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The American leader has stated that "for the most part, parties are aligned" on how the following steps of the truce agreement for Gaza will proceed, though he admitted that "some of the details … will be worked out."

"Hamas is gathering them currently," he said, speaking about the captives yet to be freed in the Gaza Strip. "They find themselves in very difficult places."

He, who has been commended by Hamas and various Israeli figures for his role in securing a peace accord, expressed he thinks the deal will "hold" because "they're all exhausted by the hostilities."

Upcoming Summit on Gaza Crisis

Meanwhile, Trump aims to bring together world leaders for a summit on Gaza during his visit to the North African nation next week. Participants slated to take part are officials from the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the United Kingdom, Italy, Qatar, the Emirates, Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

According to information, PM Netanyahu will be absent.

President's Schedule

He affirmed that he would confer with a "numerous dignitaries" in the city on the start of the week to address the prospects of Gaza. Sources indicate that he will also travel to the State of Israel, where he will address the Israeli parliament.

Major Updates

• Tens of thousands of Palestinian residents returned to the heavily destroyed Gaza's north on the end of the week as a American-negotiated truce took hold. The remaining 48 hostages—some 20 of them believed to be surviving—will be let go by the start of the week.
• Issues linger over the future governance of Gaza as forces slowly withdraw and if Hamas will give up weapons, as stipulated in Trump's ceasefire plan. PM Netanyahu, who called off a halt in fighting in spring, indicated that the nation might renew its offensive if they fails to surrender its weapons.
• The UN was granted permission by the government to begin delivering expanded relief into Gaza starting on the weekend. This assistance will comprise a large quantity that have already been positioned in nearby nations such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as humanitarian officials were waiting for permission from Israel's military to resume their operations.
• An official the spokesman informed reporters on the end of the week that energy supplies, medicines, and vital resources have started flowing through the Kerem Shalom border point. UN officials are urging Israel to open more crossing points and guarantee safe movement for aid workers and residents who are coming back to parts of Gaza that were experiencing severe attacks just a short time ago.
• The leader Joseph Aoun censured the nation on the weekend for carrying out overnight strikes on non-military sites that the health authority said caused one fatality. "Yet again, the south of Lebanon has been the object of a egregious offensive against non-military facilities—without justification or pretext," the president said.
• The government provided a list of the Palestinian detainees that it plans to free as under the truce deal reached with Hamas. Out of the 250 individuals, 15 will be released in East Jerusalem, 100 to the Palestinian territory, and one hundred thirty-five will be deported. At first, when the organization's delegates provided a selection of recommended inmates to be freed to negotiators in the country, they requested the freeing of prominent Palestinian leaders such as the figure. However, Netanyahu's office affirmed it declines to free Barghouti.