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President Trump has stated that "largely, agreement exists" on how the subsequent phases of the truce agreement for Gaza will proceed, though he acknowledged that "some of the details … will be finalized."

"They're collecting them currently," the president said, referring to the remaining hostages in the region. "They are in pretty rough locations."

President Trump, who has been lauded by the group and many in Israel for his involvement in securing a truce agreement, remarked he is confident the deal will "hold" because "both sides are exhausted by the fighting."

Planned Conference on Gaza Issue

At the same time, he aims to bring together world leaders for a conference on the Gaza situation during his travel to Egypt soon. Participants expected to take part are officials from Germany, France, the UK, Italy, the State of Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per information, the Israeli leader will not be present.

Trump's Itinerary

Trump confirmed that he would meet a "numerous dignitaries" in the Egyptian capital on Monday to talk about the prospects of the territory. Sources indicate that he will also go to Israel, where he will address the Knesset.

Major Updates

• Tens of thousands of individuals returned to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip on Friday as a American-negotiated truce came into effect. The remaining 48 hostages—approximately 20 of them believed to be living—are to be let go by Monday.
• Uncertainties persist over the future governance of the region as Israeli troops retreat step by step and if the organization will relinquish arms, as called for in Trump's ceasefire plan. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who unilaterally ended a halt in fighting in spring, indicated that the nation might restart its operations if they fails to surrender its arms.
• The United Nations was authorized by Israel to begin delivering scaled-up relief into Gaza beginning Sunday. The relief will comprise 170,000 metric tons that have been pre-positioned in nearby nations such as Jordan and Egypt as relief coordinators expected permission from Israel's military to restart their efforts.
• UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric informed the press on last Friday that petrol, healthcare materials, and other critical materials have begun moving through the crossing point. Agency staff want Israel to unseal further entry points and provide safe movement for aid workers and residents who are coming back to areas in Gaza that were subject to intense shelling just a short time ago.
• The leader the head of state censured the Israeli government on last Saturday for carrying out raids during the night on public installations that the ministry said caused one fatality. "Once again, southern Lebanon has been the object of a heinous offensive against civilian installations—with no valid reason or pretext," Aoun said.
• Israel disclosed a inventory of the Palestinian prisoners that it intends to free as under the ceasefire agreement agreed upon with Hamas. From the 250 detainees, fifteen will be let go in East Jerusalem, one hundred to the Palestinian territory, and one hundred thirty-five will be deported. At first, when representatives of the group submitted a roster of suggested prisoners to be released to negotiators in the Arab Republic, they called for the release of high-profile Palestinian leaders such as Marwan Barghouti. But, Netanyahu's office confirmed it declines to free the individual.