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President Trump has stated that "in general, agreement exists" on how the subsequent phases of the Gaza ceasefire plan will unfold, though he admitted that "certain specifics … will be finalized."

"Hamas is collecting them at present," he stated, speaking about the captives yet to be freed in the region. "They are in quite harsh locations."

President Trump, who has been lauded by the group and numerous Israelis for his involvement in brokering a peace accord, expressed he is confident the deal will "remain in place" because "the parties are tired of the conflict."

Planned Conference on Gaza Situation

Concurrently, he plans to bring together world leaders for a conference on the issue during his travel to the North African nation soon. Participants anticipated to participate are delegates from the European nation, France, the UK, Italy, the State of Qatar, the Emirates, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

Based on information, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not expected to attend.

Trump's Itinerary

Trump stated that he would meet a "many leaders" in the Egyptian capital on Monday to address the direction of Gaza. Reports suggest that he will also travel to Israel, where he will address the Knesset.

Significant Events

• Tens of thousands of individuals headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip on last Friday as a American-negotiated truce was implemented. Those still 48 hostages—about 20 of them believed to be living—are to be released by Monday.
• Uncertainties persist over leadership in the region as Israeli troops slowly withdraw and whether the group will give up weapons, as stipulated in Trump's ceasefire plan. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who unilaterally ended a halt in fighting in last March, hinted that the country might renew its military campaign if Hamas does not surrender its arms.
• The United Nations was authorized by Israel to start distributing increased humanitarian assistance into Gaza beginning this Sunday. The relief will include significant amounts that have already been positioned in neighboring countries such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as aid workers awaited permission from Israeli forces to restart their efforts.
• A representative from the UN the spokesman told journalists on last Friday that fuel, healthcare materials, and vital resources have started flowing through the Kerem Shalom border point. Agency staff want Israel to allow access through additional crossing points and guarantee safe movement for relief personnel and residents who are coming back to regions of the territory that were under heavy fire up until lately.
• The president of Lebanon Joseph Aoun denounced the Israeli government on Saturday for executing nocturnal attacks on public installations that the health ministry said caused one fatality. "Yet again, the region has been the focus of a heinous offensive against civilian installations—unjustifiably or rationale," Aoun said.
• Israel provided a roster of the Palestinian detainees that it intends to free as part of the truce deal agreed upon with the organization. From the 250 detainees, a group of 15 will be released in the eastern part of the city, one hundred to the region, and one hundred thirty-five will be expelled. At first, when representatives of the group submitted a selection of proposed inmates to be freed to intermediaries in the Arab Republic, they called for the freeing of well-known Palestinian leaders such as Marwan Barghouti. But, Netanyahu's office affirmed it will not agree to release him.