Israel and Hamas swap prisoners as Trump hogs the limelight

TRUMP CENTER STAGE AS HOSTAGES AND PRISONERS ARE RELEASED

All 20 live hostages held by Hamas and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel were released as part of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

Associated Press Hamas said Monday it would hand over the bodies of four of the 28 dead hostages, but it was unclear when the rest would be released. Israel says more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners have been released.

The release of hostages and prisoners is the first phase of the peace plan devised by the Trump administration and the US president was in Israel. meeting with families He was among those who were released and later attended a peace summit in Egypt.