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US President Donald Trump has stated that "largely, parties are aligned" on how the subsequent phases of the truce agreement for Gaza will unfold, though he conceded that "a few particulars … will be worked out."

"They're collecting them now," he said, speaking about the hostages still held in Gaza. "They find themselves in very difficult places."

He, who has been praised by the organization and numerous Israelis for his role in achieving a peace accord, said he thinks the agreement will "remain in place" because "they're all exhausted by the hostilities."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Issue

At the same time, he aims to bring together world leaders for a conference on the Gaza situation during his travel to the Arab Republic of Egypt next week. Attendees slated to join are officials from the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the Britain, Italy, Qatar, the Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

Based on reports, the Israeli leader will not be present.

Leader's Plans

Trump affirmed that he would engage with a "many leaders" in Cairo on the start of the week to discuss the direction of the Gaza Strip. Sources indicate that he will also go to the State of Israel, where he will speak before the Israeli parliament.

Significant Events

• Numerous of Palestinian residents headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza on the end of the week as a ceasefire mediated by the US came into effect. Those still 48 individuals—about 20 of them considered surviving—will be freed by Monday.
• Issues linger over leadership in Gaza as forces slowly withdraw and whether the group will disarm, as stipulated in Trump's ceasefire plan. The Israeli leader, who terminated on his own a halt in fighting in spring, indicated that the country might renew its military campaign if they does not surrender its weapons.
• The international body was given the green light by the government to begin distributing increased aid into the territory starting on Sunday. The aid will include a large quantity that have been pre-positioned in neighboring countries such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as humanitarian officials expected permission from Israel's military to restart their work.
• UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric reported to journalists on the end of the week that petrol, healthcare materials, and essential items have begun moving through the crossing point. UN officials want the Israeli government to allow access through additional entry points and ensure protected transit for humanitarian staff and civilians who are returning to areas in Gaza that were experiencing severe attacks just a short time ago.
• Lebanese President the head of state condemned the nation on Saturday for carrying out nocturnal attacks on public installations that the ministry said resulted in at least one death. "For another time, the region has been the object of a egregious attack by Israel against civilian installations—without justification or rationale," the president said.
• Israeli authorities disclosed a roster of the Palestinian prisoners that it intends to free as part of the ceasefire agreement made with Hamas. From the 250 individuals, fifteen will be let go in the eastern part of the city, one hundred to the Palestinian territory, and the remainder will be sent abroad. At first, when Hamas officials provided a list of recommended detainees to be let go to negotiators in Egypt, they called for the freeing of high-profile Palestinian leaders such as Marwan Barghouti. However, the Israeli government affirmed it will not agree to let go the individual.