"Israeli officials said they expected the hostages to be release around 8am Monday local time (1am ET) - less than two hours before Trump is due to land in Israel. Hamas is expected to release 20 live Israeli hostages and retrieve the bodies of 28 other hostages, among them two Americans. Israel will release 250 Palestinians who served life sentences for killing Israelis and 1700 Palestinians who were detained by the IDF in Gaza afyer October 7."
"Trump said he thinks the ceasefire will hold because both Israel and Hamas are tired of fighting and because most people in Israel and in countries in the region support his peace plan. He stressed he received guarantees from both sides that they will implement the deal. "I don't think anybody wants to disappoint me", Trump said. Trump said he had differences with Netanyahu over the war in Gaza, "but they were quickly solved." He stressed his relationship with the prime minister is "very good"."
A ceasefire ended the two-year war that began after Hamas' Oct. 7 attacks. More than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, according to the Hamas-controlled Health Ministry. Hamas will release 20 live Israeli hostages and return the bodies of 28 others, including two Americans. Israel will free 250 Palestinians who served life sentences for killing Israelis and 1,700 people detained by the IDF in Gaza after Oct. 7. The U.S. president will spend under five hours in Israel to speak at the Knesset, meet hostage families and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, then travel to Sharm el-Sheikh for an international conference to endorse the peace plan.
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