All living Israeli hostages freed and hundreds of Palestinian detainees and prisoners released as Trump leads Egypt summit – live

All 20 remaining living Israeli hostages have been freed by Hamas after over two years of captivity in Gaza, being handed over to the Red Cross and reunited with their families with the assistance of the Israeli army. Hamas also reportedly handed over the remains of two deceased hostages. Concurrently, Israel has released more than 1,900 Palestinian detainees and prisoners as part of a Gaza ceasefire deal brokered by the US, Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey, with buses carrying these freed individuals arriving in Ramallah and Gaza to jubilant crowds. The developments occurred as US President Donald Trump convened an international summit in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh to finalize an agreement aimed at ending the war in Gaza and discussing reconstruction efforts. Trump praised Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for his crucial role in facilitating the ceasefire and lauded the summit, declaring it the end of the "age of terror and death." Leaders from numerous countries, including France, Turkey, and Qatar, participated in the s... download the app to read more