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US President Donald Trump has stated that "for the most part, agreement exists" on how the next stages of the peace deal in Gaza will proceed, though he admitted that "a few particulars … will be resolved."

"They're collecting them at present," Trump said, referring to the hostages still held in the Gaza Strip. "They find themselves in pretty rough places."

The US president, who has been commended by Hamas and various Israeli figures for his involvement in brokering a ceasefire deal, expressed he thinks the accord will "be sustained" because "the parties are weary of the hostilities."

Upcoming Summit on Gaza Crisis

Concurrently, he aims to assemble global figures for a summit on the issue during his travel to Egypt soon. Attendees expected to join are delegates from Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, the State of Qatar, the UAE, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the Republic of Indonesia.

Based on information, the Israeli leader is not expected to attend.

Trump's Itinerary

Trump confirmed that he would engage with a "numerous officials" in Cairo on Monday to talk about the future of the territory. Sources indicate that he will also go to Israel, where he will appear at the legislative body.

Key Developments

• Tens of thousands of individuals headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip on Friday as a ceasefire mediated by the US took hold. Those still 48 hostages—approximately 20 of them thought to be alive—will be freed by the start of the week.
• Issues linger over the future governance of the Gaza Strip as Israeli troops slowly withdraw and if Hamas will relinquish arms, as stipulated in the president's truce agreement. PM Netanyahu, who terminated on his own a ceasefire in last March, indicated that the nation might resume its military campaign if they fails to relinquish its arms.
• The United Nations was given the green light by the government to begin distributing increased relief into Gaza starting on 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 humanitarian officials awaited authorization from Israeli forces to resume their operations.
• An official the spokesman informed reporters on Friday that energy supplies, medicines, and other critical materials have started flowing through the crossing point. Agency staff are urging authorities to open more entry points and guarantee safe movement for humanitarian staff and the population who are coming back to areas in Gaza that were under heavy fire until only recently.
• Lebanese President Joseph Aoun denounced the Israeli government on last Saturday for carrying out raids during the night on non-military sites that the health authority said resulted in at least one death. "For another time, southern Lebanon has been the target of a heinous attack by Israel against civilian installations—without justification or pretext," Aoun remarked.
• Israel disclosed a roster of the Palestinian prisoners that it plans to free as part of the truce deal reached with the group. From the 250 individuals, fifteen will be let go in East Jerusalem, one hundred to the Palestinian territory, and the remainder will be deported. At first, when Hamas officials provided a selection of suggested detainees to be let go to intermediaries in the Arab Republic, they called for the liberation of well-known Palestinian political figures such as the activist. But, the prime minister's team affirmed it refuses to free Barghouti.