Ammon News - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that US President Donald Trump's plan to settle the Palestinian-Israeli conflict only addresses the Gaza Strip, while it is "too vague" on Palestinian statehood.

Trump's plan should specify what will happen with the West Bank, Lavrov said.

Hamas handed over the first seven of 20 surviving Israeli hostages on Monday, a key step in ending two years of ruinous war in Gaza under the ceasefire deal engineered by Trump, who landed in Israel to address its parliament.

Bodies of some of the 28 dead hostages, and another two whose fate is unknown, will also be released on Monday, along with nearly 2,000 Palestinian detainees and convicted prisoners held in Israel.

The releases form a critical aspect of the first phase of the ceasefire accord concluded last week in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, where Trump and more than 20 other world leaders will be meeting later on Monday to discuss ensuing steps they hope will eventually bring broader Middle East stability.

Progress towards a lasting peace now hinges on global commitments that may be taken up at the summit, but much could yet go wrong.

Further steps in Trump's 20-point plan have yet to be agreed by the two sides. Those include how the demolished Gaza Strip will be governed once fighting ends, and the ultimate fate of Hamas, which has rejected Israel's demands that it disarm.