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With Hamas freeing the last 20 living Israeli hostages and Israel releasing some 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, President Trump proclaimed an ‘end' to the war, but big questions about Gaza's future remain.
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The long-awaited day that saw the return of surviving Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners gave an early indication of the tough challenges awaiting Donald Trump's Gaza plan. On a whirlwind trip to Israel, the U.S. president said the time for peace is now.
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President Donald Trump departed Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday, after meeting with world leaders at a summit to discuss the future of Gaza. In an address to Israel's Parliament to celebrate the return of the remaining living hostages from Gaza, Trump said the war in Gaza "is over.
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The US president says the ceasefire will hold and the second phase of negotiations for a lasting peace are under way.
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President Trump participated in a signing ceremony at the peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, marking the first phase of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
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Twenty hostages are released by Hamas and more than 1,900 Palestinian detainees and prisoners are released by Israel as President Trump visits Israel and Egypt to mark an end to the Gaza war.
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President Donald Trump addressed the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, on Monday before traveling to Egypt for a peace summit.
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The move followed weeks of intense and deadly protests against the government of President Andry Rajoelina, who said he would defy growing calls to resign.
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Except for brief references, President Trump did not talk about what it would take to rebuild Gaza or the future of the Palestinian people.
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President Donald Trump heads to Israel, where he will address members of Israel's parliament before going to a Middle East peace summit in Egypt. NBC News' Richard Engel and Peter Alexander detail reaction from Arab leaders and Trump's schedule for the coming days.
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