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US President Donald Trump has remarked that "largely, there is consensus" on how the subsequent phases of the Gaza ceasefire plan will work, though he acknowledged that "some of the details … will be resolved."

"Hamas is gathering them currently," the president stated, referring to the captives yet to be freed in the region. "They are in quite harsh situations."

The US president, who has been lauded by the group and various Israeli figures for his role in achieving a ceasefire deal, expressed he believes the accord will "hold" because "both sides are exhausted by the hostilities."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Situation

Meanwhile, he plans to bring together international leaders for a high-level meeting on the issue during his trip to the North African nation soon. Attendees slated to join are delegates from the European nation, France, the United Kingdom, the Italian Republic, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per sources, PM Netanyahu will be absent.

Leader's Plans

Trump stated that he would confer with a "many officials" in the Egyptian capital on Monday to talk about the direction of Gaza. It has been reported that he will also travel to the State of Israel, where he will address the Knesset.

Major Updates

• Many of individuals returned to the severely damaged Gaza's north on Friday as a ceasefire mediated by the US was implemented. The remaining 48 individuals—approximately 20 of them considered living—will be freed by Monday.
• Issues linger over who will govern the Gaza Strip as Israeli troops slowly withdraw and whether the organization will relinquish arms, as required in the president's truce agreement. PM Netanyahu, who called off a truce in last March, indicated that the country might resume its military campaign if the group refuses to relinquish its military assets.
• The UN was given the green light by the government to commence distributing expanded relief into Gaza from this Sunday. The relief will involve 170,000 metric tons that have already been positioned in neighboring countries such as the Kingdom of Jordan and Egypt as humanitarian officials awaited authorization from the army to resume their work.
• UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric reported to reporters on last Friday that fuel, medical supplies, and other critical materials have started flowing through the Kerem Shalom border point. UN officials are urging authorities to unseal further entry points and guarantee safe movement for aid workers and civilians who are going back to parts of Gaza that were under heavy fire up until lately.
• Lebanese President Joseph Aoun denounced the Israeli government on Saturday for executing raids during the night on non-military sites that the health ministry said resulted in at least one death. "Yet again, the region has been the object of a egregious attack by Israel against civilian structures—with no valid reason or pretext," the president said.
• Israel shared a inventory of the individuals in custody that it plans to let go as under the peace accord reached with the organization. Of the 250 detainees, a group of 15 will be let go in East Jerusalem, one hundred to the West Bank, and the remainder will be deported. At first, when the organization's delegates provided a selection of proposed inmates to be let go to intermediaries in Egypt, they demanded the release of well-known individuals such as the figure. However, Netanyahu's office affirmed it will not agree to let go him.