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The Israeli military confirmed one of the bodies returned by Hamas does not match any known deceased hostages, intensifying pressure on the government amid ongoing exchanges under the Trump-brokered ceasefire.

Israel says Hamas handed over body that's not former hostage

The Israeli military confirmed one of the bodies returned by Hamas does not match any known deceased hostages, intensifying pressure on the government amid ongoing exchanges under the Trump-brokered ceasefire.

The Israeli military said Wednesday that one of the bodies handed over by Hamas as part of an exchange for Palestinian prisoners was not a former hostage.
After overnight forensic tests on four bodies returned on Tuesday, the army said medical officials concluded that one "does not match any of the hostages".
"Hamas is required to make all necessary efforts to return the deceased hostages," the military warned.
Since Monday, under a ceasefire agreement brokered by US President Donald Trump, Hamas has handed back 20 surviving Israeli hostages and eight bodies -- one Nepalese, six Israelis and a now unidentified eighth.
Separately, a Gaza hospital said it had received the remains of 45 Palestinians handed back by Israel.
News that one set of remains was not of someone on Israel's 28-name list of deceased former hostages will increase domestic pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to restrict aid access to Gaza.
According to public broadcaster KAN, Israel was ready to reopen the territory's Rafah border crossing to Egypt on Wednesday.
But hardliners like far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has called for aid supplies to Gaza to be cut if Hamas fails to return the remains of soldiers still held in the territory.
Two of the Israeli bodies returned so far have been confirmed to be soldiers.

Hamas released 20 Israeli hostages under a US-brokered ceasefire as President Donald Trump arrived in Israel, declaring the war “over” amid plans for a major peace summit in Egypt.

Hamas hands over surviving Israeli hostages

Hamas released 20 Israeli hostages under a US-brokered ceasefire as President Donald Trump arrived in Israel, declaring the war &ldquo;over&rdquo; amid plans for a major peace summit in Egypt.

Hamas handed over the 20 surviving Israeli hostages on Monday under a ceasefire agreement, as US President Donald Trump and other world leaders geared up for a summit on Gaza.
In Tel Aviv, a huge crowd which gathered to support hostage families erupted in joy, tears and song as news broke of the first releases, though the pain for the loss of those who had not survived was palpable.
The releases are part of a ceasefire agreement brokered by US President Donald Trump, with Israel due in return to free nearly 2,000 detainees held in its jails in exchange.
The handover came as Trump arrived in Israel for a lightning visit ahead of a trip to Egypt for a peace summit, having declared the war "over".
"According to information provided by the Red Cross, seven hostages have been transferred into their custody, and are on their way to IDF and ISA forces in the Gaza Strip," the Israeli military and security service said.
Citing an Israeli official, the country's public broadcaster later reported the release of 13 other hostages.
Among those gathered on Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Noga shared her pain and joy with AFP.
"I'm torn between emotion and sadness for those who won't be coming back," she said.
Israel has said it does not expect all of the dead hostages to be returned on Monday.
Under the ceasefire agreement, Hamas was due to return the bodies of the 27 hostages who died or were killed in captivity, as well as the remains of a soldier killed in 2014 during a previous Gaza conflict.
Among those Israel was due to release in exchange are 250 security detainees, including many convicted of killing Israelis, while about 1,700 were detained by the Israeli army in Gaza during the war.
 - 'Nothing looked the same' -
On October 7, 2023, militants seized 251 hostages during Hamas's unprecedented attack on Israel, which led to the deaths of 1,219 people, most of them civilians.
All but 47 of those hostages were freed in earlier truces, with the families of those who have remained in captivity leading lives of constant pain and worry for their loved ones.
In Gaza, too, the ceasefire has brought relief, but with much of the territory flattened by war, the road to recovery remains long.
"I returned to Sheikh Radwan with my heart trembling," 38-year-old Fatima Salem told AFP after she returned to her neighbourhood in Gaza City.
"My eyes kept searching for landmarks I had lost -- nothing looked the same, even the neighbours' houses were gone.
"Despite the exhaustion and fear, I felt like I was coming back to my safe place. I missed the smell of my home, even if it's now just rubble. We will pitch a tent next to it and wait for reconstruction."
 - 'War is over. Okay?' -
Trump's visit to the Middle East aims to celebrate his role in brokering last week's ceasefire and hostage release deal -- but comes at a precarious time as Israel and Hamas negotiate what comes next.
Speaking to reporters on Air Force One at the start of the "very special" visit, Trump brushed off concerns about whether the ceasefire would endure.
"I think it's going to hold. I think people are tired of it. It's been centuries," he said of the fighting.
"The war is over. Okay? You understand that?" the US president added.
In Israel, Trump is due to meet the families of hostages, before addressing the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem.
 - Final details -
Trump announced in late September a 20-point plan for Gaza, which helped bring about the ceasefire.
Negotiators were still wrangling late Sunday over the final arrangements for the exchanges, with two Hamas sources telling AFP the group was insisting that Israel include seven senior Palestinian leaders on the list of those to be released.
Israel has previously rejected at least one of those names.
After visiting Israel, Trump will head to Egypt, where he and President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will co-host a summit of more than 20 world leaders to back his plan to end the Gaza war and promote Middle East peace.
Trump will be looking to resolve some of the huge uncertainty around the next phases of the peace plan -- including Hamas's refusal to disarm and Israel's failure to pledge a full withdrawal from the devastated territory.
Trump insisted he had "guarantees" from both sides and other key regional players about the initial phase of the deal, and the future stages.
Trump also said he would be "proud" to visit Gaza itself, but did not say when such a difficult security challenge would be possible.
A new governing body for devastated Gaza -- which Trump himself would head under his own plan -- would be established "very quickly," he added.
Under the plan, as Israel conducts a partial withdrawal from Gaza, it will be replaced by a multi-national force coordinated by a US-led command centre in Israel.
Israel's campaign in Gaza has killed at least 67,806 people, according to figures from the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory that the United Nations considers credible.
The data does not distinguish between civilians and combatants but indicates that more than half of the dead are women and children.

US President Donald Trump arrived in Israel to mark the ceasefire and hostage agreement between Israel and Hamas, calling the war “over” as both sides begin implementing the first phase of peace efforts.

Trump Secures Historic Ceasefire and Hostage Release in Israel

Trump's Historic Israel-Hamas Peace Deal

US President Donald Trump arrived in Israel to mark the ceasefire and hostage agreement between Israel and Hamas, calling the war &ldquo;over&rdquo; as both sides begin implementing the first phase of peace efforts.

President Donald Trump arrived in Israel on Monday to celebrate the US-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, an agreement that he declared had effectively ended the war and opened the door to building a durable peace in the Middle East.
As he disembarked from Air Force One, a convoy of vehicles carried into Israel the first hostages released by Hamas as part of the deal.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greeted Trump on the tarmac as a military band played. In Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, the site of continuous demonstrations during two years of war, the crowd cheered for Trump.
The moment remains fragile, with Israel and Hamas still in the early stages of implementing the first phase of the plan intended to end the conflict that began on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas-led militants.
The first phase of the ceasefire agreement calls for the release of the final 48 hostages held by Hamas; the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel; a surge of humanitarian aid to Gaza; and a partial pullback by Israeli forces from Gaza's main cities.
With families overjoyed at the impending reunions and Palestinians eager for a surge of humanitarian assistance, Trump thinks there is a narrow window to reshape the region and reset long-frayed relations between Israel and its Arab neighbours.
&ldquo;The war is over, OK?&rdquo; Trump told reporters travelling with him aboard Air Force One.
&ldquo;I think people are tired of it,&rdquo; he said, emphasising that he believed the ceasefire would hold because of that.
The Republican president said the chance of peace was enabled by his administration's support of Israel's decimation of Iranian proxies, including Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The White House said momentum is also building because Arab and Muslim states are demonstrating a renewed focus on resolving the broader, decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict and, in some cases, deepening relations with the United States.
In February, Trump had predicted that Gaza could be redeveloped into what he called &ldquo; the Riviera of the Middle East.&rdquo; But on Sunday aboard Air Force One, he was more circumspect.
&ldquo;I haven't known about the Riviera for a while,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;It's blasted. This is like a demolition site.&rdquo; But he said he hoped to one day visit the territory. &ldquo;I'd like to put my feet on it, at least,&rdquo; he said.
Trump will visit Israel first to meet with hostages' families and address the Knesset, or parliament, an honour last extended to President George W. Bush in 2008.
The president then stops in Egypt, where he and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi will lead a summit in Sharm el-Sheikh with leaders from more than 20 countries on peace in Gaza and the broader Middle East.
Both Israel and Egypt announced that Trump would receive their countries' highest civilian honours.
The truce remains tenuous, and it is unclear whether the sides have reached any agreement on Gaza's postwar governance, the territory's reconstruction and Israel's demand that Hamas disarm. Negotiations over those issues could break down, and Israel has hinted it may resume military operations if its demands are not met.
Much of Gaza has been reduced to rubble, and the territory's roughly 2 million residents continue to struggle in desperate conditions. Under the deal, Israel agreed to reopen five border crossings, which will help ease the flow of food and other supplies into Gaza, parts of which are experiencing famine.
Roughly 200 US troops will help support and monitor the ceasefire deal as part of a team that includes partner nations, nongovernmental organisations and private-sector players.

Hamas handed over the first hostages to the Red Cross under a ceasefire deal brokered by Donald Trump, as emotional scenes unfolded in Tel Aviv and preparations advanced for a major prisoner exchange.

Hamas Releases Hostages Amid Israel-Hamas Ceasefire

Hamas Releases Hostages in Ceasefire Deal

Hamas handed over the first hostages to the Red Cross under a ceasefire deal brokered by Donald Trump, as emotional scenes unfolded in Tel Aviv and preparations advanced for a major prisoner exchange.

Hamas handed over the first seven of 20 surviving Israeli hostages to Red Cross representatives in Gaza on Monday, with a convoy of the humanitarian organisation on its way to pick up a second group.
In Tel Aviv, a huge crowd gathered to support hostage families erupted in joy, tears and song as news broke of the first releases, which came after two years of war in Gaza.
Under a ceasefire agreement brokered by US President Donald Trump, Hamas is due to release all surviving hostages on Monday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
The releases came as Trump arrived in Israel for a lightning visit ahead of a trip to Egypt for a peace summit, having declared the war "over".
"According to information provided by the Red Cross, seven hostages have been transferred into their custody, and are on their way to IDF and ISA forces in the Gaza Strip," the Israeli military and security service said.
In a later statement, the army said a Red Cross convoy was on its way to pick up a second group of hostages.
Among those gathered on Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Noga shared her pain and joy with AFP.
"I'm torn between emotion and sadness for those who won't be coming back," she said.
 - 'Nothing looked the same' -
On October 7, 2023, militants seized 251 hostages during Hamas's unprecedented attack on Israel, which led to the deaths of 1,219 people, most of them civilians.
All but 47 of the hostages were freed in earlier truces, with the families of those who have remained in captivity leading lives of constant pain and worry for their loved ones.
In Gaza, too, the ceasefire has brought relief, but with much of the territory flattened by war, the road to recovery remains long.
"I returned to Sheikh Radwan with my heart trembling," 38-year-old Fatima Salem told AFP after she returned to her neighbourhood in Gaza City.
"My eyes kept searching for landmarks I had lost -- nothing looked the same, even the neighbours' houses were gone.
"Despite the exhaustion and fear, I felt like I was coming back to my safe place. I missed the smell of my home, even if it's now just rubble. We will pitch a tent next to it and wait for reconstruction."
 - 'War is over. Okay?' -
Trump's visit to the Middle East aims to celebrate his role in brokering last week's ceasefire and hostage release deal -- but comes at a precarious time as Israel and Hamas negotiate what comes next.
Under the US president's proposed roadmap, once the Palestinian militants have handed over the surviving hostages, Israel will begin releasing around 2,000 detainees in exchange.
Israel expects all 20 living hostages to be released to the Red Cross "early Monday morning", according to a spokesperson for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office.
Speaking to reporters on Air Force One at the start of the "very special" visit, Trump brushed off concerns about whether the ceasefire would endure.
"I think it's going to hold. I think people are tired of it. It's been centuries," he said of the fighting.
"The war is over. Okay? You understand that?" the US president added.
In Israel, Trump is due to meet the families of hostages, before addressing the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem.
 - Final details -
His trip is partly a victory lap over the Gaza deal he helped broker with a 20-point peace plan announced in late September.
"Everybody's very excited about this moment in time," Trump said earlier as he prepared to board the plane at Joint Base Andrews near Washington.
Negotiators were still wrangling late Sunday over the final arrangements for the exchanges, with two Hamas sources telling AFP the group was insisting that Israel include seven senior Palestinian leaders on the list of those to be released.
Israel has previously rejected at least one of those names.
The sources said the group and its allies had nevertheless "completed all preparations" for handing over to Israel all the living hostages.
Israel does not expect all of the dead hostages to be returned on Monday.
Under the plan, Hamas is to hand over the remaining 47 hostages, as well as the remains of a soldier killed in 2014 during a previous Gaza war.
Among the prisoners to be released, 250 are security detainees, including many convicted of killing Israelis, while about 1,700 were detained by the Israeli army in Gaza during the war.
 - Peace summit -
After visiting Israel, Trump will head to Egypt, where he and President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will co-host a summit of more than 20 world leaders to back his plan to end the Gaza war and promote Middle East peace.
Trump will be looking to resolve some of the huge uncertainty around the next phases of the peace plan -- including Hamas's refusal to disarm and Israel's failure to pledge a full withdrawal from the devastated territory.
Trump insisted he had "guarantees" from both sides and other key regional players about the initial phase of the deal, and the future stages.
Trump also said he would be "proud" to visit Gaza itself, but did not say when such a difficult security challenge would be possible.
A new governing body for devastated Gaza -- which Trump himself would head under his own plan -- would be established "very quickly," he added.
Under the plan, as Israel conducts a partial withdrawal from Gaza, it will be replaced by a multi-national force coordinated by a US-led command centre in Israel.
Israel's campaign in Gaza has killed at least 67,806 people, according to figures from the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory that the United Nations considers credible.
The data does not distinguish between civilians and combatants but indicates that more than half of the dead are women and children.

Hamas released seven hostages under a landmark ceasefire, with 20 hostages set to be exchanged for over 1,900 Palestinian prisoners, as Donald Trump arrives in the region to push his Gaza peace plan.

Hamas Releases Hostages Amid Ceasefire Agreement with Israel

Hamas Releases Hostages in Ceasefire with Israel

Hamas released seven hostages under a landmark ceasefire, with 20 hostages set to be exchanged for over 1,900 Palestinian prisoners, as Donald Trump arrives in the region to push his Gaza peace plan.

Hamas released seven hostages into the custody of the Red Cross on Monday, the first to be released as part of a breakthrough ceasefire after two years of war between Israel and Hamas in the devastated Gaza Strip.
There was no immediate information on their condition. Hamas has said 20 living hostages will be exchanged for over 1,900 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
Families and friends of hostages broke out into wild cheers as Israeli television channels announced that the hostages were in the hands of the Red Cross. Tens of thousands of Israelis were watching the transfers at public screenings across the country, with a major event being held in Tel Aviv.
Palestinians awaited the release of hundreds of prisoners held by Israel. US President Donald Trump was arriving in the region along with other leaders to discuss the US-proposed deal and postwar plans. A surge of humanitarian aid was expected into famine-stricken Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of people have been left homeless.
While major questions remain about the future of Hamas and Gaza, the exchange of hostages and prisoners marked a key step toward ending the deadliest war ever between Israel and the militant group.
Living hostages expected first&nbsp;
Hamas released a list early Monday morning of the 20 living hostages it will free as part of the ceasefire, and a list of over 1,900 Palestinian prisoners it said will be released by Israeli authorities.
The hostages' return caps a painful chapter for Israel. Since they were captured in the October 2023 Hamas attack that ignited the war, newscasts have marked their days in captivity and Israelis have worn yellow pins and ribbons in solidarity. Tens of thousands have joined their families in weekly demonstrations calling for their release.
As the war dragged on, demonstrators accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of dragging his feet for political purposes, even as he accused Hamas of intransigence. Last week, under heavy international pressure and increasing isolation for Israel, the bitter enemies agreed to the ceasefire.
With the hostages' release, the sense of urgency around the war for many Israelis will be effectively over.
The living hostages will be handed to the International Committee of the Red Cross and then to the Israeli military, which will take them to the Reim military base to be reunited with families.
It is unlikely that the remains of up to 28 other hostages will be returned at the same time. An international task force will work to locate deceased hostages who are not returned within 72 hours, said Gal Hirsch, Israel's coordinator for the hostages and the missing.
The timing has not been announced for the release of Palestinian prisoners. They include 250 people serving life sentences for convictions in attacks on Israelis, in addition to 1,700 seized from Gaza during the war and held without charge. They will be returned to the West Bank or Gaza or sent into exile.
While Israel considers the prisoners to be terrorists, Palestinians view them as freedom fighters against Israeli occupation. Israel has warned Palestinians in the West Bank against celebrating after people are released, according to a prisoner's family and a Palestinian official familiar with the plans. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they feared retribution.
Trump in Israel and Egypt&nbsp;
Trump was first visiting Israel, where a White House schedule said he will meet with families of the hostages and speak at the Knesset, Israel's parliament. Vice President JD Vance said Trump was likely to meet with newly freed hostages.
&ldquo;The war is over,&rdquo; Trump asserted to reporters as he departed, adding he thought the ceasefire would hold.
Trump will continue to Egypt, where President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi's office said he will co-chair a &ldquo;peace summit&rdquo; Monday with regional and international leaders.
Mahmoud Abbas, leader of the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority, will attend, a judge and adviser to Abbas, Mahmoud al-Habbash, told The Associated Press. Netanyahu has rejected any role in postwar Gaza for Abbas, though the U.S. plan leaves the possibility open if his Palestinian Authority undergoes reforms. Hamas seized control of Gaza in 2007.
Other key questions in the ceasefire deal have yet to be resolved, including the future governance of Gaza and who will pay for a billion-dollar reconstruction process. Israel wants to ensure that the weakened Hamas disarms, and Netanyahu has warned Israel could do it &ldquo;the hard way.&rdquo; Hamas refuses to disarm and wants to ensure Israel pulls its troops completely out of Gaza.
The Israeli military has withdrawn from much of Gaza City, the southern city of Khan Younis and other areas. Troops remain in most of the southern city of Rafah, towns of Gaza's far north and the wide strip along Gaza's border with Israel.
Under the US plan, an international body will govern Gaza, overseeing Palestinian technocrats running day-to-day affairs. Hamas has said Gaza's government should be worked out among Palestinians.
The plan calls for an Arab-led international security force in Gaza, along with Palestinian police trained by Egypt and Jordan. It said Israeli forces would leave areas as those forces deploy. About 200 US troops are now in Israel to monitor the ceasefire.
The plan also mentions the possibility of a future Palestinian state, another nonstarter for Netanyahu.
Much of Gaza is a wasteland'
The United Nations has said Israel so far has approved 190,000 metric tons of aid to enter Gaza, which was besieged after Israel ended the previous ceasefire in March.
The Israeli military body in charge of humanitarian aid in Gaza said the amount of aid entering was expected to increase Sunday to around 600 trucks per day, as stipulated in the agreement.
&ldquo;Much of Gaza is a wasteland,&rdquo; UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher told the AP on Sunday. He said the UN has a plan for the next two months to restore basic medical and other services, bring in thousands of tons of food and fuel and remove rubble.

President Isaac Herzog announced that Israel will present Donald Trump with its highest civilian award for his role in securing hostage releases and advancing the Middle East peace plan.

Israel to present highest civilian honour to Trump

President Isaac Herzog announced that Israel will present Donald Trump with its highest civilian award for his role in securing hostage releases and advancing the Middle East peace plan.

Israel President Isaac Herzog said Monday he will present the country's highest civilian award to his US counterpart Donald Trump for his role in securing the release of hostages from Gaza and helping to end the war.
"Through his tireless efforts, President Trump has not only helped bring our loved ones home but has also laid the foundations for a new era in the Middle East built on security, cooperation, and genuine hope for a peaceful future," Herzog said in a statement issued by his office.
"It will be a great honour for me to present him with the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honour."
Herzog said the award will be presented in the "coming months" and that he will inform Trump of his decision when the US president visits Israel on Monday.
On Monday, Israel and Hamas are set to carry out a hostage-prisoner exchange as part of the first phase of a peace plan proposed by Trump.
Trump's 20-point plan aims to end more than two years of war between Israel and Hamas, triggered by the Palestinian militant group's unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
During his brief visit to Israel, Trump is expected to meet with families of hostages and also address the Israeli parliament.
Israel's presidential award is presented to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the state of Israel or to humanity, the presidency said.
Israel had previously presented the award to former US president Barack Obama in 2013.

Hamas is set to release all surviving hostages as US President Donald Trump visits the region for a peace summit, declaring the war over and outlining a major prisoner exchange deal.

Hamas and Israel set for hostage and prisoner exchanges

Hamas is set to release all surviving hostages as US President Donald Trump visits the region for a peace summit, declaring the war over and outlining a major prisoner exchange deal.

Hamas was set to release all surviving hostages on Monday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, as US President Donald Trump headed to the region for a peace summit having declared the war "over".
Trump's lightning visit to Israel and Egypt aims to celebrate his role in brokering last week's ceasefire and hostage release deal -- but comes at a precarious time as Israel and Hamas negotiate what comes next.
Under the US president's proposed roadmap, once the Palestinian militants have handed over the surviving hostages, Israel will begin releasing around 2,000 detainees in exchange.
Israel expects all 20 living hostages to be released to the Red Cross "early Monday morning", according to a spokesperson for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office.
Speaking to reporters on Air Force One at the start of the "very special" visit, Trump brushed off concerns about whether the ceasefire would endure.
"I think it's going to hold. I think people are tired of it. It's been centuries," he said of the fighting.
"The war is over. Okay? You understand that?" the US president added.
In Israel, Trump is due to meet the families of hostages seized by Hamas in the deadly cross-border attack two years ago that sparked the war, before addressing the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem.
His trip is partly a victory lap over the Gaza deal he helped broker with a 20-point peace plan announced in late September.
"Everybody's very excited about this moment in time," Trump said earlier as he prepared to board the plane at Joint Base Andrews near Washington.
Key US officials travelling with him included Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, CIA chief John Ratcliffe and top military officer Dan Caine.
 - Final details -
Negotiators were still wrangling late Sunday over the final arrangements for the exchanges, with two Hamas sources telling AFP the group was insisting that Israel include seven senior Palestinian leaders on the list of those to be released.
Israel has previously rejected at least one of those names.
The sources said the group and its allies had nevertheless "completed all preparations" for handing over to Israel all the living hostages.
Israel does not expect all of the dead hostages to be returned on Monday.
Under the plan, Hamas is to release all the remaining 47 hostages -- living and deceased -- who were abducted on October 7, 2023, during its attack on Israel that left 1,219 people dead, most of them civilians.
Hamas is also expected to hand over the remains of a soldier killed in 2014 during a previous Gaza war.
Among the Palestinian prisoners to be released, 250 are security detainees, including many convicted of killing Israelis, while about 1,700 were detained by the Israeli army in Gaza during the war.
 - Peace summit -
After visiting Israel, Trump will head to Egypt where he and President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will co-host a summit of more than 20 world leaders to back his plan to end the Gaza war and promote Middle East peace.
Trump will be looking to resolve some of the huge uncertainty around the next phases of the peace plan -- including Hamas's refusal to disarm and Israel's failure to pledge a full withdrawal from the devastated territory.
Trump insisted he had "guarantees" from both sides and other key regional players about the initial phase of the deal, and the future stages.
"I don't think they're going to want to disappoint me," he said.
Trump also said he would be "proud" to visit Gaza itself, but did not say when such a difficult security challenge would be possible.
A new governing body for devastated Gaza -- which Trump himself would head under his own plan -- would be established "very quickly," he added.
Under the plan, as Israel conducts a partial withdrawal from Gaza, it will be replaced by a multi-national force coordinated by a US-led command centre in Israel.
Israel's campaign in Gaza has killed at least 67,806 people, according to figures from the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory that the United Nations considers credible.
The data does not distinguish between civilians and combatants but indicates that more than half of the dead are women and children.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s West Asia peace plan, saying the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and humanitarian steps could pave the way for lasting peace.

PM Modi welcomes agreement on Trump's peace plan for West Asia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the first phase of US President Donald Trump&rsquo;s West Asia peace plan, saying the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and humanitarian steps could pave the way for lasting peace.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday welcomed the agreement on the first phase of US President Donald Trump's peace plan for West Asia, under which Israel and Hamas have decided to pause fighting in Gaza.
Modi said the agreement was also a reflection of the strong leadership of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
"We welcome the agreement on the first phase of President Trump's peace plan. This is also a reflection of the strong leadership of PM Netanyahu," Modi said in a post on X.
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We welcome the agreement on the first phase of President Trump's peace plan. This is also a reflection of the strong leadership of PM Netanyahu. We hope the release of hostages and enhanced humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza will bring respite to them and pave the way&hellip;
&mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1976135900884033671?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
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"We hope the release of hostages and enhanced humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza will bring respite to them and pave the way for lasting peace," he said.
Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause fighting in Gaza and release at least some hostages and prisoners in an agreement that was put forward by the Trump administration.
The agreement marks the biggest breakthrough in months in the devastating two-year-old war.&nbsp;

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