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US President Donald Trump has remarked that "in general, parties are aligned" on how the following steps of the peace deal in Gaza will unfold, though he admitted that "certain specifics … will be finalized."

"They're collecting them currently," he stated, referring to the hostages still held in the region. "They are in very difficult places."

He, who has been lauded by Hamas and many in Israel for his part in brokering a truce agreement, said he is confident the accord will "be sustained" because "they're all weary of the hostilities."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Crisis

Meanwhile, the president plans to bring together international leaders for a conference on the issue during his visit to the North African nation next week. Participants expected to participate are officials from the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the UK, Italy, Qatar, the Emirates, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per reports, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be present.

Leader's Plans

He affirmed that he would confer with a "numerous leaders" in the city on the start of the week to discuss the direction of Gaza. Reports suggest that he will also travel to Israel, where he will speak before the Knesset.

Major Updates

• Numerous of individuals made their way to the severely damaged Gaza's north on the end of the week as a American-negotiated truce took hold. Those still 48 captives—approximately 20 of them believed to be alive—are to be freed by Monday.
• Questions remain over the future governance of the Gaza Strip as forces gradually pull back and if the group will relinquish arms, as stipulated in the proposed deal. PM Netanyahu, who unilaterally ended a ceasefire in last March, hinted that the country might renew its offensive if Hamas fails to relinquish its weapons.
• The UN was authorized by the government to start delivering expanded aid into the territory beginning this Sunday. The relief will include 170,000 metric tons that have been stored in adjacent states such as Jordan and Egypt as humanitarian officials were waiting for authorization from the army to resume their operations.
• A representative from the UN he told reporters on Friday that petrol, healthcare materials, and vital resources have started flowing through the Kerem Shalom border point. UN officials want Israel to unseal further crossing points and guarantee protected transit for aid workers and civilians who are coming back to areas in Gaza that were subject to intense shelling up until lately.
• Lebanese President the head of state denounced Israel on Saturday for carrying out nocturnal attacks on public installations that the health ministry said killed at least one person. "Once again, southern Lebanon has been the focus of a egregious attack by Israel against civilian structures—without justification or pretext," the president said.
• The government disclosed a list of the individuals in custody that it intends to free as under the ceasefire agreement reached with the group. Of the 250 Palestinian prisoners, 15 will be freed in eastern Jerusalem, one hundred to the West Bank, and one hundred thirty-five will be sent abroad. Initially, when representatives of the group provided a selection of suggested inmates to be freed to intermediaries in Egypt, they demanded the liberation of high-profile individuals such as the activist. But, the Israeli government affirmed it declines to release the individual.