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 cabinet due to discuss Gaza plan that would bring 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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