The Israeli military says the bodies of four more deceased hostages have been returned from Gaza
Formal identification of the hostages will now take place, the Israel Defense Forces says
It comes as Israel will reportedly not reopen the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Wednesday and will reduce the flow of aid into the territory
Israeli media and Reuters news agency report the decision came after Hamas returned just four of 28 Israeli hostages' bodies on Monday
The IDF says it has identified the bodies of those four hostages - they are named as Guy Illouz, Bipin Joshi, Yossi Sharabi and Daniel Peretz
In Gaza, the Palestinian Civil Defence tells the BBC that seven people have been killed by Israeli fire in two separate incidents - Israel's military says it fired at people who had crossed the line where its troops have withdrawn to
Image source, ReutersThe buses carrying Palestinian prisoners have now arrived in Ramallah, the de facto Palestinian capital of the occupied West Bank.
As mentioned, about 1,700 detainees from Gaza and 250 Palestinian prisoners are being released today as part of the ceasefire deal.
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Tom Bateman
US State Department correspondent, travelling with the president
The US delegation is now in the Knesset, in the gallery above the chamber, as we wait for Donald Trump.
Among them are Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, and the Joint Chiefs chairman.
Image source, ReutersMore pictures are being shared of the first seven returned Israeli hostages reuniting with their loved ones.
As a reminder, the first seven released by Hamas were Omri Miran, Matan Angrest, Ziv Berman, Gali Berman, Guy Gilboa-Dalal, Alon Ohel, and Eitan Mor.
Image source, Telegram/Mannie's War RoomReleased hostage Alon Ohel with his family at the IDF's Re'im base
Image source, Telegram/Mannie's War RoomOmri Miran, pictured in the middle, was taken captive on 7 October by Hamas
Image source, IDFThree of the Israeli hostages released today have been airlifted to hospitals, according to the Israeli military.
Alon Ohel, Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Omri Miran - among the first seven hostages released today - were flown by Israeli Air Force helicopters after an initial medical evaluation.
At hospital, they will receive further medical support and be reunited with their family members, the IDF says.
Tom Bennett
Reporting from Ramallah
Our Palestinian colleagues have been speaking to families of the roughly 1,700 detainees from Gaza who are expected to be released by Israel.
Muhammad Hasan Saeed Dawood, 50, arrived at Nasser Hospital to collect his son, who he says was arrested by Israeli forces at a checkpoint.
“This is a very beautiful feeling - happy, a day of joy,” he says.
“We call it a national holiday, that our detainees are being released despite the cost of the war, the martyrs, the injured, and the destruction in Gaza.”
Omri Miran, 48, has been pictured reuniting with his wife Lishay at the initial reception point in southern Israel.
Omri was abducted from his home in Nahal Oz on 7 October 2023.
Lishay said she last saw him being driven away in his own car.
In April 2025, Hamas released a video showing Omri marking his 48th birthday. In response, Lishay said: "I always said and I always knew, Omri is a survivor."
Image source, Israel Defense Forces
Image source, Israel Defense Forces
Rushdi Abualouf
Gaza correspondent, in Istanbul
The first of 38 buses carrying detainees released from Israeli prisons has crossed into Gaza, the Palestinian Prisoners' Information Office says.
More now from the Israeli military, which says the released hostages are now on their way to the initial reception point in southern Israel.
There, they’ll meet their families.
The Israeli military says the second group of hostages has now crossed back into Israel from Gaza.
Together with the seven released earlier today, all 20 living hostages are now back on Israeli soil.
Image source, ReutersThe Red Cross has been facilitating the transfer of hostages from Hamas to the Israel Defense Forces
The Israeli foreign ministry has confirmed the names of the latest 13 hostages released by Hamas:
They follow another seven hostages released earlier this morning.
At this point, all 20 hostages believed to be alive have now been released.
Image source, ReutersBar Kupershtein was kidnapped in the 7 October attack in 2023 while working at the Nova music festival
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will join the international peace summit in Egypt, the Egyptian presidency says.
It was thought he was not going to attend the summit, where President Trump and around 20 other world leaders are gathering later today.
We're still waiting for Donald Trump to begin his address to the Knesset - Israel's parliament.
The room is filling up, and we're seeing pictures of some people in the audience wearing red caps.
Instead of Trump's signature motto - "Make America Great Again" - printed on these caps are the words: "Trump the Peace President."
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Alice Cuddy
Reporting from Tel Aviv
Harvey Betsalel and his wife say they are happy to see hostages return
Here in Hostages Square, I’ve been speaking to Harvey Betsalel from Toronto, Canada.
He and his wife are in Israel for a family bar mitzvah - a ceremony that marks the transition into Jewish adulthood - and say they "feel that history is being made in front of us".
Having all the hostages back will bring "a total feeling of relief, joy, happiness", he says.
"I'm just so happy for every Jew in the world and every person here."
Nearby, 30-year-old Pelet tells me he is feeling overwhelmed.
"I'm grateful for this moment. We still don't know what it will look like, the consequences of this agreement. We need both sides to respect it," he says.
Image source, ReutersHere's what else has happened so far today:
Israeli hostages
Palestinian prisoners
Donald Trump
Stay with us for further updates.
Image source, ReutersTom Bennett
Reporting from Ramallah
As we've been reporting, buses believed to be carrying Palestinian prisoners are now leaving the Ofer prison in the occupied West Bank.
I've just arrived in Ramallah, where hundreds of people are anxiously waiting for their relatives to be freed from Israeli prisons in the coming minutes.
Amro Abdullah, 24, says he is waiting for his cousin Rashid Omar, 48, who was arrested in July 2005 and sentenced to life in prison by an Israeli court after being found guilty of murder.
“He is ready to embrace freedom,” Amro tells me in a bustling conference hall, surrounded by dozens of other families.
Many others here are nervous to see their loved ones - but happy to see a possible end to the war.
“I want peace,” Amro says. “I want to live a happy life, safe and peaceful, without occupation and without restrictions.”
We've just had another update from the Israeli military, confirming that the 13 hostages have now been received by the Israel Defense Forces in Gaza.
Image source, ReutersMultiple vans were seen travelling through a gate at Ofer prison
We’ve been seeing footage of buses believed to be carrying Palestinian prisoners from Ofer prison, who Israel is releasing as part of a hostage deal with Hamas.
As a reminder, in exchange for the hostages, Israel will release 250 Palestinian prisoners and more than 1,700 detainees from Gaza.
Lucy Williamson
Middle East correspondent, reporting from Ramallah
As families gather in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank to wait for prisoners being released today, confusion has replaced the celebrations I’ve seen here before.
Israel has made it clear it wants to avoid the jubilant scenes that surrounded prisoners arriving here in previous hostage deals, when large crowds waved Hamas flags.
Today, there’s a heavy Palestinian security presence, and the Beitunia crossing point is empty.
Instead, families have been corralled into a reception hall in the centre of Ramallah. Many say they’ve been told not to greet their relatives with flags, sweets, or even set out chairs for visitors.
The mood now is less one of open celebration, more of confusion. Families say the speed of this deal means the list of Palestinian prisoners set for release today has been constantly changing overnight.
Some waiting this morning have been told their relatives will be deported and won’t arrive home as planned.
One man, waiting for a nephew who’s been in jail for 23 years, says the past two years has been difficult for Palestinians, but that the release of these prisoners made the war in Gaza worthwhile.
The Israeli military has just confirmed that the second group of living Israeli hostages has been transferred to the Red Cross.
The 13 hostages are now on their way to Israel Defense Forces and Israel Security Agency personnel in the Gaza Strip.
Earlier this morning, Hamas released an initial group of seven hostages.
Image source, Hamas-run Ministry of HealthMedical teams in Gaza have finished preparing to receive the Palestinian prisoners who will be released as part of today's hostage release, the Hamas-run health ministry says.
Medical care will be provided at Nasser Hospital in the Gaza Strip, the ministry adds.
As a reminder, in exchange for the release of the Israeli hostages, Israel will release 250 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences in Israeli jails and 1,700 detainees from Gaza.
Image source, Hamas-run Ministry of Health