Trump, world leaders sign Gaza peace deal after Hamas frees all living hostages

preCharge News POLITICS — President Trump got a standing ovation after addressing Israeli lawmakers following Hamas’ release of all living hostages under the Gaza peace deal.

What to know about hostage release and Gaza ceasefire:

Hamas has released all 20 of the remaining living Israeli hostages, who are now being reunited with their families in Israel, as part of President Trump’s peace plan to end the war in Gaza. Israeli officials say the remains of 28 slain hostages are still in Gaza.
President Trump delivered remarks in the Israeli Knesset, the country’s parliament, after arriving in the country on Monday and being greeted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israel is expected to release some 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, of whom 250 are serving life sentences and about 1,700 others who have been detained since the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack, in exchange for the release of the Israeli hostages.
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect at noon local time on Friday and Israel completed a pullback of its military troops to a pre-approved line in the Palestinian territory.
Aid began flowing back into Gaza as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians returned to northern Gaza, many returning to homes reduced to rubble.

Egypt gives Trump its highest civilian honor, the Order of the Nile

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced he’s awarding President Trump his state’s highest civilian honor, the Order of the Nile, for strengthening U.S.-Egypt relations and for his efforts to restore peace in the region.

“I’m deeply honored to receive from you Egypt’s highest state honor, the Order of the Nile,” Mr. Trump responded. “The Nile is so beautiful, so magnificent.”

Hamas releases remains of 2 more hostages

Two more coffins with the remains of deceased Israeli hostages have been released to the Red Cross, the Israel Defense Forces announced. They will be transferred to Israeli military and security personnel in the Gaza Strip.

The military said earlier Monday that it was expecting to receive the additional remains. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum had called for the peace plan between Israel and Hamas to be suspended until the remains of all of the deceased were returned.

Trump in Egypt says the “prayers of millions have finally been answered”

President Trump declared “peace in the Middle East” as he began a speech to a gathering of world leaders in Egypt to inaugurate his plan to end the war in Gaza.

“This is the day that people across the region and around the world have been working, striving, hoping and prayed for,” Mr. Trump said. “They have done things over the last month that I think were really unthinkable. Nobody thought this could happen. With the historic agreement we’ve just signed, those prayers of millions have finally been answered.”

The president said he’s been watching footage of hostages reunited with their families backstage, saying “the level of love is just incredible.”

“A new and beautiful day is rising,” he said. “And now, the rebuilding begins.”