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President Trump has remarked that "largely, parties are aligned" on how the next stages of the peace deal in Gaza will proceed, though he admitted that "certain specifics … will be resolved."

"Hamas is collecting them at present," the president said, mentioning the captives yet to be freed in the region. "They are in very difficult locations."

President Trump, who has been commended by the group and many in Israel for his involvement in brokering a truce agreement, expressed he believes the deal will "remain in place" because "the parties are exhausted by the fighting."

Upcoming Summit on Gaza Issue

Concurrently, Trump aims to convene international leaders for a conference on the issue during his visit to Egypt next week. Participants slated to join are delegates from Germany, the French Republic, the United Kingdom, the Italian Republic, the State of Qatar, the Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and the Republic of Indonesia.

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

Trump's Itinerary

Trump confirmed that he would confer with a "many dignitaries" in the city on Monday to address the future of the Gaza Strip. It has been reported that he will also go to the State of Israel, where he will speak before the Israeli parliament.

Key Developments

• Many of Palestinians headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza on the end of the week as a American-negotiated truce took hold. The remaining 48 individuals—some 20 of them believed to be living—will be let go by next Monday.
• Issues linger over leadership in the region as Israel's military slowly withdraw and whether the group will disarm, as called for in the proposed deal. PM Netanyahu, who unilaterally ended a ceasefire in March, hinted that Israel might resume its offensive if Hamas does not give up its military assets.
• The United Nations was given the green light by Israel to commence delivering expanded humanitarian assistance into Gaza from this Sunday. This assistance will include 170,000 metric tons that have been pre-positioned in adjacent states such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as humanitarian officials were waiting for permission from Israeli forces to recommence their efforts.
• An official he reported to journalists on the end of the week that energy supplies, medical supplies, and other critical materials have begun moving through the Kerem Shalom border point. Agency staff want the Israeli government to unseal further entry points and ensure protected transit for aid workers and civilians who are coming back to regions of the territory that were experiencing severe attacks until only recently.
• Lebanese President he condemned the nation on last Saturday for conducting overnight strikes on non-military sites that the health ministry said killed at least one person. "Once again, the region has been the object of a egregious Israeli aggression against non-military facilities—unjustifiably or rationale," he remarked.
• The government disclosed a list of the Palestinian prisoners that it aims to let go as in accordance with the truce deal reached with Hamas. Of the 250 detainees, fifteen will be let go in eastern Jerusalem, 100 to the Palestinian territory, and the remainder will be deported. Originally, when the organization's delegates submitted a list of proposed detainees to be freed to intermediaries in Egypt, they called for the release of well-known Palestinian leaders such as the activist. Yet, Netanyahu's office confirmed it declines to release Barghouti.