Hamas will begin releasing Israeli hostages held in Gaza on Monday (October 13, 2025) morning, a top official from the Palestinian militant group told AFP, before U.S. President Donald Trump chairs an international summit in Egypt on his peace plan for the region.
As part of the deal's first phase, Hamas will free the captives, 20 of whom Israel believes are still alive, in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.
"According to the signed agreement, the prisoner exchange is set to begin on Monday morning as agreed," Hamas official Osama Hamdan told AFP in an interview on Saturday (October 11).
Trump peace summit
Mr. Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will then chair a summit of more than 20 countries in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on M
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