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US President Donald Trump has remarked that "in general, agreement exists" on how the next stages of the Gaza ceasefire plan will proceed, though he conceded that "some of the details … will be finalized."

"They're collecting them currently," the president commented, referring to the remaining hostages in the region. "They're in some pretty rough places."

He, who has been commended by Hamas and numerous Israelis for his role in brokering a ceasefire deal, expressed he thinks the accord will "be sustained" because "they're all exhausted by the conflict."

Upcoming Summit on Gaza Issue

Meanwhile, Trump intends to convene global figures for a summit on the Gaza situation during his travel to the North African nation next week. Among those expected to participate are representatives from the Federal Republic of Germany, France, the UK, Italy, Qatar, the UAE, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and Indonesia.

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

Trump's Itinerary

He confirmed that he would confer with a "many dignitaries" in the city on the start of the week to discuss the future of the Gaza Strip. Reports suggest that he will also go to Israel, where he will appear at the Israeli parliament.

Significant Events

• Numerous of Palestinian residents made their way to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip on Friday as a ceasefire mediated by the US took hold. The remaining 48 hostages—about 20 of them believed to be surviving—will be let go by Monday.
• Issues linger over leadership in the Gaza Strip as forces slowly withdraw and if Hamas will relinquish arms, as stipulated in Trump's ceasefire plan. The Israeli leader, who unilaterally ended a ceasefire in last March, indicated that the nation might resume its offensive if they does not surrender its arms.
• The UN was granted permission by Israel to begin delivering scaled-up relief into the Gaza Strip from the weekend. This assistance will involve significant amounts that have already been positioned in nearby nations such as the Kingdom of Jordan and Egypt as relief coordinators awaited permission from the army to restart their efforts.
• An official he informed the press on the end of the week that petrol, medicines, and vital resources have started flowing through the Kerem Shalom crossing. UN officials are calling for the Israeli government to unseal further entry points and provide protected transit for humanitarian staff and civilians who are returning to areas in Gaza that were subject to intense shelling up until lately.
• The leader Joseph Aoun censured the nation on Saturday for conducting raids during the night on public installations that the health ministry said killed at least one person. "Once again, southern Lebanon has been the object of a egregious offensive against civilian structures—without justification or rationale," Aoun remarked.
• Israeli authorities disclosed a roster of the individuals in custody that it plans to let go as under the peace accord reached with the group. From the 250 detainees, fifteen will be freed in eastern Jerusalem, one hundred to the region, and 135 will be sent abroad. At first, when the organization's delegates submitted a selection of recommended detainees to be let go to mediators in the Arab Republic, they called for the liberation of prominent Palestinian leaders such as Marwan Barghouti. But, the prime minister's team stated it declines to release him.