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The Israeli prison service announced on Monday, October 13, that it had released nearly 2,000 detainees, primarily Palestinians, as part of a Gaza ceasefire agreement.

President Donald Trump stepped out of Air Force One on Monday morning to the sound of trumpets before descending the stairs and shaking hands with officials who awaited him on the red carpet at Ben Gurion Airport.

Britain will provide a £20 million ($27 million) aid package to deliver water, sanitation, and hygiene services in Gaza, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday, as he arrived in Egypt for a world leaders’ summit on ending the conflict.

Authorities in Israel and Gaza are preparing for the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners ahead of a Monday deadline for the swap stipulated in the ceasefire deal, which could end the two-year war in Gaza.

Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, has reassured the remaining Israeli hostages held in Gaza that they will soon be reunited with their families, saying that "miracles can happen", as the country prepares for a momentous reunion.

Yvette Cooper attempted to take credit for Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire deal, as it was reported this morning that the fighting had finally stopped.

The ceasefire in Gaza has officially come into effect, Israel’s military has said.

Israel and Hamas have agreed to the initial phase of a ceasefire plan in Gaza, pausing hostilities in the devastated territory and bringing the best hope yet of a definitive end to a bloody two-year conflict that has killed tens of thousands, destabilised much of the Middle East and prompted protests around the world.

Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a "historic" Gaza peace deal that will see both sides stop fighting and begin releasing hostages and prisoners.

The US President wrote on Truth Social: "I am asking everyone to MOVE FAST. I will continue to monitor this centuries-old conflict.’

Israel and Hamas are preparing for indirect negotiations in Egypt on Monday, as hopes build for a possible ceasefire in Gaza after Benjamin Netanyahu said a hostage release could be announced "in the coming days".

The environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg has informed Swedish officials that she is experiencing harsh treatment in Israeli custody following her detention and removal from a flotilla delivering aid to Gaza, according to correspondence reviewed by the Guardian.

Large numbers gathered at pro-Palestinian rallies across Europe on Saturday, demanding an immediate cessation of the war in Gaza and the release of activists from a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to the region.

Belgian police clashed with hundreds of demonstrators outside the European Union’s headquarters in Brussels on Thursday night, breaking up a protest against Israel’s interception of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla and the arrests of activists aboard.

Greta Thunberg is among a group of Palestine activists facing deportation from Israel after a flotilla of vessels sailing towards was intercepted by the Israeli navy.

Activists, including Greta Thunberg, on a flotilla attempting to deliver aid to Gaza say they have been encircled by Israeli warships performing "dangerous and intimidatory manoeuvres".

Pope Leo has praised Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza, and said he hoped Hamas would accept it.

Sir Keir Starmer has welcomed Donald Trump’s plan for peace in Gaza and called on Hamas to agree to it.

Spain has banned the US from sending weapons to Israel in protest over the war in Gaza.

Former UK prime minister Sir Tony Blair is set to be part of an interim authority in Gaza, according to Donald Trump’s peace plan.

U.S. President Donald Trump informed Reuters on Sunday that his proposal for ending the war in Gaza has received a "very good response," and he is hopeful that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will support it when they meet on Monday.

Greta Thunberg has responded to claims that the flotilla of Gaza-bound humanitarian aid ships she is on is a "publicity stunt."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would grant amnesty to Hamas if it releases the remaining hostages and is willing to leave Gaza.