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Gaza Truce Holds as Hostage Exchange Window Opens

Trump plans a high-profile visit to oversee ceremonies as phase one unfolds.

Overview

  • Israeli forces have pulled back to agreed demarcation lines under the US-brokered deal, triggering a 72-hour deadline that runs to Monday for the transfer of remaining hostages.
  • Hamas and the International Committee of the Red Cross are expected to assemble the captives starting Sunday, with Israel saying about 48 people remain held and roughly 20 are alive.
  • Israel is set to free about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, including up to 250 serving life terms, while Hamas is to hand over the 20 living hostages and the remains of 27 others plus a soldier killed in 2014.
  • Trump is due to meet hostage families and address the Knesset on Monday before attending a signing ceremony in Sharm el‑Sheikh, where Hamas says it will not be present.
  • Large crowds in Tel Aviv cheered Trump and booed Netanyahu, as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians returned to northern Gaza and UN agencies positioned major aid shipments pending Israeli authorization.