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watch live like this donald trump ready to address Knesset As officials have confirmed that Hamas has All 20 surviving Israeli hostages released which was being kept inside Gaza On Monday, October 13.
President arrived in the country to a hero’s welcome, declaring that “the war is over” and “every country is dancing in the streets”.
Mr Trump will address the Knesset and meet families of hostages in Jerusalem. He will then fly to a “peace summit” in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, where his peace agreement will be signed.
More than 1,700 Palestinian prisoners and detainees are set to be released under the agreement. The majority of Palestinian detainees held in Israeli prisons have not been charged or convicted, according to israel-based rights organization Hamocade.
Of the 20 hostages who were still alive in Gaza, all are now alive In the hands of Israeli authorities, Israel confirmed.
Seven hostages were released this morning and have crossed the border into Israel, where they will be reunited with their families and taken to a hospital for testing.
A few hours later, the remaining 13 hostages were transferred from Hamas to the Red Cross and then to the Israeli army, who are now escorting them out of Gaza.
It ends an agonizing two-year wait for the families and friends of the hostages.
The bodies of 28 dead hostages are still lying in Israel. They are to be freed during this phase of the ceasefire, but it is not clear when this will happen.