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US President Donald Trump has indicated that "largely, parties are aligned" on how the subsequent phases of the peace deal in Gaza will work, though he acknowledged that "a few particulars … will be worked out."

"Hamas is assembling them currently," the president commented, mentioning the remaining hostages in Gaza. "They find themselves in quite harsh locations."

He, who has been lauded by the organization and numerous Israelis for his involvement in securing a peace accord, remarked he thinks the accord will "remain in place" because "they're all exhausted by the fighting."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Situation

Concurrently, the president aims to assemble international leaders for a high-level meeting on the issue during his travel to the North African nation next week. Among those expected to take part are representatives from Germany, the French Republic, the UK, Italy, Qatar, the Emirates, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and Indonesia.

According to reports, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be present.

Leader's Plans

Trump stated that he would meet a "many officials" in the city on the start of the week to address the direction of the Gaza Strip. Sources indicate that he will also travel to the nation, where he will address the legislative body.

Major Updates

• Tens of thousands of Palestinians returned to the largely ruined Gaza's north on the end of the week as a American-negotiated truce took hold. The remaining 48 hostages—some 20 of them thought to be living—are scheduled to be let go by next Monday.
• Uncertainties persist over leadership in Gaza as Israeli troops gradually pull back and whether Hamas will give up weapons, as required in the proposed deal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who terminated on his own a ceasefire in March, hinted that the nation might restart its operations if Hamas refuses to relinquish its weapons.
• The international body was authorized by the government to begin providing expanded humanitarian assistance into the Gaza Strip beginning the weekend. This assistance will include 170,000 metric tons that have already been positioned in adjacent states such as the Kingdom of Jordan and Egypt as aid workers were waiting for clearance from Israel's military to recommence their efforts.
• A representative from the UN he reported to journalists on last Friday that petrol, medicines, and vital resources have started flowing through the Kerem Shalom border point. UN officials are calling for Israel to allow access through additional crossing points and provide protected transit for relief personnel and the population who are coming back to areas in Gaza that were under heavy fire until only recently.
• Lebanese President the head of state condemned the nation on the weekend for executing overnight strikes on non-military sites that the health ministry said caused one fatality. "Yet again, the region has been the focus of a atrocious offensive against non-military facilities—with no valid reason or rationale," Aoun stated.
• Israel disclosed a roster of the Palestinian detainees that it plans to release as under the ceasefire agreement made with the group. Of the 250 detainees, 15 will be let go in eastern Jerusalem, a hundred to the West Bank, and the remainder will be deported. Originally, when representatives of the group submitted a roster of suggested inmates to be released to intermediaries in Egypt, they called for the release of high-profile Palestinian leaders such as the activist. Yet, the Israeli government stated it refuses to free Barghouti.