Alice Cuddy
Reporting from Tel Aviv

I’ve just heard again from Rotem Cooper, who is at the Re'im military base in southern Israel, where he is waiting for his dad’s body to be returned from Gaza.

He says there was a sense of “big relief as we saw the first seven [living hostages] flying by".

"We really want to see the rest," he says. "Then we get to the much tougher phase of getting the ones who are no longer alive. It's heartbreaking," he says.

Rushdi Abualouf
Gaza correspondent, in Istanbul

All of the living Israeli hostages have been released by Hamas, the armed Palestinian group says.

The bodies of the deceased hostages will be handed over later, Hamas adds.

As a reminder, 20 living hostages were due to be handed over today, with the bodies of up to 28 also released.

The US president is now in the Knesset, where he's due to address Israeli parliamentarians shortly.

He’s the fourth US president to do so since the parliament was established in 1949 - and the first since 2008.

The president has been greeted by Speaker Amir Ohana.

Tom Bateman
US State Department correspondent, travelling with president

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Before he headed to the Israeli parliament, Trump spoke to us at the back of Air Force One, standing in the doorway as we crowded around.

He was keen to highlight his role in the Gaza deal, repeatedly referring to his part in negotiating it.

“Everybody is happy whether it’s Jewish or Muslim or the Arab countries. Every country is dancing in the streets,” he said.

As our landing in Tel Aviv looked likely to coincide with the release of hostages held by Hamas, he described getting them out as “amazing”.

The whirlwind tour looks set to be a victory lap for Trump.

I asked if the ceasefire would hold and he was confident.

I also asked if he’d seen the crowd in Hostages Square booing his envoy Steve Witkoff’s mention of Netanyahu.

“I did,” said Trump. “I also saw the crowd cheer when he mentioned Trump, like really cheer, and it’s an honour.”

But the president avoided the bigger questions about what comes next - how to secure and govern Gaza - and gave little detail about the way forward.

I pressed him about the proposed multinational force, or International Stabilisation Force (ISF), outlined in his 20-point plan but not yet agreed by the sides.

“It’s going to be a big, strong force,” said Trump, adding it would “barely” have to be used because “people are going to behave, everybody knows their place”.

He also said his “Board of Peace” to govern Gaza would be in place “very quickly”.

But this is meant to be subject to a second phase of negotiations and, like Hamas’s disarmament, the group has already appeared to reject the idea.

Trump seemed undeterred. “Everybody wants to be a part of [the Board of Peace]. I’ve had calls from all of the leaders,” he said.

He kept returning to the idea of a 3,000 year historical accomplishment and a “unique point in time”.

Israeli media say a second group of 13 hostages has been handed over to the Red Cross in southern Gaza and is on its way back to Israel.

We can bring you a view over Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, where hundreds can be seen gathering to watch and mark the release of Israeli hostages.

Since the Hamas attacks on 7 October 2023, relatives of Israeli hostages have gathered in the square to push for their release.

Image source, Reuters

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The Israeli military has just released the first pictures of some of the hostages freed Gaza and received by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) this morning.

The images show Alon Ohel meeting Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip after being released, as well as twin brothers Gali and Ziv Berman embracing.

Gali Berman and Guy Gilboa-Dala are also seen meeting Israeli soldiers in Gaza this morning.

Image source, IDF

Image source, IDF

Image source, IDF

Image source, IDF

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Tom Bennett
Reporting from Jerusalem

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As well as the release of Israeli hostages, we’re also expecting to see the release of 250 Palestinian prisoners and 1,700 detainees from Gaza, including 22 children, in the coming hours.

Reports in Israeli media suggest the prisoners are now being prepared to leave Ofer Prison in the occupied West Bank.

The names of the prisoners to be released were published by Israel's justice ministry on Friday.

As far as we understand, the list does not include seven high-profile names Hamas had demanded as part of the exchange - including Marwan Barghouti and Ahmad Saadat - despite last-minute negotiations on Sunday.

Dozens of families have been waiting since the early morning hours outside the prison for the release of their relatives. According to the plan, about 100 prisoners are to be released to the West Bank, with others set for deportation to Gaza or Egypt, and a small number to be released into East Jerusalem.

Image source, The Hostages and Missing Families Forum

As Trump heads to Jerusalem, the first group of released hostages is now reconnecting with loved ones.

"Dad Omri is home. After more than 700 long, painful and agonising days, Omri will finally receive a healing embrace from Roni and Alma," his family say.

Omri Miran was one of seven hostages released this morning and is now at a reception point for a medical check.

His family says this is "not a personal victory but a victory of an entire people".

"We remain committed to the struggle - until the last hostage returns," they add.

Tom Bennett
Reporting from Jerusalem

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Having landing in Tel Aviv, Donald Trump is now set to head to Jerusalem, where he’ll address the Knesset - Israel’s parliament.

He’s also expected to meet the families of some of the hostages.

After that, he’ll travel to Sharm el-Sheikh to join the Gaza peace summit, where around 20 world leaders will be in attendance, including UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

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We can now bring you more comments from US President Donald Trump before he landed in Israel.

Asked if he would like to visit Gaza, he tells the journalists travelling with him on the presidential plane, Air Force One, that he would be "proud" to.

"I know it so well without visiting," he says. "I'd like to do it, I'd like to put my feet on it at least."

"But I think it's going to be a great miracle over the coming decades. If you go too fast, it's not going to be good. You have to go at the right speed, you can't go too fast."

Henry Zeffman
Chief political correspondent

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The US special envoy to the Middle East has praised the UK’s "vital" role in helping bring about the ceasefire and hostage release.

Steve Witkoff specifically praised the work of Jonathan Powell, the government’s national security adviser.

He wrote on X: "I would like to acknowledge the vital role of the United Kingdom in assisting and coordinating efforts that have led us to this historic day in Israel.

"In particular, I want to recognize the incredible input and tireless efforts of National Security Advisor Jonathan Powell."

His post strikes a very different tone to Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, who yesterday said the cabinet minister Bridget Phillipson was "delusional" about the UK’s role in helping to secure the ceasefire.

Witkoff’s intervention is especially helpful to Powell, who is under intense scrutiny from opposition parties in the UK over the extent of his role in the collapse of the prosecution of two Britons accused of spying for China.

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• US President Donald Trump has landed in Israel, where he's expected to address the Israeli parliament before travelling to Egypt to host a summit on peace in the Middle East
• Seven of the 20 living hostages have crossed the border into Israel and will receive initial treatment and reunite with their families - here's a look at who's included in this first group
• Red Cross vehicles have arrived at a site in Gaza ready to collect a second group of hostages

The first seven released hostages have arrived at the initial reception point in Israel, the country's military says.

They will undergo medical checks there before being reunited with their families, it adds.

Image source, Reuters

Rushdi Abualouf
Gaza correspondent, in Istanbul

Red Cross vehicles have now arrived at the handover site in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, to collect several hostages.

The Israeli military says the Red Cross is on its way to a meeting point in southern Gaza where "several hostages will be handed over".

This will be the second group of hostages released by Hamas today.

Image source, Reuters

We're now seeing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands with Donald Trump as he welcomes the US president to Israel.

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After a short wait on the tarmac, Donald Trump steps off his plane at Ben Gurion Airport on the outskirts of Tel Aviv.

The US president smiles and briefly raises his fist as he disembarks and walks down the stairs.

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Alice Cuddy
Reporting from Tel Aviv

Meanwhile, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, I've been catching up with Inbar Goldstein.

We last met here on the day the deal was signed.

Inbar’s brother and niece were killed in the Hamas-led 7 October attacks, and her sister-in-law, niece and two nephews were taken hostage and released in November 2023.

“Today I’m just happy and thankful. I know that sad days are still ahead but I want to separate between what I know and what I feel,” she tells me.

“I’m amazed and I’m thankful and I’m very happy and I’m curious - I just want to see them,” she says. “It’s uplifting and it feels almost on the verge of being a spiritual moment.”

She says she is trying to hold herself back from fully celebrating until all the hostages are back home.

US President Donald Trump will be awarded the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor - the Israeli government's highest civilian honour - according to Israeli President Isaac Herzog's office.

The award recognises Trump’s efforts to secure the release of 48 hostages held by Hamas, 20 of whom are believed to be alive.

Herzog will inform Trump about the award during their meeting in parliament later today.

The medal will be presented in the coming months.

Image source, Office of Israeli President Isaac Herzog