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US President Donald Trump has stated that "in general, agreement exists" on how the following steps of the truce agreement for Gaza will unfold, though he conceded that "certain specifics … will be finalized."

"They're assembling them at present," the president said, mentioning the hostages still held in the Gaza Strip. "They are in pretty rough locations."

He, who has been lauded by the organization and many in Israel for his role in brokering a ceasefire deal, remarked he thinks the accord will "remain in place" because "both sides are tired of the fighting."

Upcoming Summit on Gaza Situation

Concurrently, he plans to assemble international leaders for a conference on Gaza during his trip to Egypt soon. Participants anticipated to take part are officials from the European nation, the French Republic, the United Kingdom, Italy, Qatar, the UAE, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the Republic of Indonesia.

According to information, the Israeli leader will not be present.

Trump's Itinerary

The president stated that he would confer with a "numerous officials" in the city on next Monday to talk about the future of the territory. Reports suggest that he will also go to the State of Israel, where he will address the Knesset.

Major Updates

• Many of Palestinian residents returned to the heavily destroyed Gaza's north on Friday as a US-brokered ceasefire was implemented. The remaining 48 hostages—approximately 20 of them thought to be living—will be freed by next Monday.
• Uncertainties persist over leadership in Gaza as forces slowly withdraw and if the group will give up weapons, as stipulated in Trump's ceasefire plan. PM Netanyahu, who terminated on his own a halt in fighting in last March, suggested that Israel might resume its military campaign if Hamas does not give up its weapons.
• The United Nations was authorized by the government to begin providing expanded relief into Gaza starting on the weekend. The relief will comprise 170,000 metric tons that have been pre-positioned in nearby nations such as the Kingdom of Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as aid workers awaited clearance from Israeli forces to resume their work.
• A representative from the UN he told journalists on last Friday that fuel, healthcare materials, and vital resources have commenced entering through the Kerem Shalom border point. Agency staff are calling for the Israeli government to allow access through additional entry points and ensure safe movement for aid workers and residents who are going back to areas in Gaza that were under heavy fire until only recently.
• The president of Lebanon Joseph Aoun condemned the Israeli government on Saturday for executing overnight strikes on public installations that the health authority said resulted in at least one death. "Yet again, the south of Lebanon has been the object of a egregious Israeli aggression against civilian structures—without justification or excuse," Aoun stated.
• The government shared a roster of the individuals in custody that it plans to free as in accordance with the truce deal agreed upon with Hamas. Of the 250 Palestinian prisoners, fifteen will be freed in the eastern part of the city, a hundred to the Palestinian territory, and one hundred thirty-five will be deported. Initially, when representatives of the group submitted a roster of suggested inmates to be let go to intermediaries in the Arab Republic, they called for the liberation of high-profile individuals such as Marwan Barghouti. But, Netanyahu's office stated it refuses to let go Barghouti.