Hamas will release its remaining hostages on Monday and will play no role in Gaza’s future government, the group told AFP, as US President Donald Trump and other world leaders prepared to convene in Egypt for a major peace summit.
Trump will first pass through Israel, addressing parliament and meeting with hostage families Monday before heading to Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh for the summit, where a “document ending the war in the Gaza Strip” is expected to be signed, according to Cairo’s foreign ministry.
As anxious but relieved Israeli families counted down the hours until their loved ones’ return, desperate Palestinians picked through the ruins of their homes in Gaza City and aid trucks queued to deliver badly needed supplies.
The third day of the ceasefire saw some aid trucks cross into