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US President Donald Trump has remarked that "for the most part, parties are aligned" on how the next stages of the Gaza ceasefire plan will proceed, though he conceded that "a few particulars … will be finalized."

"Hamas is assembling them at present," Trump commented, mentioning the hostages still held in the Gaza Strip. "They are in very difficult places."

President Trump, who has been lauded by the group and numerous Israelis for his involvement in brokering a ceasefire deal, remarked he believes the deal will "hold" because "they're all weary of the hostilities."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Crisis

Concurrently, Trump intends to bring together global figures for a conference on the issue during his travel to Egypt next week. Attendees anticipated to join are representatives from the Federal Republic of Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

Based on sources, PM Netanyahu is not expected to attend.

Leader's Plans

The president stated that he would meet a "lot of officials" in Cairo on the start of the week to address the prospects of Gaza. Reports suggest that he will also go to Israel, where he will appear at the Knesset.

Key Developments

• Many of Palestinian residents headed back to the largely ruined northern Gaza Strip on the end of the week as a US-brokered ceasefire took hold. Those still 48 hostages—some 20 of them believed to be living—will be freed by next Monday.
• Issues linger over who will govern the Gaza Strip as Israeli troops slowly withdraw and if Hamas will relinquish arms, as called for in Trump's ceasefire plan. The Israeli leader, who terminated on his own a halt in fighting in March, suggested that Israel might restart its offensive if the group does not relinquish its arms.
• The UN was authorized by the government to begin distributing expanded aid into the territory starting on Sunday. The aid will involve a large quantity that have already been positioned in adjacent states such as Jordan and Egypt as relief coordinators expected clearance from Israeli forces to restart their work.
• UN spokesperson he told the press on last Friday that petrol, medicines, and vital resources have commenced entering through the Kerem Shalom border point. Representatives are calling for Israel to open more entry points and ensure protected transit for relief personnel and the population who are going back to parts of Gaza that were experiencing severe attacks until only recently.
• The leader he denounced the Israeli government on the weekend for carrying out raids during the night on non-military sites that the health ministry said caused one fatality. "Yet again, the region has been the target of a atrocious offensive against civilian structures—with no valid reason or excuse," Aoun said.
• The government shared a roster of the individuals in custody that it aims to release as part of the ceasefire agreement made with Hamas. Out of the 250 Palestinian prisoners, 15 will be let go in East Jerusalem, one hundred to the region, and 135 will be expelled. Originally, when representatives of the group provided a selection of recommended prisoners to be freed to intermediaries in Egypt, they requested the release of prominent Palestinian political figures such as Marwan Barghouti. However, the Israeli government stated it declines to release the individual.