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President Trump has remarked that "for the most part, there is consensus" on how the subsequent phases of the Gaza ceasefire plan will proceed, though he acknowledged that "certain specifics … will be finalized."

"They're collecting them now," Trump said, referring to the remaining hostages in the region. "They're in some very difficult places."

President Trump, who has been lauded by the organization and various Israeli figures for his part in achieving a truce agreement, expressed he believes the accord will "hold" because "the parties are tired of the hostilities."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Situation

Meanwhile, the president aims to bring together global figures for a summit on the Gaza situation during his visit to the North African nation soon. Participants slated to join are representatives from the Federal Republic of Germany, France, the UK, the Italian Republic, the State of Qatar, the Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the Republic of Indonesia.

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

Leader's Plans

The president affirmed that he would engage with a "lot of officials" in Cairo on the start of the week to discuss the future of the Gaza Strip. It has been reported that he will also travel to the State of Israel, where he will appear at the Israeli parliament.

Key Developments

• Numerous of Palestinian residents headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza on last Friday as a US-brokered ceasefire came into effect. The 48 captives—some 20 of them thought to be surviving—are to be let go by the start of the week.
• Questions remain over leadership in the region as forces slowly withdraw and if the group will relinquish arms, as stipulated in the president's truce agreement. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who unilaterally ended a ceasefire in spring, hinted that Israel might restart its military campaign if Hamas does not give up its arms.
• The UN was given the green light by the government to commence distributing scaled-up aid into the territory from this Sunday. The aid will involve 170,000 metric tons that have been pre-positioned in neighboring countries such as the Kingdom of Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as aid workers awaited permission from Israel's military to resume their operations.
• An official Stéphane Dujarric informed reporters on last Friday that energy supplies, medicines, and vital resources have commenced entering through the Kerem Shalom crossing. Agency staff want authorities to open more border crossings and guarantee secure passage for aid workers and civilians who are coming back to regions of the territory that were under heavy fire just a short time ago.
• Lebanese President Joseph Aoun censured the nation on last Saturday for conducting overnight strikes on non-military sites that the health authority said killed at least one person. "For another time, southern Lebanon has been the target of a egregious attack by Israel against civilian structures—without justification or excuse," the president remarked.
• The government disclosed a roster of the individuals in custody that it aims to let go as in accordance with the peace accord agreed upon with the organization. Out of the 250 Palestinian prisoners, fifteen will be released in the eastern part of the city, one hundred to the Palestinian territory, and the remainder will be deported. At first, when representatives of the group presented a selection of proposed prisoners to be freed to mediators in the Arab Republic, they called for the freeing of high-profile Palestinian political figures such as the figure. However, the Israeli government confirmed it refuses to free Barghouti.