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US President Donald Trump has stated that "in general, there is consensus" on how the subsequent phases of the Gaza ceasefire plan will work, though he admitted that "some of the details … will be finalized."

"Hamas is assembling them now," Trump said, mentioning the captives yet to be freed in the Gaza Strip. "They find themselves in quite harsh situations."

President Trump, who has been lauded by the organization and many in Israel for his involvement in achieving a truce agreement, expressed he is confident the agreement will "remain in place" because "both sides are weary of the fighting."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Issue

Concurrently, the president aims to convene world leaders for a high-level meeting on the issue during his travel to the Arab Republic of Egypt soon. Among those slated to join are officials from the European nation, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Qatar, the Emirates, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per reports, the Israeli leader will be absent.

President's Schedule

He affirmed that he would engage with a "many leaders" in Cairo on next Monday to address the direction of the Gaza Strip. Sources indicate that he will also visit the nation, where he will appear at the Knesset.

Major Updates

• Numerous of Palestinian residents headed back to the largely ruined northern Gaza Strip on Friday as a ceasefire mediated by the US took hold. The 48 individuals—about 20 of them thought to be living—are scheduled to be freed by next Monday.
• Uncertainties persist over who will govern Gaza as Israeli troops slowly withdraw and whether the group will relinquish arms, as required in the proposed deal. PM Netanyahu, who unilaterally ended a truce in March, suggested that the nation might restart its offensive if Hamas refuses to surrender its arms.
• The United Nations was given the green light by the government to commence distributing scaled-up relief into Gaza from Sunday. The relief will include a large quantity that have already been positioned in neighboring countries such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as relief coordinators expected authorization from the army to resume their operations.
• An official Stéphane Dujarric reported to reporters on last Friday that energy supplies, medical supplies, and essential items have started flowing through the Kerem Shalom crossing. Agency staff want authorities to open more entry points and guarantee secure passage for relief personnel and civilians who are coming back to parts of Gaza that were under heavy fire until only recently.
• Lebanese President Joseph Aoun denounced the nation on last Saturday for carrying out raids during the night on non-military sites that the health ministry said killed at least one person. "Yet again, the region has been the focus of a atrocious attack by Israel against civilian installations—unjustifiably or rationale," he said.
• Israel shared a inventory of the Palestinian prisoners that it plans to let go as in accordance with the peace accord agreed upon with Hamas. From the 250 individuals, a group of 15 will be released in East Jerusalem, one hundred to the West Bank, and one hundred thirty-five will be expelled. At first, when Hamas officials presented a roster of suggested detainees to be freed to intermediaries in the Arab Republic, they requested the release of prominent individuals such as the activist. Yet, the prime minister's team affirmed it declines to let go Barghouti.