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President Trump has indicated that "in general, agreement exists" on how the following steps of the Gaza ceasefire plan will proceed, though he admitted that "certain specifics … will be resolved."

"They're assembling them at present," he commented, speaking about the remaining hostages in the region. "They are in very difficult locations."

President Trump, who has been lauded by Hamas and numerous Israelis for his role in brokering a ceasefire deal, remarked he believes the deal will "hold" because "both sides are tired of the hostilities."

Planned Conference on Gaza Issue

Concurrently, Trump plans to bring together global figures for a high-level meeting on Gaza during his trip to Egypt soon. Participants expected to participate are representatives from Germany, France, the UK, Italy, the State of Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the Republic of Indonesia.

As per reports, the Israeli leader will not be present.

Trump's Itinerary

He confirmed that he would engage with a "lot of officials" in the city on Monday to discuss the prospects of Gaza. Reports suggest that he will also travel to the nation, where he will appear at the Israeli parliament.

Key Developments

• Tens of thousands of Palestinian residents headed back to the largely ruined northern Gaza on last Friday as a ceasefire mediated by the US took hold. The 48 captives—about 20 of them thought to be alive—will be released by Monday.
• Issues linger over the future governance of Gaza as Israel's military gradually pull back and whether Hamas will disarm, as stipulated in Trump's ceasefire plan. PM Netanyahu, who called off a halt in fighting in March, suggested that the country might renew its offensive if the group fails to give up its arms.
• The UN was given the green light by Israel to commence distributing scaled-up humanitarian assistance into the Gaza Strip starting on Sunday. The relief will include significant amounts that have already been positioned in adjacent states such as Jordan and Egypt as relief coordinators were waiting for authorization from the army to recommence their work.
• An official the spokesman told the press on Friday that fuel, medicines, and vital resources have begun moving through the Kerem Shalom crossing. Agency staff are calling for authorities to unseal further border crossings and provide safe movement for relief personnel and civilians who are coming back to parts of Gaza that were under heavy fire until only recently.
• The president of Lebanon Joseph Aoun censured the Israeli government on last Saturday for conducting raids during the night on civilian facilities that the ministry said killed at least one person. "Once again, the region has been the focus of a egregious attack by Israel against civilian installations—without justification or rationale," he remarked.
• Israeli authorities shared a list of the individuals in custody that it plans to free as under the peace accord reached with the organization. From the 250 detainees, 15 will be let go in eastern Jerusalem, a hundred to the Palestinian territory, and one hundred thirty-five will be deported. Originally, when the organization's delegates provided a roster of proposed prisoners to be released to negotiators in Egypt, they requested the release of high-profile Palestinian leaders such as the figure. But, Netanyahu's office affirmed it will not agree to release him.