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President Trump has remarked that "largely, parties are aligned" on how the subsequent phases of the peace deal in Gaza will work, though he conceded that "some of the details … will be resolved."

"They're gathering them now," Trump commented, speaking about the hostages still held in the Gaza Strip. "They are in very difficult situations."

President Trump, who has been praised by Hamas and many in Israel for his involvement in securing a truce agreement, remarked he believes the agreement will "be sustained" because "both sides are weary of the fighting."

Planned Conference on Gaza Crisis

At the same time, he intends to bring together international leaders for a summit on Gaza during his travel to Egypt soon. Attendees expected to take part are representatives from the European nation, the French Republic, the Britain, the Italian Republic, the State of Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and the Republic of Indonesia.

Based on information, PM Netanyahu will not be present.

Leader's Plans

Trump confirmed that he would confer with a "lot of leaders" in the city on next Monday to address the direction of the Gaza Strip. Sources indicate that he will also visit Israel, where he will appear at the Israeli parliament.

Major Updates

• Numerous of individuals made their way to the severely damaged northern Gaza Strip on Friday as a US-brokered ceasefire was implemented. The 48 individuals—about 20 of them considered living—are to be freed by next Monday.
• Questions remain over the future governance of the region as Israel's military retreat step by step and whether the group will relinquish arms, as stipulated in the proposed deal. PM Netanyahu, who called off a ceasefire in March, suggested that Israel might resume its offensive if Hamas does not surrender its military assets.
• The UN was given the green light by Israel to start providing increased aid into the Gaza Strip from this Sunday. The relief will involve significant amounts that have been pre-positioned in adjacent states such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as humanitarian officials were waiting for authorization from Israel's military to resume their work.
• UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric informed the press on Friday that energy supplies, healthcare materials, and vital resources have started flowing through the Kerem Shalom border point. Representatives want the Israeli government to unseal further entry points and guarantee protected transit for humanitarian staff and residents who are coming back to parts of Gaza that were subject to intense shelling until only recently.
• The president of Lebanon he denounced Israel on Saturday for conducting raids during the night on public installations that the health ministry said killed at least one person. "For another time, the south of Lebanon has been the object of a egregious Israeli aggression against civilian structures—with no valid reason or excuse," he remarked.
• Israeli authorities disclosed a roster of the Palestinian prisoners that it intends to let go as under the ceasefire agreement reached with Hamas. Out of the 250 Palestinian prisoners, a group of 15 will be let go in East Jerusalem, a hundred to the Palestinian territory, and 135 will be expelled. At first, when the organization's delegates provided a list of recommended detainees to be freed to intermediaries in the Arab Republic, they requested the freeing of prominent Palestinian leaders such as Marwan Barghouti. However, the Israeli government confirmed it refuses to free the individual.