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US President Donald Trump has indicated that "in general, agreement exists" on how the next stages of the truce agreement for Gaza will work, though he conceded that "certain specifics … will be worked out."

"Hamas is collecting them now," he stated, mentioning the hostages still held in the Gaza Strip. "They're in some very difficult places."

The US president, who has been commended by Hamas and numerous Israelis for his role in achieving a ceasefire deal, expressed he believes the agreement will "be sustained" because "both sides are exhausted by the conflict."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Issue

At the same time, he intends to assemble international leaders for a summit on the issue during his visit to Egypt soon. Participants anticipated to take part are delegates from the European nation, France, the UK, the Italian Republic, Qatar, the Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per reports, PM Netanyahu is not expected to attend.

Trump's Itinerary

The president affirmed that he would confer with a "many dignitaries" in Cairo on the start of the week to discuss the direction of the Gaza Strip. It has been reported that he will also go to the State of Israel, where he will appear at the Israeli parliament.

Significant Events

• Tens of thousands of Palestinians headed back to the severely damaged northern Gaza Strip on the end of the week as a US-brokered ceasefire took hold. The remaining 48 captives—some 20 of them considered living—are to be freed by Monday.
• Questions remain over leadership in Gaza as forces gradually pull back and if the organization will relinquish arms, as required in the president's truce agreement. The Israeli leader, who unilaterally ended a halt in fighting in March, indicated that the country might resume its offensive if Hamas does not relinquish its weapons.
• The international body was given the green light by Israeli authorities to begin delivering expanded aid into Gaza beginning this Sunday. The relief will involve a large quantity that have been pre-positioned in nearby nations such as the Kingdom of Jordan and Egypt as humanitarian officials expected permission from the army to resume their operations.
• An official he reported to reporters on the end of the week that fuel, medical supplies, and essential items have started flowing through the Kerem Shalom crossing. Agency staff are urging the Israeli government to unseal further entry points and guarantee protected transit for humanitarian staff and residents who are going back to regions of the territory that were subject to intense shelling just a short time ago.
• The leader he denounced the Israeli government on Saturday for executing raids during the night on public installations that the health authority said caused one fatality. "For another time, southern Lebanon has been the object of a egregious offensive against civilian structures—unjustifiably or excuse," Aoun said.
• The government provided a inventory of the Palestinian detainees that it aims to release as in accordance with the peace accord reached with Hamas. Of the 250 individuals, 15 will be released in the eastern part of the city, one hundred to the Palestinian territory, and 135 will be sent abroad. At first, when the organization's delegates submitted a roster of suggested prisoners to be let go to mediators in Egypt, they demanded the liberation of prominent Palestinian leaders such as the activist. However, Netanyahu's office confirmed it refuses to let go him.