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The American leader has indicated that "in general, parties are aligned" on how the following steps of the Gaza ceasefire plan will work, though he acknowledged that "a few particulars … will be resolved."

"They're gathering them currently," he said, speaking about the hostages still held in the Gaza Strip. "They are in quite harsh places."

The US president, who has been lauded by the group and many in Israel for his part in achieving a truce agreement, said he is confident the agreement will "remain in place" because "they're all weary of the conflict."

Planned Conference on Gaza Situation

Meanwhile, Trump aims to assemble international leaders for a conference on the issue during his trip to the North African nation in the coming week. Participants expected to take part are officials from Germany, the French Republic, the United Kingdom, the Italian Republic, Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

Based on sources, the Israeli leader will be absent.

Trump's Itinerary

Trump stated that he would confer with a "many leaders" in the Egyptian capital on next Monday to talk about the direction of the territory. It has been reported that he will also go to the nation, where he will appear at the Israeli parliament.

Key Developments

• Numerous of Palestinians headed back to the severely damaged northern Gaza on last Friday as a American-negotiated truce took hold. The remaining 48 captives—some 20 of them believed to be living—are scheduled to be let go by next Monday.
• Questions remain over leadership in the Gaza Strip as Israeli troops slowly withdraw and whether the organization will give up weapons, as called for in the proposed deal. The Israeli leader, who terminated on his own a truce in spring, suggested that the nation might renew its military campaign if Hamas refuses to relinquish its arms.
• The international body was granted permission by Israel to begin delivering expanded humanitarian assistance into the Gaza Strip starting on the weekend. The relief will include a large quantity that have been pre-positioned in adjacent states such as the Kingdom of Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as humanitarian officials were waiting for permission from the army to recommence their efforts.
• A representative from the UN Stéphane Dujarric reported to the press on last Friday that fuel, medical supplies, and vital resources have started flowing through the Kerem Shalom crossing. UN officials want the Israeli government to allow access through additional crossing points and guarantee safe movement for humanitarian staff and residents who are returning to regions of the territory that were experiencing severe attacks until only recently.
• The leader the head of state denounced the Israeli government on the weekend for executing nocturnal attacks on public installations that the ministry said killed at least one person. "Yet again, the south of Lebanon has been the object of a atrocious attack by Israel against non-military facilities—without justification or excuse," the president remarked.
• Israel shared a roster of the Palestinian prisoners that it plans to let go as part of the peace accord made with the organization. Of the 250 individuals, a group of 15 will be let go in eastern Jerusalem, 100 to the West Bank, and the remainder will be expelled. Originally, when the organization's delegates submitted a selection of suggested inmates to be freed to intermediaries in the country, they demanded the freeing of high-profile Palestinian political figures such as the figure. However, the Israeli government confirmed it declines to release him.