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The American leader has indicated that "largely, there is consensus" on how the subsequent phases of the Gaza ceasefire plan will proceed, though he conceded that "some of the details … will be resolved."

"Hamas is collecting them now," he said, speaking about the hostages still held in the region. "They find themselves in quite harsh places."

President Trump, who has been lauded by Hamas and various Israeli figures for his involvement in achieving a truce agreement, said he is confident the agreement will "remain in place" because "the parties are tired of the hostilities."

Planned Conference on Gaza Issue

Meanwhile, the president intends to bring together international leaders for a conference on Gaza during his travel to Egypt soon. Among those slated to take part are officials from Germany, the French Republic, the Britain, the Italian Republic, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and Indonesia.

According to information, PM Netanyahu will be absent.

Trump's Itinerary

He stated that he would confer with a "many leaders" in the Egyptian capital on Monday to talk about the future of Gaza. It has been reported that he will also travel to the nation, where he will speak before the Israeli parliament.

Key Developments

• Many of Palestinian residents made their way to the largely ruined northern Gaza on Friday as a ceasefire mediated by the US took hold. The remaining 48 individuals—about 20 of them thought to be living—are scheduled to be freed by next Monday.
• Uncertainties persist over who will govern the region as forces gradually pull back and whether the organization will disarm, as required in the proposed deal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who terminated on his own a truce in last March, hinted that the nation might resume its offensive if the group refuses to surrender its military assets.
• The UN was given the green light by the government to start providing scaled-up humanitarian assistance into the Gaza Strip beginning the weekend. The aid will involve 170,000 metric tons that have been stored in nearby nations such as the Kingdom of Jordan and Egypt as humanitarian officials expected clearance from Israeli forces to recommence their operations.
• An official the spokesman informed journalists on the end of the week that energy supplies, healthcare materials, and other critical materials have begun moving through the crossing point. Agency staff are urging authorities to allow access through additional border crossings and guarantee protected transit for aid workers and the population who are going back to areas in Gaza that were under heavy fire until only recently.
• The president of Lebanon the head of state censured Israel on the weekend for executing nocturnal attacks on non-military sites that the health ministry said killed at least one person. "For another time, southern Lebanon has been the target of a atrocious Israeli aggression against civilian installations—without justification or rationale," Aoun stated.
• Israeli authorities shared a inventory of the Palestinian detainees that it aims to release as part of the ceasefire agreement made with Hamas. From the 250 detainees, a group of 15 will be released in East Jerusalem, 100 to the Palestinian territory, and 135 will be sent abroad. Initially, when Hamas officials provided a roster of suggested detainees to be let go to mediators in Egypt, they requested the freeing of prominent individuals such as the figure. However, Netanyahu's office stated it refuses to free Barghouti.