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The American leader has indicated that "in general, parties are aligned" on how the next stages of the Gaza ceasefire plan will unfold, though he conceded that "some of the details … will be resolved."

"They're gathering them now," the president said, speaking about the captives yet to be freed in Gaza. "They find themselves in very difficult places."

President Trump, who has been praised by Hamas and many in Israel for his involvement in achieving a truce agreement, expressed he believes the deal will "hold" because "they're all tired of the fighting."

Planned Conference on Gaza Crisis

At the same time, the president plans to convene world leaders for a high-level meeting on the issue during his travel to the North African nation in the coming week. Participants expected to take part are officials from the European nation, the French Republic, the United Kingdom, the Italian Republic, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and Indonesia.

According to sources, the Israeli leader is not expected to attend.

Leader's Plans

Trump stated that he would meet a "many officials" in Cairo on Monday to discuss the direction of Gaza. Sources indicate that he will also travel to the nation, where he will address the Israeli parliament.

Significant Events

• Tens of thousands of Palestinians headed back to the largely ruined northern Gaza Strip on the end of the week as a American-negotiated truce came into effect. The 48 captives—approximately 20 of them considered alive—will be let go by next Monday.
• Issues linger over the future governance of the region as Israeli troops retreat step by step and whether the group will relinquish arms, as stipulated in the president's truce agreement. The Israeli leader, who terminated on his own a truce in March, suggested that the nation might renew its offensive if they fails to relinquish its weapons.
• The United Nations was authorized by Israel to commence distributing increased aid into Gaza starting on Sunday. This assistance will involve significant amounts that have been pre-positioned in adjacent states such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as relief coordinators were waiting for authorization from Israeli forces to resume their efforts.
• An official Stéphane Dujarric reported to reporters on Friday that energy supplies, medicines, and other critical materials have begun moving through the Kerem Shalom crossing. Agency staff want Israel to open more border crossings and ensure protected transit for relief personnel and civilians who are returning to regions of the territory that were subject to intense shelling just a short time ago.
• The president of Lebanon the head of state censured the nation on last Saturday for carrying out overnight strikes on civilian facilities that the ministry said killed at least one person. "Yet again, southern Lebanon has been the focus of a egregious Israeli aggression against non-military facilities—without justification or excuse," the president remarked.
• Israeli authorities provided a list of the Palestinian prisoners that it plans to free as in accordance with the ceasefire agreement made with the organization. From the 250 individuals, 15 will be freed in East Jerusalem, 100 to the Palestinian territory, and 135 will be sent abroad. At first, when Hamas officials submitted a selection of proposed prisoners to be let go to negotiators in the Arab Republic, they requested the liberation of high-profile Palestinian leaders such as the figure. Yet, the prime minister's team affirmed it refuses to let go the individual.