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

"Hamas is collecting them now," Trump said, mentioning the hostages still held in Gaza. "They find themselves in quite harsh places."

President Trump, who has been praised by the group and numerous Israelis for his role in securing a peace accord, said he believes the agreement will "hold" because "the parties are tired of the fighting."

Upcoming Summit on Gaza Crisis

Meanwhile, he plans to convene international leaders for a conference on the issue during his travel to the North African nation soon. Among those anticipated to participate are officials from Germany, France, the Britain, Italy, the State of Qatar, the Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per reports, PM Netanyahu will be absent.

President's Schedule

He stated that he would confer with a "numerous officials" in the Egyptian capital on the start of the week to talk about the direction of the Gaza Strip. Reports suggest that he will also visit the nation, where he will speak before the legislative body.

Key Developments

• Numerous of individuals made their way to the largely ruined northern Gaza Strip on Friday as a US-brokered ceasefire came into effect. The 48 individuals—about 20 of them thought to be living—will be let go by Monday.
• Issues linger over who will govern Gaza as forces gradually pull back and if Hamas will disarm, as called for in the proposed deal. The Israeli leader, who unilaterally ended a halt in fighting in spring, hinted that Israel might renew its operations if the group fails to surrender its arms.
• The UN was authorized by Israel to commence distributing scaled-up relief into the Gaza Strip starting on this Sunday. This assistance 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 expected clearance from Israel's military to resume their operations.
• An official he informed reporters on the end of the week that petrol, medical supplies, and other critical materials have commenced entering through the Kerem Shalom crossing. Agency staff are calling for Israel to allow access through additional crossing points and guarantee protected transit for relief personnel and residents who are going back to regions of the territory that were subject to intense shelling just a short time ago.
• The president of Lebanon he censured Israel on Saturday for conducting overnight strikes on non-military sites that the ministry said caused one fatality. "Once again, the region has been the target of a egregious offensive against civilian structures—unjustifiably or rationale," Aoun remarked.
• The government provided a inventory of the Palestinian prisoners that it plans to let go as in accordance with the ceasefire agreement reached with Hamas. From the 250 individuals, a group of 15 will be freed in East Jerusalem, a hundred to the region, and the remainder will be deported. Initially, when Hamas officials provided a list of proposed inmates to be freed to intermediaries in the Arab Republic, they called for the freeing of well-known Palestinian political figures such as Marwan Barghouti. Yet, the Israeli government stated it declines to let go the individual.