London: The Trump administration says the US President is expected to greet the 20 living hostages held captive by Hamas after they are handed over early Monday morning as he travels to the Middle East to commemorate the ceasefire .

But Israel stressed on Sunday its forces were ready to “immediately” receive those kidnapped by Hamas fighters on October 7, 2023, after the White House indicated the handover could occur at any moment.

Speaking to NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, US Vice President JD Vance said Donald Trump was planning to “greet the hostages Monday morning Middle Eastern time”.

“You can’t say [it will occur] exactly the moment they will be released, but we have every expectation - that’s why the president is going - that he will be greeting the hostages early next week,”

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