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US President Donald Trump has indicated that "largely, there is consensus" on how the next stages of the Gaza ceasefire plan will work, though he acknowledged that "some of the details … will be worked out."

"They're gathering them at present," Trump said, referring to the captives yet to be freed in the Gaza Strip. "They're in some quite harsh locations."

The US president, who has been praised by the organization and many in Israel for his role in securing a truce agreement, remarked he thinks the agreement will "be sustained" because "they're all exhausted by the hostilities."

Planned Conference on Gaza Issue

Concurrently, the president aims to convene international leaders for a conference on the Gaza situation during his trip to the North African nation in the coming week. Among those anticipated to participate are delegates from the Federal Republic of Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Qatar, the UAE, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and the Republic of Indonesia.

According to information, the Israeli leader will be absent.

Trump's Itinerary

The president confirmed that he would confer with a "many leaders" in the city on next Monday to address the prospects of the Gaza Strip. Reports suggest that he will also travel to the nation, where he will appear at the legislative body.

Key Developments

• Numerous of individuals returned to the severely damaged Gaza's north on Friday as a ceasefire mediated by the US came into effect. Those still 48 individuals—about 20 of them considered living—are to be let go by Monday.
• Uncertainties persist over who will govern Gaza as Israel's military slowly withdraw and whether the organization will disarm, as stipulated in the proposed deal. The Israeli leader, who terminated on his own a ceasefire in March, suggested that Israel might resume its offensive if the group does not relinquish its arms.
• The international body was given the green light by Israeli authorities to begin delivering scaled-up relief into the territory starting on this Sunday. This assistance will comprise 170,000 metric tons that have already been positioned in adjacent states such as Jordan and Egypt as humanitarian officials expected permission from the army to restart their efforts.
• A representative from the UN the spokesman reported to reporters on Friday that fuel, medical supplies, and essential items have started flowing through the Kerem Shalom crossing. Representatives are calling for Israel to allow access through additional border crossings and guarantee safe movement for humanitarian staff and residents who are going back to regions of the territory that were subject to intense shelling just a short time ago.
• Lebanese President the head of state condemned Israel on the weekend for executing nocturnal attacks on public installations that the health authority said resulted in at least one death. "For another time, the region has been the object of a atrocious attack by Israel against non-military facilities—without justification or pretext," the president stated.
• Israel disclosed a roster of the individuals in custody that it aims to release as part of the ceasefire agreement agreed upon with Hamas. From the 250 Palestinian prisoners, fifteen will be released in East Jerusalem, a hundred to the West Bank, and 135 will be deported. At first, when the organization's delegates submitted a selection of suggested prisoners to be let go to mediators in the country, they called for the liberation of high-profile Palestinian leaders such as the figure. However, the Israeli government confirmed it will not agree to release him.