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US President Donald Trump has indicated that "for the most part, agreement exists" on how the next stages of the truce agreement for Gaza will proceed, though he admitted that "some of the details … will be resolved."

"They're assembling them now," Trump commented, mentioning the hostages still held in Gaza. "They are in very difficult locations."

President Trump, who has been commended by the group and many in Israel for his role in achieving a peace accord, said he is confident the accord will "hold" because "the parties are exhausted by the hostilities."

Upcoming Summit on Gaza Situation

Concurrently, the president plans to convene global figures for a conference on Gaza during his travel to the Arab Republic of Egypt in the coming week. Among those anticipated to participate are officials from the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the Britain, the Italian Republic, the State of Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and Indonesia.

According to reports, the Israeli leader will be absent.

Leader's Plans

Trump affirmed that he would meet a "many dignitaries" in the Egyptian capital on next Monday to discuss the direction of the territory. Sources indicate that he will also travel to Israel, where he will appear at the legislative body.

Key Developments

• Many of Palestinians headed back to the severely damaged northern Gaza on last Friday as a US-brokered ceasefire took hold. The 48 captives—approximately 20 of them believed to be surviving—will be freed by next Monday.
• Uncertainties persist over the future governance of the region as Israel's military slowly withdraw and if the group will give up weapons, as stipulated in the proposed deal. The Israeli leader, who called off a ceasefire in March, suggested that the country might resume its operations if Hamas does not relinquish its military assets.
• The international body was given the green light by the government to start delivering expanded aid into the territory from this Sunday. The aid will include 170,000 metric tons that have been pre-positioned in nearby nations such as Jordan and Egypt as humanitarian officials awaited permission from Israeli forces to restart their efforts.
• UN spokesperson the spokesman told the press on the end of the week that energy supplies, medicines, and other critical materials have started flowing through the crossing point. Agency staff want Israel to allow access through additional crossing points and provide secure passage for aid workers and the population who are going back to areas in Gaza that were subject to intense shelling until only recently.
• The president of Lebanon Joseph Aoun censured the Israeli government on the weekend for carrying out nocturnal attacks on civilian facilities that the ministry said caused one fatality. "For another time, southern Lebanon has been the object of a atrocious Israeli aggression against non-military facilities—without justification or excuse," the president said.
• Israeli authorities provided a list of the Palestinian detainees that it aims to let go as part of the peace accord reached with the organization. Of the 250 detainees, a group of 15 will be released in East Jerusalem, 100 to the Palestinian territory, and one hundred thirty-five will be sent abroad. Originally, when Hamas officials submitted a roster of recommended prisoners to be released to mediators in Egypt, they called for the freeing of prominent individuals such as Marwan Barghouti. Yet, Netanyahu's office affirmed it will not agree to let go him.