt, they called for the freeing of well-known Palestinian political figures such as the figure. Yet, Netanyahu's office stated it will not agree to free Barghouti.