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President Trump has stated that "for the most part, agreement exists" on how the subsequent phases of the peace deal in Gaza will unfold, though he acknowledged that "a few particulars … will be resolved."

"Hamas is gathering them now," the president stated, mentioning the remaining hostages in the Gaza Strip. "They find themselves in pretty rough places."

The US president, who has been lauded by the organization and various Israeli figures for his part in brokering a ceasefire deal, remarked he thinks the agreement will "hold" because "both sides are weary of the conflict."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Crisis

Meanwhile, Trump intends to assemble international leaders for a summit on the issue during his visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt next week. Participants expected to participate are officials from the Federal Republic of Germany, France, the UK, Italy, the State of Qatar, the Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per sources, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be absent.

President's Schedule

He stated that he would engage with a "lot of officials" in the city on Monday to talk about the prospects of the Gaza Strip. Sources indicate that he will also go to the nation, where he will speak before the legislative body.

Key Developments

• Many of individuals headed back to the largely ruined northern Gaza Strip on Friday as a ceasefire mediated by the US was implemented. Those still 48 individuals—about 20 of them considered surviving—are scheduled to be freed by next Monday.
• Issues linger over the future governance of Gaza as forces gradually pull back and if the group will give up weapons, as stipulated in the proposed deal. The Israeli leader, who called off a ceasefire in spring, suggested that the nation might resume its military campaign if Hamas does not relinquish its military assets.
• The international body was authorized by Israeli authorities to start providing increased aid into the Gaza Strip beginning Sunday. This assistance will involve 170,000 metric tons that have been stored in adjacent states such as the Kingdom of Jordan and Egypt as humanitarian officials were waiting for clearance from Israeli forces to resume their efforts.
• A representative from the UN Stéphane Dujarric reported to reporters on Friday that petrol, healthcare materials, and vital resources have started flowing through the crossing point. Representatives want Israel to unseal further border crossings and provide protected transit for aid workers and civilians who are going back to regions of the territory that were under heavy fire up until lately.
• The president of Lebanon Joseph Aoun censured Israel on Saturday for executing overnight strikes on public installations that the health ministry said caused one fatality. "Once again, the region has been the object of a atrocious Israeli aggression against non-military facilities—with no valid reason or excuse," he said.
• Israel provided a list of the individuals in custody that it plans to free as under the truce deal made with the group. Out of the 250 detainees, a group of 15 will be let go in East Jerusalem, one hundred to the region, and 135 will be deported. At first, when representatives of the group submitted a selection of proposed prisoners to be let go to mediators in the Arab Republic, they called for the liberation of high-profile individuals such as the figure. However, the Israeli government stated it refuses to free him.