99 m. ago ‘Finally, a good morning’: Celebrations in Gaza and Israel as Trump’s deal is agreed

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

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2 h. ago ‘It feels like a dream’: protests come to end as Israelis sing in ‘hostages square’

After 733 days, news of agreement greeted with celebration in Tel Aviv and stickers saying: ‘They’re coming home’For 733 days, Israelis have come to Hostage Square in Tel Aviv with a yellow piece of tape on their shirts bearing the number of days since 251 hostages had been taken captive by Hamas-led militants. On Thursday, the yellow stickers remained but the tally was gone. In its place was a simple phrase: “They’re coming home.”For two years, protesters had occupied the square, which faces the Israeli military headquarters, with an encampment and held rallies demanding the hostages be returned from Gaza. The area – soon nicknamed Hostage Square – was filled with art installations, pictures of the hostages and an electronic screen counting the days and seconds that hostages had been in captivity. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Emotional moment Donald Trump tells families of Israeli hostages they are 'coming home Monday'

Hamas has agreed to the first phase of Donald Trump's peace plan, which will see Israeli troops withdraw to a pre-agreed area, and the exchange of the 20 surviving hostages for Palestinian prisoners locked up in Israeli jails

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9 h. ago Watch: Emotional moment Donald Trump tells Israeli hostage families their loved ones are coming home

The US president announced that Israel and Hamas will begin releasing hostages and prisoners, with Sir Keir Starmer calling it a ‘moment of profound relief felt around the world’

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10 h. ago Trump tells hostage families their loved ones will return from Gaza in days after peace deal agreed

This is the moment Donald Trump tells hostage families their loved ones will return from Gaza in days after a historic peace deal was agreed.

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12 h. ago Trump tells families of Israeli hostages 'they're all coming home Monday' in heartwarming video as he celebrates 'peace in the Middle East'

Donald Trump spoke to the families of Israeli hostages on Wednesday night just hours after he announced a peace deal between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza.

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