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US President Donald Trump has indicated that "in general, there is consensus" on how the next stages of the peace deal in Gaza will work, though he conceded that "certain specifics … will be resolved."

"Hamas is collecting them now," the president commented, referring to the hostages still held in the region. "They find themselves in quite harsh situations."

The US president, who has been commended by the organization and various Israeli figures for his role in securing a truce agreement, expressed he believes the agreement will "hold" because "the parties are exhausted by the hostilities."

Upcoming Summit on Gaza Issue

At the same time, he aims to convene global figures for a conference on the issue during his visit to the North African nation in the coming week. Participants anticipated to join are officials from Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

Based on reports, PM Netanyahu will not be present.

President's Schedule

Trump confirmed that he would confer with a "lot of officials" in the city on Monday to address the future of the Gaza Strip. Sources indicate that he will also visit the State of Israel, where he will appear at the Knesset.

Significant Events

• Many of individuals returned to the heavily destroyed Gaza's north on the end of the week as a American-negotiated truce took hold. The 48 captives—some 20 of them considered surviving—are scheduled to be let go by next Monday.
• Issues linger over the future governance of the Gaza Strip as Israel's military gradually pull back and whether Hamas will disarm, as called for in Trump's ceasefire plan. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who unilaterally ended a halt in fighting in spring, hinted that the country might renew its military campaign if the group refuses to relinquish its military assets.
• The United Nations was given the green light by Israel to commence delivering increased aid into the Gaza Strip beginning this Sunday. The relief will involve 170,000 metric tons that have been stored in neighboring countries such as the Kingdom of Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as relief coordinators expected clearance from the army to recommence their work.
• An official the spokesman reported to reporters on the end of the week that petrol, medical supplies, and vital resources have begun moving through the Kerem Shalom crossing. UN officials want Israel to unseal further entry points and provide safe movement for aid workers and civilians who are going back to regions of the territory that were under heavy fire just a short time ago.
• The president of Lebanon he censured the nation on the weekend for conducting overnight strikes on public installations that the ministry said caused one fatality. "Yet again, the south of Lebanon has been the object of a atrocious offensive against non-military facilities—without justification or pretext," the president said.
• The government disclosed a inventory of the Palestinian prisoners that it intends to let go as part of the peace accord reached with the organization. Out of the 250 individuals, 15 will be freed in East Jerusalem, one hundred to the region, and 135 will be deported. Originally, when Hamas officials submitted a selection of recommended detainees to be freed to mediators in Egypt, they demanded the freeing of prominent Palestinian political figures such as Marwan Barghouti. However, Netanyahu's office affirmed it declines to release Barghouti.