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US President Donald Trump has indicated that "in general, parties are aligned" on how the subsequent phases of the truce agreement for Gaza will proceed, though he admitted that "certain specifics … will be worked out."

"They're collecting them currently," Trump said, speaking about the captives yet to be freed in Gaza. "They find themselves in pretty rough places."

The US president, who has been praised by the group and numerous Israelis for his involvement in securing a truce agreement, remarked he is confident the accord will "be sustained" because "both sides are weary of the hostilities."

Planned Conference on Gaza Issue

Concurrently, he intends to assemble world leaders for a high-level meeting on the issue during his trip to the Arab Republic of Egypt soon. Among those expected to participate are officials from Germany, France, the UK, Italy, Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the Republic of Indonesia.

As per reports, PM Netanyahu will be absent.

Leader's Plans

The president confirmed that he would meet a "lot of officials" in the city on next Monday to address the prospects of the Gaza Strip. It has been reported that he will also travel to Israel, where he will appear at the Israeli parliament.

Key Developments

• Tens of thousands of Palestinian residents returned to the largely ruined Gaza's north on last Friday as a American-negotiated truce came into effect. The 48 hostages—some 20 of them believed to be living—will be released by Monday.
• Questions remain over leadership in the Gaza Strip as Israeli troops gradually pull back and whether the group will give up weapons, as required in the president's truce agreement. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called off a halt in fighting in spring, suggested that the nation might restart its offensive if Hamas refuses to give up its arms.
• The international body was given the green light by Israeli authorities to start providing increased relief into the Gaza Strip beginning the weekend. This assistance will include a large quantity that have already been positioned in adjacent states such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as aid workers awaited authorization from Israeli forces to restart their work.
• An official he told reporters on last Friday that petrol, medicines, and essential items have begun moving through the Kerem Shalom border point. Representatives are urging authorities to unseal further entry points and provide safe movement for humanitarian staff and civilians who are going back to areas in Gaza that were experiencing severe attacks up until lately.
• The leader the head of state denounced the nation on last Saturday for carrying out overnight strikes on civilian facilities that the health ministry said caused one fatality. "Yet again, southern Lebanon has been the target of a egregious offensive against civilian structures—with no valid reason or rationale," Aoun stated.
• Israel shared a inventory of the Palestinian prisoners that it plans to release as under the ceasefire agreement reached with the group. Out of the 250 individuals, 15 will be let go in the eastern part of the city, one hundred to the West Bank, and 135 will be deported. Initially, when Hamas officials provided a roster of suggested detainees to be let go to mediators in the Arab Republic, they demanded the freeing of prominent Palestinian political figures such as the activist. But, Netanyahu's office affirmed it will not agree to free the individual.