The last of the Israeli hostages being held in Gaza are expected to be freed Monday morning local time, shortly before a 72-hour deadline for their release elapses. Nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israel will also be freed. About 400 humanitarian aid trucks carrying food, medical supplies and fuel are expected to enter southern Gaza on Sunday, Egyptian state-aligned Al-Qahera News reported
US President Donald Trump is expected to arrive in Israel on Monday, where he is set to address Israel’s parliament. Leaders from more than 20 countries, including Emmanuel Macron of France and Keir Starmer of Britain, will then join Trump in Egypt for talks on Gaza’s future. CNN reported.
Tens of thousands of Palestinians are returning home in Gaza as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas enters a third day. Many found only ruins while local authorities say scores of bodies have been pulled from rubble. Some aid is entering the territory under the terms of the agreement, but the scale was not immediately clear.
A video by the broadcaster shows many trucks in Egypt’s border city of Rafah moving toward Gaza around 6 a.m. local time (11 p.m. ET, Saturday).
They will access the besieged enclave directly through the Kerem Shalom crossing, as well via the Nitzana crossing into Israel, according to the report.
As part of the Gaza ceasefire agreement reached this week, Israel agreed to the daily entry of 600 humanitarian aid trucks operated by the UN and other donors.
On Thursday, UN relief chief Tom Fletcher reiterated that more aid trucks should enter the enclave.
“We’ve been delivering probably less than 20 per cent a day of what we should be getting in,” he said.
