Gaza ceasefire live: Israeli hostages due to be released as Trump says ‘war is over’ and flies to Middle East | Middle East and north Africa
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As thousands of Palestinians continue to travel north towards the ruins of Gaza City amid a ceasefire, aid agencies are trying to deliver urgently needed aid to the region.
U.N. officials said real progress was being made on Sunday, the third day of the ceasefire, as aid was allowed into Gaza
A spokesman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said: Eri KanekoAccording to the Associated Press, it was stated that cooking gas entered Gaza for the first time since March.
Other aid sent included flour, fruit and meat.
Welcome summary
Donald Trump set out for the Middle East after telling reporters that the “war is over” and that he expects the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas to continue.
The US president will meet with the families of hostages in Israel before flying to Egypt for a “peace summit”.
It will be an eventful day. Families of the 20 surviving hostages in Israel are preparing to welcome them home. Later Monday, Israel will release approximately 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. Then, the bodies of some hostages who lost their lives in Gaza are expected to be sent to their countries.
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Israel expects all 20 living hostages to be released by Hamas at the same time on Monday. Shosh Bedrosyan, spokesman for Benjamin Netanyahu, said: “Israel is preparing to take all our hostages immediately. The release of our hostages will begin early on Monday morning.”
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Hamas insists on release of seven Palestinian leaders in hostage-prisoner swapSources close to the negotiators told Agence France-Presse.
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Leaders from more than 20 countries will attend the Gaza “peace summit” in Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh. The summit will finalize the agreement aimed at ending Israel’s war in Gaza.
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Trump arrived in Jerusalem late Sunday to address the Knesset – Israeli parliament – at around the same time that the hostage-prisoner exchange is expected to take place and meeting the hostages’ families. He told reporters that the “war is over” in Gaza Boarding Air Force One.
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After the hostages were released Israel was ready to release nearly 2000 Palestinian prisoners and take over 28 hostages believed to be dead. US vice president J.D. Vance told Fox News: “The reality is we may never get some of the hostages back.”
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At least 67 thousand 806 Palestinians died and 170 thousand 66 people were injured in Israel’s attacks on Gaza. Gaza Ministry of Health said in a statement today that this situation has been valid since October 7, 2023. Most of those killed were civilians, mostly women and children.
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Aid agencies said they were preparing to “flood” Gaza with food and other essential supplies in accordance with the terms of the ceasefire agreement. Dozens of aid trucks entered Gaza on Sunday in hopes of increasing humanitarian aid.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he hoped for a similar agreement. He signed the Israel-Hamas ceasefire to end the ongoing war between his country and Russia.
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Thousands of Palestinians continued to advance north towards the devastated Gaza city They hope that the ceasefire will put an end to the war, which has been the focus of Israel’s attacks in the last two months.
