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US President Donald Trump has remarked that "in general, there is consensus" on how the next stages of the Gaza ceasefire plan will proceed, though he conceded that "certain specifics … will be resolved."

"They're assembling them now," he commented, referring to the hostages still held in Gaza. "They find themselves in quite harsh places."

He, who has been commended by Hamas and numerous Israelis for his part in brokering a ceasefire deal, said he thinks the agreement will "be sustained" because "both sides are exhausted by the hostilities."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Issue

At the same time, the president plans to convene world leaders for a summit on the Gaza situation during his travel to Egypt soon. Among those expected to take part are representatives from the Federal Republic of Germany, France, the Britain, Italy, Qatar, the UAE, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per reports, PM Netanyahu will be absent.

Trump's Itinerary

He confirmed that he would meet a "many dignitaries" in Cairo on the start of the week to address the future of Gaza. It has been reported that he will also travel to the nation, where he will appear at the legislative body.

Key Developments

• Tens of thousands of individuals headed back to the largely ruined northern Gaza on Friday as a US-brokered ceasefire took hold. Those still 48 captives—some 20 of them considered living—are to be released by Monday.
• Issues linger over who will govern Gaza as Israeli troops slowly withdraw and if Hamas will give up weapons, as called for in Trump's ceasefire plan. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who terminated on his own a truce in March, hinted that Israel might restart its operations if Hamas fails to surrender its weapons.
• The international body was granted permission by Israel to commence providing expanded aid into the Gaza Strip from this Sunday. The relief will comprise 170,000 metric tons that have been pre-positioned in adjacent states such as the Kingdom of Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as humanitarian officials were waiting for authorization from Israel's military to restart their operations.
• A representative from the UN the spokesman reported to reporters on last Friday that fuel, healthcare materials, and other critical materials have begun moving through the Kerem Shalom border point. Agency staff want the Israeli government to open more border crossings and guarantee protected transit for relief personnel and residents who are going back to regions of the territory that were under heavy fire just a short time ago.
• The leader Joseph Aoun censured Israel on Saturday for executing nocturnal attacks on non-military sites that the health authority said resulted in at least one death. "Once again, the region has been the focus of a heinous attack by Israel against civilian structures—unjustifiably or pretext," he stated.
• Israeli authorities shared a list of the Palestinian prisoners that it plans to let go as under the peace accord agreed upon with Hamas. From the 250 Palestinian prisoners, a group of 15 will be let go in the eastern part of the city, one hundred to the West Bank, and one hundred thirty-five will be deported. Initially, when Hamas officials provided a list of proposed inmates to be let go to negotiators in Egypt, they called for the release of high-profile individuals such as Marwan Barghouti. Yet, the prime minister's team confirmed it declines to free Barghouti.