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The American leader has indicated that "largely, there is consensus" on how the next stages of the Gaza ceasefire plan will proceed, though he admitted that "some of the details … will be finalized."

"Hamas is gathering them at present," the president commented, mentioning the hostages still held in the Gaza Strip. "They find themselves in very difficult places."

The US president, who has been praised by the organization and many in Israel for his involvement in securing a ceasefire deal, remarked he believes the deal will "be sustained" because "the parties are tired of the fighting."

Planned Conference on Gaza Situation

At the same time, the president aims to assemble international leaders for a conference on Gaza during his travel to Egypt soon. Participants expected to participate are officials from Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

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

President's Schedule

He confirmed that he would confer with a "lot of leaders" in the Egyptian capital on Monday to address the prospects of the territory. It has been reported that he will also visit the State of Israel, where he will address the Knesset.

Major Updates

• Numerous of Palestinian residents returned to the severely damaged northern Gaza on last Friday as a American-negotiated truce took hold. The 48 captives—approximately 20 of them considered surviving—are to be freed by next Monday.
• Uncertainties persist over who will govern Gaza as Israel's military gradually pull back and whether the group will relinquish arms, as required in Trump's ceasefire plan. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who terminated on his own a truce in last March, indicated that the country might renew its military campaign if the group fails to give up its arms.
• The UN was given the green light by the government to start delivering scaled-up humanitarian assistance into the territory starting on Sunday. This assistance will comprise significant amounts that have been pre-positioned in neighboring countries such as Jordan and Egypt as humanitarian officials were waiting for authorization from Israel's military to resume their work.
• An official Stéphane Dujarric reported to reporters on last Friday that petrol, medicines, and other critical materials have begun moving through the Kerem Shalom border point. Representatives want Israel to open more border crossings and provide protected transit for aid workers and residents who are going back to parts of Gaza that were experiencing severe attacks just a short time ago.
• Lebanese President the head of state censured Israel on the weekend for carrying out overnight strikes on public installations that the ministry said resulted in at least one death. "Yet again, the south of Lebanon has been the focus of a egregious attack by Israel against civilian installations—with no valid reason or rationale," the president stated.
• The government shared a inventory of the Palestinian detainees that it plans to free as in accordance with the truce deal reached with the organization. From the 250 individuals, fifteen will be freed in eastern Jerusalem, one hundred to the Palestinian territory, and the remainder will be expelled. At first, when the organization's delegates provided a roster of suggested detainees to be let go to mediators in the Arab Republic, they called for the freeing of prominent Palestinian political figures such as the activist. However, the Israeli government stated it refuses to free Barghouti.