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US President Donald Trump has remarked that "in general, there is consensus" on how the following steps of the truce agreement for Gaza will proceed, though he conceded that "some of the details … will be worked out."

"They're collecting them currently," the president commented, referring to the captives yet to be freed in Gaza. "They're in some pretty rough situations."

He, who has been lauded by the group and numerous Israelis for his role in securing a ceasefire deal, expressed he believes the agreement will "hold" because "the parties are weary of the fighting."

Upcoming Summit on Gaza Crisis

At the same time, Trump intends to assemble international leaders for a summit on the issue during his travel to Egypt next week. Attendees expected to take part are representatives from the Federal Republic of Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Qatar, the UAE, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per sources, the Israeli leader will be absent.

Trump's Itinerary

He stated that he would confer with a "many officials" in the city on the start of the week to discuss the future of Gaza. It has been reported that he will also go to the State of Israel, where he will speak before the Israeli parliament.

Key Developments

• Many of individuals made their way to the largely ruined Gaza's north on last Friday as a ceasefire mediated by the US came into effect. Those still 48 captives—about 20 of them considered living—are to be freed by the start of the week.
• Questions remain over the future governance of the Gaza Strip as forces slowly withdraw and if the group will give up weapons, as stipulated in the president's truce agreement. PM Netanyahu, who unilaterally ended a ceasefire in last March, hinted that the nation might renew its operations if the group refuses to surrender its military assets.
• The UN was granted permission by Israel to start providing scaled-up aid into the Gaza Strip starting on this Sunday. This assistance will comprise 170,000 metric tons that have already been positioned in neighboring countries such as Jordan and Egypt as humanitarian officials expected clearance from the army to resume their efforts.
• An official he told journalists on the end of the week that petrol, medicines, and vital resources have started flowing through the Kerem Shalom border point. Representatives are urging the Israeli government to open more border crossings and provide secure passage for relief personnel and civilians who are going back to regions of the territory that were experiencing severe attacks until only recently.
• The leader Joseph Aoun censured Israel on Saturday for conducting overnight strikes on non-military sites that the health authority said killed at least one person. "Yet again, the south of Lebanon has been the object of a heinous attack by Israel against civilian structures—unjustifiably or excuse," Aoun remarked.
• Israel disclosed a roster of the Palestinian prisoners that it intends to let go as part of the ceasefire agreement reached with Hamas. From the 250 Palestinian prisoners, 15 will be released in eastern Jerusalem, one hundred to the Palestinian territory, and 135 will be expelled. At first, when representatives of the group presented a selection of suggested prisoners to be let go to mediators in the country, they called for the release of prominent Palestinian leaders such as the figure. However, Netanyahu's office stated it declines to release him.