Live updates on today’s Gaza ceasefire hostage release and the ‘peace summit’ in Sharm al-Sheikh, Egypt.
- (17:30 GMT) Summit end. Trump asks media to leave the room so he can speak with world leaders privately.
- (17:24 GMT) Trump encourages more countries to join Abraham Accords.
- (17:20 GMT) Trump thanks Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff, Pete Hegseth, and his daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner for their efforts towards the “peace deal”.
- (17:11 GMT) Trump concludes summit by highlighting PA’s Mahmoud Abbas’ attendance and inclusion, as well as praising the following countries by name: Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Azerbaijan, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Norway, Oman, Paraguay, Spain, the UAE, and the UK with a handshake with PM Starmer.
- (17:05 GMT) Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses media, thanking President Trump and President el-Sisi.
- (16:58 GMT) Trump addressing media at ”Peace in the Middle East” summit.
- (16:49 GMT) Egypt’s President el-Sisi addressing media alongside Peace Summit leaders.
- (16:31 GMT) Private talks between President Trump and 28 heads of state begin.
- (16:25 GMT) Trump signs “Peace in the Middle East” document with Qatar, Egypt and Turkiye.
- (16:18 GMT) Trump’s opening speech at “Peace Summit” ceremony begins by thanking and praising Emir Al Thani (Qatar), President Erdogan (Turkiye) and President el-Sisi (Egypt) for facilitating Gaza ceasefire deal.
- (15:50 GMT) Hamas begins to hand over remains of four Israeli captives to Red Cross in Gaza.
- (15:47 GMT) Trump taking individual photos with 28 heads of state at peace summit.
- (15:45 GMT) Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty: “We need American engagement, even deployment on the ground.”
- (15:37 GMT) UN chief says Gaza ceasefire offers ‘fragile hope’ after months of destruction.
- (15:35 GMT) El-Sisi expresses thanks to Trump for Gaza ceasefire.
- (15:30 GMT) Trump says that phase two of the peace plan has “already started.”
- (15:29 GMT) German chancellor hails Türkiye’s role in securing Gaza ceasefire deal
- (15:27 GMT) Two coffins containing the bodies of deceased hostages have been released by Hamas to the Red Cross.
- (15:20 GMT) El-Sisi holds talks with Arab and Western officials on Gaza’s reconstruction.
- (15:13 GMT) President Trump meets with Arab and Muslim leaders in private meeting.
- (15:08 GMT) End of Sharm al-Sheikh press conference.
- (15:05 GMT) Trump and Rubio praise President el-Sisi for facilitating peace talks.
- (14:50 GMT) President Trump and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi address the media.
- (14:30 GMT) The Red Cross is heading to southern Gaza to collect the bodies of deceased hostages.
- (14:25 GMT) Trump arrives in Egypt for a deal-signing with more than 20 leaders.
- (14:12 GMT) All Palestinian detainees set for release on Monday have been freed.
- (14:10 GMT) Israeli army says Red Cross will receive bodies of deceased Israeli captives.
- (13:56 GMT) Sharm el-Sheikh prepares for Trump’s first visit as president.
- (13:50 GMT) UK PM Keir Starmer says the UK is ready to help remove Hamas’ weapons.
- (13:35 GMT) Al-Qassam brigades to hand over bodies of four deceased captives.
- (13:34 GMT) Trump calls on Israel to cease diplomatic opening following Gaza ceasefire.
- (13:32 GMT) NATO chief thanks Türkiye, US, Egypt, and Qatar for role in Gaza ceasefire.
- (13:28 GMT) Israeli army withdraws to the yellow line.
- (13:22 GMT) Turkish president tells UK premier lasting peace in Gaza can only be achieved with two-state solution
- (13:20 GMT) Trump boards Air Force One heading to Egypt’s Gaza summit.
- (13:15 GMT) UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged all parties to “honour their commitments under the ceasefire to end the nightmare in Gaza,” in a post on X.
- (13:07 GMT) World leaders gather in Sharm el-Sheikh ahead of Gaza summit.
- (13:05 GMT) Russia’s foreign minister describes Trump’s plan for Palestinian statehood as “unclear”.
- (13:02 GMT) Freed detainees in Gaza are undergoing medical examinations.
- (12:50 GMT) Thousands gather at Nasser Hospital to celebrate the return of freed Palestinian detainees.
- (12:40 GMT) Trump frames Gaza deal as an Israeli “victory”.
- (12:35 GMT) Freed Palestinian prisoners arrive in Khan Younis, Gaza.
- (12:30 GMT) Trump heads to Egypt for peace-summit.
- (12:25 GMT) One of the removed Arab Knesset members says he was removed for demanding a Palestinian state.
- (12:22 GMT) Trump’s finishes Knesset speech.
- (12:20 GMT) Hundreds of Palestinian detainees, met by large crowds as they return to Gaza
- (12:13 GMT) Trump calls on Israeli president Isaac Herzog to pardon Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the latter’s corruption charges.
- (12:10 GMT) Trump claims the U.S. is open for negotiations with Iran in the future.
- (12:00 GMT) Trump praises Netanyahu for bringing the war to an end.
- (11:58 GMT) 154 freed Palestinian detainees deported to Egypt under Gaza ceasefire deal according to the Hamas run Prisoners’ Media Office
- (11:55 GMT) Trump expresses desire for a peace deal with Iran.
- (11:52 GMT) The two Arab Knesset members who interrupted Trump are removed.
- (11:50 GMT) Trump claims Hezbollah’s threat to Israel has been destroyed.
- (11:28 GMT) Trump gets heckled by two Arab Knesset members calling for recognising Palestine.
- (11:20 GMT) Trump send praises to Arab and Muslim leaders for Gaza ceasefire.
- (11:16 GMT) Trump gets heckled at the Knesset during speech.
- (11:12 GMT) Trump hails captives’ return as a “historic dawn of a new Middle East.”
- (11:10 GMT) Trump delivers speech at the Knesset.
- (10:51 GMT) Netanyahu criticises several governments for “turning against Israel.”
- (10:50 GMT) Gaza death toll in rises to 67,869
- (10:40 GMT) Netanyahu says Trump’s “pivotal leadership” was key to securing the deal.
- (10:34 GMT) Netanyahu reiterates that Trump is Israel’s “greatest friend.”
- (10:30 GMT) Trump now questions Tony Blair’s suitability for role in Gaza
- (10:28 GMT) Netanyahu praises President Trump.
- (10:15 GMT) Netanyahu won’t attend today’s summit in Egypt.
- (10:15 GMT) Speeches to begin in the Knesset.
- (09:55 GMT) Freed prisoners from Ofer Prison, west of Ramallah, reached Beitunia in the West Bank, while 38 vehicles carrying prisoners from Negev Prison in southern Israel arrived in Gaza.
- (09:30 GMT) Buses carrying released Palestinian prisoners have begun arriving in both the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office.
- (09:05 GMT) Palestinian President Abbas to attend Egypt summit
- (08:50 GMT) Israel has received all 20 living Israeli captives held in Gaza under the current ceasefire deal.
- (06:45 GMT) President Donald Trump arrives in Israel, where he is set to address the Knesset and co-chair a summit in Egypt on the deal.
Background:
- Nearly 2,000 Palestinian hostages are expected to be freed from Israeli jails as part of the same agreement.
- The releases followed Hamas’ handover of the 20 living Israeli hostages during the first phase of the ceasefire.
- The ceasefire took effect on Friday 10 October under US President Donald Trump’s plan to end Israel’s two-year war on Gaza.
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