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US President Donald Trump has indicated that "largely, parties are aligned" on how the following steps of the peace deal in Gaza will unfold, though he conceded that "certain specifics … will be worked out."

"They're assembling them now," he said, mentioning the remaining hostages in Gaza. "They're in some quite harsh situations."

He, who has been commended by Hamas and many in Israel for his role in brokering a peace accord, said he is confident the agreement will "be sustained" because "the parties are exhausted by the fighting."

Planned Conference on Gaza Issue

Concurrently, Trump aims to bring together global figures for a summit on the Gaza situation during his travel to Egypt soon. Among those slated to join are officials from the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the UK, Italy, the State of Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per sources, the Israeli leader is not expected to attend.

Trump's Itinerary

Trump confirmed that he would confer with a "many dignitaries" in the Egyptian capital on the start of the week to discuss the direction of Gaza. Reports suggest that he will also visit Israel, where he will appear at the Knesset.

Major Updates

• Many of Palestinian residents made their way to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza on last Friday as a US-brokered ceasefire came into effect. Those still 48 captives—some 20 of them considered alive—are to be released by Monday.
• Uncertainties persist over the future governance of Gaza as Israel's military retreat step by step and if the organization will disarm, as called for in the proposed deal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who terminated on his own a truce in spring, suggested that Israel might resume its offensive if the group refuses to surrender its weapons.
• The United Nations was authorized by the government to start delivering expanded humanitarian assistance into Gaza from this Sunday. The relief will comprise 170,000 metric tons that have been stored in neighboring countries such as Jordan and Egypt as aid workers were waiting for authorization from the army to restart their operations.
• UN spokesperson the spokesman told reporters on the end of the week that petrol, healthcare materials, and vital resources have commenced entering through the Kerem Shalom border point. Agency staff are calling for Israel to open more entry points and ensure protected transit for relief personnel and residents who are coming back to regions of the territory that were experiencing severe attacks up until lately.
• The leader he condemned the Israeli government on the weekend for carrying out overnight strikes on public installations that the health ministry said caused one fatality. "Yet again, the region has been the focus of a egregious Israeli aggression against civilian structures—unjustifiably or pretext," the president stated.
• Israel shared a roster of the individuals in custody that it intends to release as in accordance with the truce deal agreed upon with the group. From the 250 individuals, 15 will be released in eastern Jerusalem, 100 to the Palestinian territory, and 135 will be sent abroad. At first, when representatives of the group presented a list of recommended prisoners to be let go to mediators in Egypt, they requested the release of prominent Palestinian leaders such as Marwan Barghouti. But, the prime minister's team confirmed it refuses to release Barghouti.