Israeli hostages are slated to be released on Monday, 13 October, under the Donald Trump -brokered ceasefire deal that was earlier agreed to between Israel and Hamas.

“We are expecting all 20 of our living hostages to be released together at one time to the Red Cross and transported among six to eight vehicles,” said the Israeli government spokesperson Shosh Bedrosian, ahead of Monday's hostage release.

Once released, the hostages will be driven to a military base to see their families or to hospitals if medical care is needed. The remains of deceased hostages, meanwhile, are expected to be sent to the national Institute of Forensic Medicine for identification, reported The Guardian .

Under the terms of the ceasefire, once the hostages are in Israeli territory, Tel Aviv will relea

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