The US president told reporters that the war in Gaza was over as he departed for a peace summit in Egypt. All living hostages held by Hamas are expected to be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. US President Donald Trump says “the war is over” as he travels to Israel for the release of hostages from Gaza
Hamas is due to hand over all Israelis being held as part of a ceasefire agreement – here’s how the process is expected to look like
The Palestinian group has until 12:00 local time (09:00 GMT) to return the 48 hostages, of whom 20 are believed to be alive
In exchange, Israel will release 250 Palestinian prisoners and more than 1,700 detainees
Trump is expected to arrive in Israel to meet Benjamin Netanyahu and address the country’s parliament
He will then head to Egypt to host a summit on peace in the Middle East, which will also be attended by world leaders including British PM Keir Starmer
