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Palestinians celebrate, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip October 9, 2025. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
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Israeli ministers discussing Gaza plan for ceasefire and hostage release

Donald Trump says the Israeli hostages could be released on "Monday or Tuesday", and that the process is complicated: "They are in places you don't want to be."
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