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US President Donald Trump has indicated that "for the most part, there is consensus" on how the following steps of the Gaza ceasefire plan will work, though he acknowledged that "certain specifics … will be finalized."

"They're gathering them currently," the president stated, speaking about the remaining hostages in Gaza. "They find themselves in quite harsh situations."

He, who has been praised by Hamas and many in Israel for his involvement in securing a peace accord, expressed he believes the deal will "remain in place" because "they're all exhausted by the hostilities."

Planned Conference on Gaza Crisis

Meanwhile, the president aims to convene global figures for a high-level meeting on Gaza during his visit to Egypt soon. Participants anticipated to join are representatives from the Federal Republic of Germany, France, the UK, the Italian Republic, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per sources, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not expected to attend.

Trump's Itinerary

The president affirmed that he would confer with a "many leaders" in Cairo on next Monday to talk about the direction of the territory. Reports suggest that he will also go to Israel, where he will speak before the legislative body.

Major Updates

• Numerous of individuals headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip on the end of the week as a American-negotiated truce was implemented. The remaining 48 captives—about 20 of them considered surviving—are to be let go by Monday.
• Uncertainties persist over the future governance of Gaza as forces slowly withdraw and if the group will disarm, as called for in the president's truce agreement. The Israeli leader, who unilaterally ended a halt in fighting in spring, suggested that the country might resume its offensive if they fails to relinquish its military assets.
• The United Nations was granted permission by Israeli authorities to commence delivering scaled-up aid into the Gaza Strip from the weekend. The aid will include significant amounts that have been pre-positioned in nearby nations such as the Kingdom of Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as relief coordinators awaited authorization from Israeli forces to recommence their operations.
• An official the spokesman told journalists on Friday that petrol, healthcare materials, and other critical materials have begun moving through the crossing point. Representatives are calling for the Israeli government to open more crossing points and ensure secure passage for relief personnel and civilians who are going back to regions of the territory that were experiencing severe attacks until only recently.
• The leader he condemned the nation on last Saturday for executing raids during the night on civilian facilities that the health authority said resulted in at least one death. "Once again, the region has been the object of a egregious Israeli aggression against civilian structures—without justification or rationale," he stated.
• Israel disclosed a inventory of the Palestinian prisoners that it plans to release as part of the truce deal made with the organization. Of the 250 detainees, a group of 15 will be let go in East Jerusalem, 100 to the West Bank, and 135 will be sent abroad. Initially, when Hamas officials submitted a selection of suggested detainees to be freed to negotiators in the Arab Republic, they demanded the freeing of well-known individuals such as the figure. Yet, the prime minister's team confirmed it will not agree to let go the individual.