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US President Donald Trump has indicated that "for the most part, there is consensus" on how the next stages of the Gaza ceasefire plan will work, though he conceded that "some of the details … will be worked out."

"Hamas is assembling them now," the president stated, mentioning the captives yet to be freed in Gaza. "They find themselves in pretty rough locations."

President Trump, who has been praised by the group and numerous Israelis for his role in securing a truce agreement, remarked he believes the agreement will "hold" because "the parties are weary of the hostilities."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Crisis

Concurrently, he intends to assemble global figures for a summit on the Gaza situation during his visit to the North African nation soon. Participants slated to take part are delegates from Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the Italian Republic, Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and Indonesia.

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

President's Schedule

He affirmed that he would meet a "many dignitaries" in Cairo on Monday to discuss the prospects of the territory. It has been reported that he will also travel to the State of Israel, where he will speak before the Israeli parliament.

Major Updates

• Tens of thousands of Palestinians made their way to the largely ruined northern Gaza on last Friday as a American-negotiated truce was implemented. The 48 individuals—about 20 of them thought to be alive—are scheduled to be let go by next Monday.
• Issues linger over who will govern the region as forces slowly withdraw and if the organization will disarm, as required in the proposed deal. PM Netanyahu, who called off a ceasefire in March, indicated that the country might resume its military campaign if they fails to relinquish its weapons.
• The international body was granted permission by Israeli authorities to begin providing expanded humanitarian assistance into the Gaza Strip beginning Sunday. The relief will include a large quantity that have been pre-positioned in neighboring countries such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as aid workers awaited authorization from the army to resume their work.
• A representative from the UN the spokesman told journalists on Friday that petrol, medicines, and essential items have begun moving through the Kerem Shalom crossing. UN officials want Israel to allow access through additional crossing points and provide safe movement for aid workers and civilians who are going back to areas in Gaza that were under heavy fire until only recently.
• Lebanese President Joseph Aoun denounced the Israeli government on Saturday for carrying out overnight strikes on civilian facilities that the health authority said resulted in at least one death. "Once again, the south of Lebanon has been the target of a egregious Israeli aggression against civilian installations—without justification or pretext," Aoun said.
• The government provided a roster of the individuals in custody that it intends to let go as under the peace accord reached with Hamas. Of the 250 Palestinian prisoners, fifteen will be freed in the eastern part of the city, a hundred to the region, and one hundred thirty-five will be sent abroad. At first, when the organization's delegates provided a list of proposed inmates to be let go to intermediaries in the country, they requested the release of prominent Palestinian leaders such as the activist. Yet, Netanyahu's office affirmed it refuses to free him.