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.