Red cross vehicles left Gaza City on Monday (October 13) after Hamas handed over the first group of the last surviving Israeli hostages seized in the October 7 attack. The remaining 13 confirmed living hostages, along with the bodies of 26 dead hostages and another two whose fate is unknown, are also expected to be released on Monday. Almost 2,000 Palestinian detainees and convicted prisoners are also expected to be released. The releases are a key step in ending two years of devastating conflict in Gaza as part of a ceasefire deal pushed by Donald Trump.

Footage shows thousands of Palestinians heading home towards northern Gaza after a US-brokered ceasefire deal came into effect on Friday (10 October). The ceasefire was activated…

Ceasefire deal could end more than 700 days of captivity after hostages were taken during attacks of 7 October 2023