H amas said it had finished preparations for freeing its remaining living hostages , which Israel expects to take place early Monday (October 13, 2025), fulfilling a key step in Donald Trump’s Gaza plan hours before he hosts a peace summit in Egypt.

Meanwhile, Israel said that it expected all living hostages held in Gaza to be released as Palestinians awaited the release of hundreds of prisoners held in Israel and a surge of aid into the famine-stricken territory.

U.S. President Donald Trump departed on Sunday (October 12, 2025) on a high-stakes peace trip to Israel and Egypt, declaring the “war is over” in Gaza despite uncertainty about what will follow a ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas.

India will send Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardan Singh to represent I

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