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Trump urges Israel to seize chance for peace

US president promises to help rebuild Gaza, urges Palestinians to turn from violence

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US President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talk at the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem on October 13, 2025.

Gaza-Israel hostage release: A day of emotions

Israel gets final hostages as Gaza truce sees nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners freed

Gaza-Israel hostage release: A day of emotions captured in photos

What to know as Israel receives hostages freed by Hamas

Trump to address Knesset, more ramped-up aid being readied for Gaza

People hold placards with images of hostages held in Gaza since October 2023 on the day US special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkof, is expected to visit the Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, on May 13, 2025, less than 24 hours since Edan Alexander, a US-Israeli soldier freed by Palestinian militant group Hamas after 584 days in captivity was reunited with his family in Israel.

All 20 living Israeli hostages handed over to Red Cross

Over the course of the day, 1,900 Palestinian prisoners also expected to be released

A woman reacts as people celebrate at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv as news came out that a Red Cross convoy is on its way to pick up a second group of Israeli hostages to be freed by Hamas on October 13, 2025.

World leaders to attend Gaza 'Summit for Peace'

Israel and Hamas have no direct contacts and are not expected to attend Monday’s summit

This photograph shows a billboard bearing the portraits of US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi outside the convention centre ahead of the Sharm Al Sheikh Peace Summit in the Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Sharm Al Sheikh on October 13, 2025.

Israel expects Gaza hostages to be freed early Monday

Israel to release Palestinian prisoners only after all Gaza hostages arrive in the country

Relatives of a Palestinian prisoner stare at the Ofer military prison complex, located between Ramallah and Beitunia in the occupied West Bank, on October 12, 2025, ahead of an exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners.

Israel publishes list of 250 prisoners due to be freed

List does not include names of senior militant leaders seen as symbols of resistance

Palestinians walk along Al-Rashid Road toward Gaza City from Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on October 10, 2025.

Israel completes first phase of Gaza withdrawal: US

Israel lists 250 prisoners to be freed in exchange for hostages still held in Gaza

Displaced Palestinians walk along the coastal road near Wadi Gaza in the central Gaza Strip, moving toward northern Gaza, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, after Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in their war and the release of the remaining hostages.

Maria Machado of Venezuela wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Maria Corina Machado leads Venezuela’s opposition, standing for peace and democracy

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gestures supporters during a protest called by the opposition on the eve of the presidential inauguration, in Caracas on January 9, 2025.

Israeli forces pulling back from several Gaza areas

Among the districts troops were withdrawing from were Tel Al Hawa and Al Shati camp

Israeli soldiers gather near armoured vehicles at a position along the Israel-Gaza border fence on October 10, 2025.

Trump says plans to leave Sunday for Middle East

'The hostages will be coming back Monday or Tuesday. I'll probably be there'

US President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on Thursday, October 9, 2025.

How Trump pulled off Gaza deal: What's in it for Iran?

Behind scenes, Trump pressed Netanyahu and used Arab unity to push through his deal

US President Donald Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. During a televised meeting, his top diplomat slipped him a note before he turned to the cameras and posted, “BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS!” on Truth Social.

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