Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleUS President Donald Trump has informed families of Israeli hostages that their loved ones will return from Gaza following a historic peace deal. A video released by the Hostage and Missing Families Forum shows Trump speaking to relatives by phone on Wednesday night.Trump told the families that all the hostages would be back by Monday. The families reacted with cheers and expressed their gratitude to Trump for the development. Watch the video above.In fullTrump tells hostage families their loved ones will return from Gaza in days after peace deal agreedThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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"I can't quite believe this is actually happening, we've been waiting for so long," said Gil Dickman, cousin of hostage Carmel Gat.

There are cautious hopes that two years of bloodshed in Gaza could finally be brought to an end, and the Israeli hostages freed

Following Israel and Hamas' agreement to implement the first phase of Trump's Gaza peace plan, these are the hostages who may soon be returning home.

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Benjamin Netanyahu praised Donald Trump and the Israeli military after Israel’s cabinet met on Thursday (9 October) and confirmed it had approved a hostage release plan around…

US President Donald Trump says Israeli captives held in Gaza will be released on Monday.

Hundreds of thousands gather in Tel Aviv as Palestinians continue to return to Gaza City after the Israeli withdrawal.

Preparations are also under way for a Gaza ceasefire summit in Egypt with US President Donald Trump expected to attend.