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US President Donald Trump has stated that "largely, there is consensus" on how the next stages of the peace deal in Gaza will proceed, though he admitted that "a few particulars … will be resolved."

"They're assembling them at present," the president said, speaking about the captives yet to be freed in the region. "They are in pretty rough places."

The US president, who has been lauded by the group and various Israeli figures for his involvement in achieving a truce agreement, remarked he is confident the agreement will "hold" because "both sides are exhausted by the fighting."

Planned Conference on Gaza Crisis

Meanwhile, he intends to convene global figures for a high-level meeting on the Gaza situation during his travel to the Arab Republic of Egypt in the coming week. Participants slated to join are representatives from the European nation, the French Republic, the Britain, Italy, the State of Qatar, the Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

Based on sources, the Israeli leader will not be present.

Leader's Plans

He affirmed that he would engage with a "lot of officials" in the city on Monday to talk about the prospects of the territory. Reports suggest that he will also go to Israel, where he will speak before the Knesset.

Major Updates

• Numerous of individuals returned to the heavily destroyed Gaza's north on Friday as a American-negotiated truce was implemented. The 48 captives—some 20 of them thought to be surviving—are to be let go by next Monday.
• Uncertainties persist over leadership in the Gaza Strip as Israeli troops slowly withdraw and if the group will relinquish arms, as called for in the proposed deal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called off a truce in last March, suggested that the nation might resume its military campaign if they does not relinquish its arms.
• The international body was authorized by Israel to start distributing expanded relief into Gaza from Sunday. The relief will involve 170,000 metric tons that have been pre-positioned in neighboring countries such as the Kingdom of Jordan and Egypt as aid workers expected authorization from Israel's military to restart their operations.
• A representative from the UN Stéphane Dujarric told journalists on the end of the week that energy supplies, healthcare materials, and other critical materials have started flowing through the crossing point. UN officials are calling for authorities to allow access through additional entry points and ensure secure passage for relief personnel and residents who are coming back to parts of Gaza that were experiencing severe attacks up until lately.
• Lebanese President Joseph Aoun denounced Israel on last Saturday for executing raids during the night on public installations that the ministry said resulted in at least one death. "Once again, the south of Lebanon has been the focus of a atrocious Israeli aggression against non-military facilities—unjustifiably or pretext," the president said.
• The government disclosed a list of the individuals in custody that it plans to free as part of the ceasefire agreement made with the organization. From the 250 detainees, a group of 15 will be let go in the eastern part of the city, one hundred to the Palestinian territory, and one hundred thirty-five will be deported. At first, when representatives of the group provided a selection of proposed prisoners to be released to intermediaries in the country, they requested the release of well-known Palestinian political figures such as the figure. But, Netanyahu's office confirmed it will not agree to free Barghouti.