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US President Donald Trump has remarked that "largely, parties are aligned" on how the following steps of the truce agreement for Gaza will proceed, though he acknowledged that "certain specifics … will be worked out."

"They're gathering them now," Trump commented, referring to the hostages still held in the Gaza Strip. "They're in some pretty rough places."

The US president, who has been lauded by the group and numerous Israelis for his part in brokering a truce agreement, remarked he believes the agreement will "hold" because "both sides are weary of the fighting."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Issue

Meanwhile, he plans to convene international leaders for a conference on the Gaza situation during his trip to Egypt in the coming week. Among those slated to join are representatives from the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the United Kingdom, the Italian Republic, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the Republic of Indonesia.

According to information, the Israeli leader will not be present.

Leader's Plans

He affirmed that he would meet a "lot of leaders" in the Egyptian capital on the start of the week to discuss the direction of the Gaza Strip. It has been reported that he will also visit Israel, where he will appear at the Israeli parliament.

Significant Events

• Numerous of Palestinians returned to the severely damaged northern Gaza on the end of the week as a US-brokered ceasefire was implemented. The 48 individuals—approximately 20 of them thought to be living—are to be let go by next Monday.
• Questions remain over the future governance of the Gaza Strip as forces slowly withdraw and whether the organization will disarm, as called for in the president's truce agreement. The Israeli leader, who called off a halt in fighting in March, indicated that Israel might resume its military campaign if Hamas refuses to surrender its military assets.
• The UN was granted permission by the government to start distributing expanded humanitarian assistance into the Gaza Strip starting on the weekend. The aid will involve significant amounts that have already been positioned in nearby nations such as Jordan and Egypt as relief coordinators were waiting for authorization from Israel's military to recommence their work.
• A representative from the UN he informed journalists on Friday that petrol, medicines, and other critical materials have started flowing through the Kerem Shalom border point. Representatives are urging Israel to open more border crossings and guarantee protected transit for humanitarian staff and residents who are going back to parts of Gaza that were subject to intense shelling just a short time ago.
• Lebanese President the head of state censured the nation on Saturday for conducting nocturnal attacks on non-military sites that the health authority said resulted in at least one death. "Once again, the region has been the object of a atrocious offensive against civilian structures—with no valid reason or excuse," Aoun said.
• The government provided a inventory of the Palestinian detainees that it aims to let go as under the peace accord made with Hamas. Of the 250 individuals, a group of 15 will be let go in the eastern part of the city, a hundred to the West Bank, and 135 will be expelled. Initially, when Hamas officials presented a selection of suggested detainees to be let go to mediators in Egypt, they demanded the release of well-known Palestinian political figures such as the activist. But, the Israeli government stated it refuses to release Barghouti.