People visit a memorial to the victims killed at or kidnapped from the Nova Music Festival during the October 7, 2023 attacks. Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images

All the hostages still held in Gaza are set to be released as soon as Monday under the first phase of a ceasefire plan agreed by Hamas and Israel, US President Donald Trump said late on Wednesday.

More than two years after Hamas and its allies kidnapped 251 people from Israel and took them to Gaza, 47 hostages remain in the enclave, with at least 20 believed to be alive. The remains of another hostage, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier Hadar Goldin, have been held there since 2014, when he was killed and his body taken to the strip.

The Israeli government has said 26 of the 48 hostages are deceased, although the status of tw

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