Live updates: Hamas frees living hostages, Israel releases prisoners as Trump visits Middle East World Oct 13, 2025 9:48 AM EDT

Hamas released all 20 remaining living hostages on Monday as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that pummeled the Gaza Strip, killing tens of thousands of Palestinians.

The releases came as President Donald Trump addressed the Israeli Knesset and urged Israel to work toward peace following the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal, an agreement that he declared had effectively ended the Israel-Hamas war and opened the door to building a durable peace in the Middle East.

Under the deal, Israel released over 1,900 Palestinian prisoners and is to allow a surge of food and aid supplies into famine-stricken Gaza.

Trump will discuss the U.S.-proposed

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