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President Trump has remarked that "in general, agreement exists" on how the subsequent phases of the truce agreement for Gaza will unfold, though he admitted that "certain specifics … will be finalized."

"They're collecting them now," Trump said, referring to the remaining hostages in the Gaza Strip. "They are in quite harsh locations."

He, who has been lauded by the organization and numerous Israelis for his part in achieving a peace accord, said he is confident the deal will "hold" because "both sides are exhausted by the hostilities."

Planned Conference on Gaza Crisis

Meanwhile, the president aims to convene world leaders for a summit on the Gaza situation during his trip to the Arab Republic of Egypt next week. Attendees anticipated to participate are officials from the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the United Kingdom, Italy, Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per reports, the Israeli leader will be absent.

Trump's Itinerary

Trump confirmed that he would meet a "numerous dignitaries" in the city on Monday to discuss the prospects of the territory. It has been reported that he will also travel to Israel, where he will speak before the Israeli parliament.

Significant Events

• Numerous of Palestinians made their way to the largely ruined Gaza's north on the end of the week as a US-brokered ceasefire came into effect. The remaining 48 hostages—approximately 20 of them considered surviving—will be let go by Monday.
• Issues linger over the future governance of the Gaza Strip as Israel's military slowly withdraw and whether the organization will give up weapons, as required in the proposed deal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called off a halt in fighting in March, hinted that the country might restart its military campaign if the group does not surrender its arms.
• The United Nations was given the green light by Israeli authorities to begin distributing expanded humanitarian assistance into Gaza starting on the weekend. The aid will include significant amounts that have already been positioned in adjacent states such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as humanitarian officials were waiting for clearance from the army to resume their efforts.
• UN spokesperson he told reporters on Friday that petrol, medicines, and essential items have begun moving through the crossing point. UN officials want the Israeli government to allow access through additional entry points and guarantee protected transit for relief personnel and civilians who are going back to areas in Gaza that were subject to intense shelling just a short time ago.
• Lebanese President the head of state condemned the Israeli government on last Saturday for conducting raids during the night on public installations that the ministry said killed at least one person. "Once again, the region has been the target of a egregious offensive against civilian installations—without justification or excuse," Aoun said.
• The government shared a list of the individuals in custody that it intends to free as under the peace accord made with the group. Out of the 250 individuals, a group of 15 will be let go in eastern Jerusalem, a hundred to the Palestinian territory, and one hundred thirty-five will be expelled. At first, when the organization's delegates presented a list of proposed inmates to be freed to negotiators in the country, they demanded the freeing of prominent Palestinian political figures such as the figure. However, the Israeli government stated it refuses to release Barghouti.