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President Trump has remarked that "in general, parties are aligned" on how the following steps of the Gaza ceasefire plan will unfold, though he conceded that "certain specifics … will be finalized."

"Hamas is assembling them currently," the president stated, speaking about the remaining hostages in the Gaza Strip. "They're in some very difficult places."

President Trump, who has been praised by the group and many in Israel for his role in achieving a peace accord, remarked he thinks the agreement will "be sustained" because "the parties are exhausted by the fighting."

Upcoming Summit on Gaza Situation

At the same time, he plans to bring together international leaders for a high-level meeting on the issue during his visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt next week. Among those expected to join are representatives from the Federal Republic of Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Qatar, the UAE, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per information, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not expected to attend.

Trump's Itinerary

He affirmed that he would confer with a "numerous leaders" in the Egyptian capital on next Monday to address the prospects of the territory. It has been reported that he will also travel to Israel, where he will appear at the Knesset.

Major Updates

• Tens of thousands of individuals made their way to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip on last Friday as a US-brokered ceasefire took hold. The remaining 48 hostages—about 20 of them believed to be living—will be let go by the start of the week.
• Questions remain over leadership in the region as Israel's military slowly withdraw and whether the group will relinquish arms, as called for in the president's truce agreement. PM Netanyahu, who terminated on his own a ceasefire in March, indicated that the nation might resume its military campaign if the group fails to relinquish its weapons.
• The international body was given the green light by the government to start providing increased humanitarian assistance into Gaza from this Sunday. The relief will comprise significant amounts that have already been positioned in adjacent states such as Jordan and Egypt as aid workers were waiting for clearance from the army to recommence their work.
• An official the spokesman informed the press on Friday that energy supplies, healthcare materials, and other critical materials have started flowing through the Kerem Shalom border point. Agency staff want Israel to unseal further entry points and ensure protected transit for humanitarian staff and civilians who are coming back to regions of the territory that were under heavy fire until only recently.
• The leader he condemned the Israeli government on Saturday for carrying out nocturnal attacks on non-military sites that the health authority said caused one fatality. "For another time, the region has been the target of a heinous Israeli aggression against civilian installations—without justification or excuse," he said.
• Israel provided a list of the Palestinian prisoners that it plans to free as under the truce deal made with the group. Out of the 250 individuals, a group of 15 will be released in East Jerusalem, 100 to the West Bank, and the remainder will be expelled. At first, when representatives of the group provided a selection of proposed prisoners to be freed to intermediaries in the country, they requested the freeing of high-profile individuals such as Marwan Barghouti. Yet, the Israeli government affirmed it will not agree to release him.