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US President Donald Trump has stated that "in general, agreement exists" on how the following steps of the truce agreement for Gaza will unfold, though he admitted that "certain specifics … will be resolved."

"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 situations."

President Trump, who has been lauded by the group and various Israeli figures for his role in securing a peace accord, expressed he is confident the deal will "remain in place" because "both sides are weary of the conflict."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Crisis

At the same time, Trump aims to assemble international leaders for a summit on Gaza during his trip to Egypt soon. Participants slated to participate are delegates from the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the Britain, the Italian Republic, the State of Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the Republic of Indonesia.

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

Leader's Plans

He affirmed that he would engage with a "numerous leaders" in Cairo on Monday to talk about the direction of the territory. Reports suggest that he will also go to Israel, where he will address the Knesset.

Key Developments

• Many of Palestinians headed back to the largely ruined Gaza's north on last Friday as a ceasefire mediated by the US was implemented. The remaining 48 hostages—approximately 20 of them thought to be alive—are scheduled to be let go by the start of the week.
• Questions remain over who will govern Gaza as Israel's military retreat step by step and if the group will give up weapons, as called for in Trump's ceasefire plan. PM Netanyahu, who unilaterally ended a truce in spring, indicated that Israel might restart its military campaign if Hamas does not surrender its weapons.
• The UN was given the green light by Israeli authorities to start providing scaled-up relief into the Gaza Strip starting on the weekend. The aid will involve a large quantity that have been pre-positioned in neighboring countries such as the Kingdom of Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as aid workers awaited permission from the army to resume their work.
• UN spokesperson he told reporters on last Friday that petrol, healthcare materials, and vital resources have commenced entering through the Kerem Shalom border point. Agency staff are urging Israel to allow access through additional crossing points and ensure secure passage for relief personnel and civilians who are going back to parts of Gaza that were subject to intense shelling just a short time ago.
• The president of Lebanon he denounced the nation on the weekend for executing nocturnal attacks on public installations that the health ministry said killed at least one person. "For another time, the south of Lebanon has been the target of a heinous offensive against civilian structures—with no valid reason or excuse," the president said.
• Israel provided a list of the Palestinian prisoners that it intends to release as in accordance with the truce deal made with the group. Of the 250 individuals, 15 will be freed in eastern Jerusalem, 100 to the Palestinian territory, and the remainder will be deported. At first, when representatives of the group submitted a selection of proposed inmates to be let go to negotiators in the country, they called for the release of well-known Palestinian leaders such as the figure. Yet, the prime minister's team stated it refuses to release Barghouti.