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Hamas terrorists have started to free the last remaining hostages in Gaza Monday morning, following a historic peace deal brokered by President Trump.

The freed individuals had spent over 730 days in captivity after they were among a group of 250 kidnapped from southern Israel and dragged into Gaza during Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7, 2023 invasion.

President Trump is in Israel and is addressed the parliament on Monday, October 13, 2025.

His address was briefly interrupted by far-left politician Ofer Cassif. He was immediately escorted out of the chamber.

Trump’s trip continued after his address. He traveled to Egypt where he met with other world leaders to sign the historic peace agreement.

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Motorcade escorting bodies of four deceased Israeli hostages arrives in Tel Aviv: photos

By Joseph Barberio
A convoy carrying the bodies of the deceased Israeli hostages released by Hamas arriving in Tel Aviv on Oct. 13, 2025.
A convoy carrying the bodies of the deceased Israeli hostages released by Hamas arrives in Tel Aviv on Monday. Israeli Police via Reuters
The bodies of the hostages were greeted in the city by Israelis waving flags.
The bodies of the hostages were greeted in the city by Israelis waving flags. Israeli Police via Reuters
Convoy carrying deceased hostages arrives in Tel Aviv.
The four bodies were released by Hamas, in addition to 20 living hostages on Monday. Israeli Police via Reuters

Trump leaves the peace summit

By Kathleen Joyce

President Trump has boarded Air Force One to leave the summit in Egypt.

He waved as he boarded the jet to go back to the White House.

President Trump boards Air Force One on Monday, October 13, 2025. AP
President Trump waves before he boards Air Force One. AFP via Getty Images

Trump tells Canadian PM on hot mic: 'At least I didn't say governor!'

By Steven Nelson

President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had a light-hearted exchange into a live microphone Monday after Trump completed his speech on Gaza to world leaders.

"I'm glad you upgraded me to 'president,'" Carney told Trump, who had given shout-outs to many visiting leaders during his remarks.

Trump grinned and replied: "At least I didn't say governor!"

President Donald Trump greets Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney during a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war on October 13, 2025 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
Trump speaking with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the Gaza peace summit. Photo by Evan Vucci - Pool / Getty Images

Trump taunted Carney's predecessor, Justin Trudeau, by calling him "governor" of the prospective 51st state.

Trump says Gaza peace process could be 'greatest deal of them all'

By Steven Nelson

President Trump said in a speech to world leaders that the Gaza peace process could be his "greatest deal."

"All I've done all my life is deals. The greatest deals just sort of happen," Trump said.

"And that's what happened right here. And maybe this is going to be the greatest deal of them all."

President Trump speaks after the historic peace agreement is signed in Egypt on Monday, October 13, 2025. AFP via Getty Images

Trump confirms humanitarian aid now entering Gaza

By Josh Christenson

President Trump confirmed in his remarks at the Gaza cease-fire summit that even more humanitarian aid is flowing to Palestinians.

"Humanitarian aid is now pouring in, including hundreds of truckloads of food, medical equipment, and other supplies, much of it paid for by people in this room," he said.

Palestinians distributing aid packages from a truck in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Oct. 12, 2025.
Palestinians distributing aid packages from a truck in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Oct. 12, 2025. Photo by OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images

"Civilians are returning to their homes. The hostages are reuniting. I mean, it's beautiful," the president added. "I'm just watching it backstage. The level of love and sorrow. I've never seen anything like it."

"The rebuilding begins," Trump also said. "The rebuilding may be the easiest part. I think we've done a lot of the hardest part. We know how to build."

Trump jokes Norway rep hiding at peace summit after Nobel snub

By Steven Nelson

President Trump joked Monday that the Norwegian representative to the Gaza peace conference was hiding after the five-member Norwegian Nobel Committee snubbed him Friday by giving its prestigious peace prize to a Venezuelan opposition leader.

US President Donald Trump greets Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025.
Trump greeting Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store at the Gaza peace summit. Photo by EVAN VUCCI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

"We have Norway. Oh, Norway, aye aye aye! Norway, what happened? Norway, what happened?" Trump said during a celebratory speech on the peace agreement he helped broker between Hamas and Israel.

"Where's Norway? I don't think he wants to stand. Oh, he's back there."

Pakistani PM renominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

By Steven Nelson

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced Monday that he's renominating President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.

"Today is one of the greatest days in contemporary history," Sharif said after Trump called him to the lectern during his own speech at the Gaza peace conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

"Pakistan had nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his outstanding extraordinary contributions to first stop war between India and Pakistan and then achieve ceasefire, along with his very wonderful team," Sharif said.

President Donald Trump listens as Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he is renominating President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. AP Photo/Evan Vucci

"And today, again, I would like to nominate this great president for the Nobel Peace Prize, because I genuinely feel that he is the most genuine and most wonderful candidate for the Peace Prize, because he has brought not only peace in South Asia, saved millions of people their lives, and today, here in Sharm el-Sheikh, achieving peace in Gaza is saving millions of lives in the Middle East."

Sharif added: "I think that you are the man this world needed most at this point in time."

Sisi awards Trump 'Order of the Nile'

By Steven Nelson

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi awarded President Trump the "Order of the Nile" Monday during a peace conference in Sharm el-Sheikh.

El-Sisi gave Trump his country's highest state honor in recognition of his role in the Hamas-Israel peace process.

President Trump speaks in Egypt after the historic peace deal is signed. AP

Trump signs Gaza peace agreement in Egypt

By Steven Nelson

President Trump signed the Gaza peace agreement at a conference with world leaders in Egypt.

"This took 3,000 years to get to this point, can you believe it? And it's going to hold up," Trump said as prominent leaders from Europe and the Muslim world sat arrayed behind him.

"We're doing a signing, then we're doing the speech, and then I may stay behind with the leaders, just to talk about that some things without the press," the president said, after praising various attendees, including calling Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erodgan a "tough cookie."

Trump, Erodgan, Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi signed documents on behalf of Israel and Hamas.

Trump holds up the signed agreement. AFP via Getty Images
President Trump signs the agreement at the peace summit in Egypt. REUTERS
A number of world leaders appear on stage with the "Peace 2025" logo in Egypt for the historic peace summit. Getty Images

Trump poses with world leaders in front of 'Peace 2025' sign

By Steven Nelson
Trump poses in front of a "Peace 2025" sign. REUTERS

President Trump shook hands with a panoply of world leaders in front of a "Peace 2025" sign at a celebratory Gaza peace conference in Egypt.

Trump's photo op in Sharm el-Sheikh featured greetings with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Jordanian King Abdullah II, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and others.

US President Donald Trump (C) and other world leaders pose for a group photograph at the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit in the Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025.
Trump posing with other world leaders at the Gaza summit. POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Trump floats adding el-Sisi to Gaza-governing Board of Peace

By Steven Nelson

President Trump floated adding Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to the Board of Peace that is due to oversee the Gaza Strip.

"I'd like to have him on the board. I'd like to. We may need an interpreter, but that's OK. ... You can't do better," Trump said alongside el-Sisi during a joint appearance Monday.

President Trump meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi at the Gaza summit in Sharm el-Sheikh on Oct. 13, 2025.
President Trump meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi at the Gaza summit in Sharm el-Sheikh on Oct. 13, 2025. Photo by EVAN VUCCI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

El-Sisi, who helped facilitate peace talks between Hamas and Israel, responded through a translator that "I'll be there."

Trump is expected to chair the board, but the only other announced member is former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.

'Phase 2 has started,' Trump says in kicking off peace conference

By Steven Nelson

President Trump declared "Phase 2 has started" after arriving at the Gaza peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

"Phase 2 has started. And you know, the phases are all a little bit mixed in with each other," Trump said in the resort city during an initial appearance with his Egyptian host.

"They're going to start cleaning up. You look at Gaza and it needs a lot of cleanup ... that's debris times 10."

The first phase of the peace process involved Hamas releasing 20 living Israeli hostages in exchange for the first of three Israeli troop pullbacks and the release of 250 Palestinians serving life sentences.

Additional phases following Trump's 20-point plan will feature an international peacekeeping force, the disarmament of Hamas and the appointment of a transitional government led by a Trump-chaired Board of Peace.

President Trump holds Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's hand as they meet. REUTERS

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