Donald Trump says the war in Gaza has ended and the Middle East is going to "normalise", as Hamas prepares to release Israeli hostages and world leaders gather to discuss the next steps toward peace.

"The war is over, you understand that?" the US president told reporters aboard Air Force One as he was flying to Israel to first meet with hostage families and then deliver a speech to the Israeli parliament.

Asked about prospects for the region, Trump said, "I think it's going to normalise".

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas held in Gaza for a third day on Sunday ahead of the expected release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners and a scheduled address by Trump to Israel's parliament.

Thousands of Palestinians continued to travel north towards Gaza City, the focus of Israeli a

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