Israel said Sunday it expected all living hostages held in Gaza to be released Monday in its breakthrough ceasefire deal with Hamas, as Palestinians awaited the release of hundreds of prisoners held in Israel and a surge of aid into the famine-stricken territory.

"In a few hours, we will all be reunited," Israel's military chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, said in a statement.

U.S. President Donald Trump planned to visit Israel and Egypt on Monday to celebrate the ceasefire announced last week in the two-year war.

"The war is over," Trump asserted to reporters as he departed, adding he thought the ceasefire would hold. He said he would be "proud" to visit Gaza.

Living hostages expected first

Israeli government spokesperson Shosh Bedrosian said all 20 living hostages were expected

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