After 737 days of captivity, the release of the remaining Hamas hostages has begun.

The full list: Bar Kuperstein, Eviatar David, Yosef Haim Ohana, Segev Kalfon, Avitan Or, Elkana Buchbot, Maxim Harkin, Nimrod Cohen, Matan Tsengauker, David Cuneo, Eitan Horn, Matan Engerst, Eitan Mor, Gali Berman, Ziv Berman, Omri Miran, Alon Ohel, Guy Gilboa-Dalal, Rom Breslavsky and Ariel Cune.

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TRUMP LANDS IN ISRAEL

Air Force One carrying US President Donald Trump landed at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel.

LIVE VIDEO CALL

In Tel Aviv's Hostage Square, a big screen broadcasts the phone call from the still-unreleased hostage Matan Tsengauker from Gaza to his mother, who has been fighting for his release for two years. Hamas allowed some of the hostages to call their families before their release. "Matan, you're coming home. You're all coming home. Thank God, the war is over. You're coming home. My life awaits you," said his mother, Einav.

TRUMP: "THE WAR IS OVER"

"The war is over." Donald Trump said this in response to a question about Gaza aboard Air Force One, according to Bloomberg. The American president departed for the Middle East, where he will first stop in Israel and then Egypt. He will remain in the region for approximately eight hours. Meanwhile, he is watching the livestream of the release, as reported by White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt. "History is being made now," Leavitt wrote.

VON DER LEYEN: "THE EU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESS OF THE GAZA PLAN"

"We are ready to contribute to the success" of the Gaza peace plan "with all the tools at our disposal. In particular, by providing support for the governance and reform of the Palestinian National Authority. We will be an active force within the Palestinian donor group. And we will provide EU funding for the reconstruction of Gaza." Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote this in X, calling the peace agreement a "milestone" and the release of the hostages "a moment of relief for the entire world."

Hamas: "Commitment to the agreement, Israel must respect it."

"We declare our commitment to the agreement reached and its timetable, provided Israel respects them," Hamas said in a statement immediately after the release of the first seven Israeli hostages.

HERZOG: "A MORNING OF GREAT HOPE"

"This is a morning of great hope and great prayer . A morning in which we expect and desire to see everyone home, every last one," declared Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

THE TWO-PHASE RELEASE

The families have been informed that the release of the Israeli hostages will take place in two phases , the first at 8 am (7 am Italian time) and the second between 9 am and 10 am, Israeli media reported.

HUNDREDS IN HOSTAGE SQUARE IN TEL AVIV

Since dawn today, hundreds and hundreds of people have been gathering in Hostage Square in Tel Aviv awaiting the release of the Israeli hostages by Hamas.

RED CROSS TOWARDS MEETING POINT IN NORTH GAZA

The IDF announced that the Red Cross is en route to a meeting point in the northern Gaza Strip where several hostages will be released.

- UPDATE IN PROGRESS –

(Unioneonline)

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