The final 20 remaining living hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, were returned to Israel on Monday as part of an exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, officials said.

President Donald Trump signed the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal as hostages and prisoners were freed with aid flowing into Gaza.

Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt — President Donald Trump called for a new era of harmony in the Middle East on Monday during a global summit on Gaza's future, trying to advance broader peace in the region after visiting Israel to celebrate a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Hamas.

President Trump attended a signing ceremony in Egypt with other world leaders for the peace deal brokered between Israel and Hamas to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza.

Israel and Hamas have started the first round of indirect talks in Egypt to discuss releasing remaining hostages and work to end the nearly two-year-long war in Gaza and the West Bank.

Officials representing Hamas militants, Qatar, and Egypt were seen in a meeting on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan was accepted on Thursday, according to Egyptian media. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press.

Israel will restrict aid into Gaza and delay plans to open the Rafah border crossing from Egypt at least until after Wednesday, reports say.