Trump, world leaders sign Gaza peace deal after Hamas frees all living hostages
President Trump got a standing ovation after addressing Israeli lawmakers following Hamas' release of all living hostages under the Gaza peace deal.
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President Trump got a standing ovation after addressing Israeli lawmakers following Hamas' release of all living hostages under the Gaza peace deal.
The 20 remaining living Isareli hostages were released by Hamas and reunited with family after more than two years in captivity.
Hamas has released all 20 of the remaining living hostages who have been held in Gaza since October 7, 2023, as a ceasefire agreement fully took hold Monday.
President Trump told Israeli lawmakers Monday that the "cruelty" of the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks "struck to the core of humanity itself."
The return of the last living hostages is part of Israel and Hamas' peace deal. Bradley Blackburn reports.
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has brought cautious calm to the region as aid begins to flow into the Gaza Strip.
The remaining 20 Israeli hostages in Gaza are expected to be released in just a couple of hours in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
The ceasefire brings an end to a two-year-long conflict that began with the Oct. 7 attacks in 2023.
President Trump said he plans to travel to the Middle East next week as the Israeli government formally approves a plan for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release.
Israel and Hamas are a major step closer to ending their two-years-long war after reaching the deal. Natalie Brand reports.
Israel and Hamas have struck a deal for Hamas to release all remaining hostages and for Israel to withdraw its forces to an "agreed upon line," President Trump announced Wednesday, in what he called the "first Phase" of a peace deal to end the two-year-long war.
Two regional sources told CBS News there is an agreement on all sides in principle on a hostage release, but procedural issues remain.
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An Illinois veteran on a Gaza flotilla who was detained after the fleet of boats was intercepted has been released from custody.
An Illinois veteran on a Gaza flotilla who was detained after the fleet of boats was intercepted has been released from custody.
The ceasefire talks continue as Israelis and Palestinians mark two years since the Hamas attacks and the state of the war in Gaza in 2023.
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U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Illinois) spoke with cautious optimism about the return of those waiting to come home.
The plan called for Hamas to return all Israeli hostages and for the Israeli military to begin withdrawing from parts of the Gaza Strip in phases.
In a statement, Hamas said it was willing to release all of the remaining hostages and hand over power to an independent Palestinian body.
President Trump said Friday that he is issuing a Sunday evening deadline for Hamas to agree to a U.S. peace proposal, backed by the Israeli government, to end the war in Gaza.
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