Hamas has released all 20 of the remaining living Israeli hostages, who are now being reunited with their families in Israel, as part of President Trump’s peace plan to end the war in Gaza. Israeli officials said the remains of 28 slain hostages are still in Gaza.
President Trump delivered remarks in the Israeli Knesset, the country’s parliament, after arriving in the country yesterday and being greeted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israel is expected to release some 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, of whom 250 are serving life sentences and about 1,700 others who have been detained since the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack, in exchange for the release of the Israeli hostages.
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect at noon local time on Friday and Israel completed a pullback of its military troops to a pre-approved line in the Palestinian territory.
Aid began flowing back into Gaza as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians returned to northern Gaza, many returning to homes reduced to rubble.
Meanwhile, Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced he’s awarding President Trump his state’s highest civilian honour, the Order of the Nile, for strengthening U.S.-Egypt relations and for his efforts to restore peace in the region.
“I’m deeply honoured to receive from you Egypt’s highest state honor, the Order of the Nile,” Mr. Trump responded. “The Nile is so beautiful, so magnificent.”
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