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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 "certain specifics … will be resolved."

"Hamas is assembling them now," he stated, speaking about the remaining hostages in Gaza. "They are in quite harsh places."

He, who has been praised by the organization and numerous Israelis for his role in securing a peace accord, said he believes the deal will "be sustained" because "both sides are exhausted by the fighting."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Situation

At the same time, the president intends to convene world leaders for a conference on the issue during his travel to the Arab Republic of Egypt in the coming week. Participants slated to take part are representatives from the Federal Republic of Germany, France, the UK, Italy, the State of Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per sources, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be present.

Leader's Plans

He confirmed that he would confer with a "numerous leaders" in the city on the start of the week to discuss the prospects of the territory. Sources indicate that he will also visit Israel, where he will speak before the Knesset.

Major Updates

• Numerous of individuals made their way to the largely ruined northern Gaza Strip on last Friday as a US-brokered ceasefire took hold. The 48 captives—about 20 of them thought to be surviving—are scheduled to be released by next Monday.
• Questions remain over who will govern Gaza as Israel's military slowly withdraw and whether the organization will give up weapons, as required in Trump's ceasefire plan. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called off a halt in fighting in last March, suggested that the country might restart its military campaign if they fails to relinquish its weapons.
• The international body was granted permission by Israel to begin providing scaled-up humanitarian assistance into Gaza from Sunday. The relief will comprise a large quantity that have been pre-positioned in neighboring countries such as the Kingdom of Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as aid workers awaited clearance from the army to restart their work.
• An official Stéphane Dujarric informed the press on Friday that fuel, medical supplies, and vital resources have begun moving through the crossing point. Agency staff are urging Israel to allow access through additional crossing points and guarantee protected transit for relief personnel and residents who are coming back to regions of the territory that were experiencing severe attacks just a short time ago.
• The president of Lebanon he denounced the nation on the weekend for executing raids during the night on civilian facilities that the health ministry said resulted in at least one death. "For another time, southern Lebanon has been the focus of a atrocious offensive against civilian structures—without justification or excuse," Aoun said.
• The government provided a inventory of the individuals in custody that it plans to let go as under the ceasefire agreement agreed upon with the group. Of the 250 individuals, 15 will be freed in eastern Jerusalem, 100 to the West Bank, and 135 will be sent abroad. At first, when the organization's delegates provided a roster of suggested prisoners to be let go to mediators in the Arab Republic, they demanded the liberation of high-profile individuals such as the figure. Yet, Netanyahu's office affirmed it declines to free Barghouti.