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The American leader has stated that "for the most part, agreement exists" on how the following steps of the truce agreement for Gaza will proceed, though he conceded that "a few particulars … will be worked out."

"They're collecting them now," the president commented, referring to the captives yet to be freed in the region. "They find themselves in pretty rough situations."

President Trump, who has been praised by Hamas and various Israeli figures for his involvement in brokering a ceasefire deal, said he believes the deal will "be sustained" because "the parties are exhausted by the hostilities."

Upcoming Summit on Gaza Crisis

At the same time, the president intends to assemble international leaders for a high-level meeting on the Gaza situation during his visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt in the coming week. Among those anticipated to take part are delegates from the European nation, France, the Britain, Italy, Qatar, the Emirates, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

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

Trump's Itinerary

Trump affirmed that he would meet a "lot of officials" in Cairo on next Monday to talk about the prospects of the Gaza Strip. Reports suggest that he will also visit Israel, where he will appear at the Israeli parliament.

Major Updates

• Numerous of Palestinian residents returned to the severely damaged northern Gaza on Friday as a American-negotiated truce came into effect. Those still 48 hostages—approximately 20 of them believed to be surviving—will be let go by Monday.
• Questions remain over the future governance of the region as Israeli troops gradually pull back and whether the organization will give up weapons, as stipulated in the president's truce agreement. PM Netanyahu, who called off a halt in fighting in spring, suggested that the country might restart its offensive if the group refuses to surrender its weapons.
• The international body was given the green light by Israel to commence delivering expanded humanitarian assistance into Gaza from the weekend. The aid will comprise 170,000 metric tons that have been pre-positioned in adjacent states such as Jordan and Egypt as aid workers awaited permission from the army to recommence their efforts.
• A representative from the UN Stéphane Dujarric reported to journalists on Friday that petrol, medicines, and vital resources have commenced entering through the Kerem Shalom crossing. UN officials are calling for the Israeli government to allow access through additional entry points and guarantee safe movement for aid workers and residents who are returning to areas in Gaza that were under heavy fire up until lately.
• The president of Lebanon Joseph Aoun condemned Israel on Saturday for conducting nocturnal attacks on non-military sites that the health ministry said killed at least one person. "Yet again, southern Lebanon has been the focus of a atrocious Israeli aggression against civilian installations—unjustifiably or excuse," the president stated.
• Israeli authorities disclosed a list of the Palestinian prisoners that it aims to release as in accordance with the truce deal made with Hamas. Out of the 250 individuals, a group of 15 will be let go in eastern Jerusalem, one hundred to the West Bank, and 135 will be expelled. Originally, when Hamas officials submitted a roster of recommended detainees to be let go to negotiators in the Arab Republic, they requested the liberation of prominent individuals such as the figure. But, Netanyahu's office confirmed it refuses to free the individual.