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The American leader has remarked that "for the most part, there is consensus" on how the subsequent phases of the truce agreement for Gaza will unfold, though he admitted that "some of the details … will be worked out."

"Hamas is gathering them now," he said, mentioning the captives yet to be freed in Gaza. "They find themselves in quite harsh places."

The US president, who has been lauded by the organization and numerous Israelis for his part in achieving a peace accord, said he believes the deal will "hold" because "they're all weary of the hostilities."

Forthcoming Meeting on Gaza Situation

Concurrently, he aims to assemble world leaders for a conference on the Gaza situation during his visit to the North African nation in the coming week. Attendees expected to take part are officials from Germany, France, the Britain, the Italian Republic, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, the Republic of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia.

As per information, the Israeli leader will not be present.

President's Schedule

The president stated that he would engage with a "many leaders" in Cairo on the start of the week to address the direction of Gaza. Reports suggest that he will also travel to the State of Israel, where he will address the legislative body.

Key Developments

• Tens of thousands of Palestinians headed back to the severely damaged Gaza's north on Friday as a ceasefire mediated by the US was implemented. The 48 hostages—about 20 of them believed to be living—are to be freed by next Monday.
• Uncertainties persist over the future governance of the region as Israel's military retreat step by step and if the organization will relinquish arms, as stipulated in the proposed deal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called off a halt in fighting in spring, suggested that the country might resume its offensive if the group does not surrender its military assets.
• The UN was authorized by Israeli authorities to commence distributing expanded relief into Gaza beginning Sunday. The relief will comprise 170,000 metric tons that have already been positioned in nearby nations such as Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt as humanitarian officials awaited permission from Israeli forces to restart their work.
• A representative from the UN Stéphane Dujarric reported to reporters on Friday that petrol, medical supplies, and other critical materials have commenced entering through the Kerem Shalom crossing. Agency staff are urging Israel to open more entry points and guarantee secure passage for aid workers and residents who are returning to parts of Gaza that were subject to intense shelling up until lately.
• The president of Lebanon Joseph Aoun censured the nation on last Saturday for carrying out raids during the night on civilian facilities that the ministry said resulted in at least one death. "Yet again, the region has been the object of a heinous offensive against non-military facilities—without justification or excuse," he said.
• The government shared a inventory of the Palestinian detainees that it intends to free as under the ceasefire agreement reached with the group. Of the 250 individuals, fifteen will be released in the eastern part of the city, 100 to the region, and 135 will be expelled. At first, when the organization's delegates submitted a roster of proposed inmates to be released to mediators in the country, they requested the freeing of prominent individuals such as the figure. However, the Israeli government stated it refuses to release him.