Israel anticipates hostage release
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US President Donald Trump declared the Gaza war "over" on Sunday as he headed to the region to host a peace summit, while Hamas prepared to release surviving hostages after two years in captivity. The US leader is due to arrive in Israel shortly after the expected release,
The full release of 20 captives was a requirement of the current cease-fire, a first step in a peace deal that would force U.S.-designated terrorist group Hamas to disarm and give up power in Gaza.
All 20 living hostages are due to be released today - the first seven include twins Ziv and Gali Berman, pictured together in Gaza this morning. Israel is releasing hundreds of Palestinians in exchange.
The faces of the hostages being held in Gaza stare down from every street corner in Israel on posters now sun-faded and ripped.
Medical teams at an Israeli hospital awaiting the arrival of hostages expected to be released from Gaza are "prepared for anything," Noa Eliakim Raz, head of the Returning Hostages Unit at the Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, told NBC News.