All of the living Israeli hostages in Gaza could be released as soon as next week under the first phase of a peace plan led by the United States.

The announcement was made by US President Donald Trump, who said this morning that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of his Gaza peace deal .

The agreement means all of the Israeli hostages remaining in Gaza will be released, while Israel will withdraw their troops to an agreed-upon line, Mr Trump said.

According to Mr Trump, the agreement represents "the first steps toward a strong, durable, and everlasting peace".

But the full details are yet to be announced and there are many sticking points that could remain.

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