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Ceasefire Holds as Hamas Sets Monday Hostage Releases Ahead of Trump–Sisi Summit

Mediators aim to lock in phase two covering disarmament, transitional rule, plus tunnel demolition.

Overview

  • Hamas says the prisoner exchange will start Monday morning with the release of 48 hostages by a noon deadline, about 20 of whom Israel believes are alive.
  • Israel has moved detainees and published a list of 250 prisoners to be freed alongside roughly 1,700 Gazans detained since 2023, bringing the total to nearly 2,000.
  • President Donald Trump will address Israel's Knesset before co-chairing a Sharm el-Sheikh summit with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, joined by more than 20 leaders including the UN chief and European heads of government.
  • The truce is holding for a third day as large numbers of displaced Palestinians return to devastated neighborhoods and agencies prepare major aid deliveries, with up to 600 trucks a day and 170,000 tonnes staged if access continues.
  • Israel's defense minister says the military will move to destroy Hamas tunnel networks after the releases under a U.S.-led international mechanism, while Hamas signals it will not govern a transitional administration and rejects disarmament.