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US President Donald Trump has stated that "in general, agreement exists" on how the following steps of the peace deal in Gaza will unfold, though he acknowledged that "certain specifics … will be worked out."

"They're collecting them at present," Trump said, referring to the remaining hostages in Gaza. "They're in some pretty rough locations."

President Trump, who has been commended by the organization and many in Israel for his part in achieving a peace accord, remarked he believes the deal will "hold" because "both sides are weary of the hostilities."

Upcoming Summit on Gaza Situation

Meanwhile, the president plans to convene world leaders for a summit on the Gaza situation during his trip to the Arab Republic of Egypt soon. Participants expected to participate are representatives from Germany, France, the UK, the Italian Republic, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and Indonesia.

Based on reports, PM Netanyahu will be absent.

President's Schedule

The president stated that he would meet a "many officials" in Cairo on next Monday to discuss the future of the territory. Sources indicate that he will also visit Israel, where he will appear at the Israeli parliament.

Key Developments

• Numerous of Palestinian residents headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip on last Friday as a ceasefire mediated by the US took hold. The remaining 48 individuals—approximately 20 of them considered surviving—are scheduled to be let go by the start of the week.
• Issues linger over leadership in the Gaza Strip as Israel's military slowly withdraw and whether the organization will disarm, as called for in the president's truce agreement. The Israeli leader, who unilaterally ended a truce in spring, suggested that the country might restart its military campaign if they does not relinquish its weapons.
• The UN was granted permission by Israel to start providing increased aid into the Gaza Strip from this Sunday. The aid will include significant amounts that have been pre-positioned in nearby nations such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as relief coordinators awaited authorization from Israel's military to resume their work.
• An official Stéphane Dujarric told reporters on last Friday that energy supplies, healthcare materials, and essential items have commenced entering through the crossing point. Agency staff are calling for authorities to unseal further entry points and provide protected transit for aid workers and the population who are coming back to areas in Gaza that were subject to intense shelling up until lately.
• The president of Lebanon he denounced the nation on the weekend for conducting nocturnal attacks on civilian facilities that the health ministry said killed at least one person. "For another time, southern Lebanon has been the focus of a heinous attack by Israel against non-military facilities—with no valid reason or pretext," Aoun said.
• Israeli authorities disclosed a roster of the Palestinian detainees that it intends to let go as under the truce deal reached with the group. Of the 250 Palestinian prisoners, fifteen will be freed in East Jerusalem, one hundred to the region, and the remainder will be expelled. Initially, when the organization's delegates provided a list of suggested detainees to be released to negotiators in Egypt, they requested the liberation of prominent Palestinian political figures such as Marwan Barghouti. Yet, the Israeli government affirmed it refuses to let go Barghouti.