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Hamas to Begin Releasing 48 Hostages Early Monday Under U.S.-Brokered Truce

The U.S.-brokered truce conditions Israel’s prisoner releases on confirmation that all captives are returned.

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Des femmes brandissent des pancartes lors d’un rassemblement sur la place des Otages à Tel-Aviv, en Israël, avant la libération prévue de dizaines d'otages retenus dans la bande de Gaza, le 11 octobre 2025
Un employé municipal installe un panneau à Charm el-Cheikh, dans l'est de l'Egypte, qui se prépare à accueillir un "sommet pour la paix" à Gaza parrainé par les Etats-Unis, le 12 octobre 2025

Overview

  • A senior Hamas official said the handover will start Monday morning, with all 48 hostages or remains due by 09:00 GMT and about 20 believed alive.
  • Israel has finalized reception plans at the Re’im base and major hospitals and says Palestinian detainees will be released only after verification that every hostage has been returned.
  • The deal’s first phase pairs the hostage handover with the release of roughly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, including 250 convicted of deadly attacks and 1,700 arrested in Gaza since 2023.
  • President Trump will make a brief visit to Israel before co-chairing a Sharm el-Sheikh peace summit with Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, joined by more than 20 countries and the UN, with neither Israel nor Hamas attending.
  • Humanitarian access has resumed with large returns to northern Gaza as negotiations shift to a tougher next stage, with Hamas rejecting disarmament and Israel planning a U.S.-supervised effort to destroy the tunnel network.