Israel awaits release of last hostages by Hamas before Monday deadline elapses

Published connected 12/10/2025 - 16:02 GMT+2 •Updated 16:03

Israel is expecting each surviving hostages to beryllium released by Hamas to nan Red Cross early Monday morning, Israeli authorities spokesperson Shosh Bedrosian said connected Sunday.

Bedrosian told reporters successful Tel Aviv that pursuing their release, nan hostages will past beryllium transferred crossed nan separator into Israel and taken to Re'im subject base.

Israeli flags will beryllium utilized to drape nan coffins containing nan dormant hostages' remains earlier they are taken to a forensic installation for identification.

In a connection connected Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his federation is "prepared and fresh for nan contiguous reception of each our hostages.

"His agency shared Netanyahu's comments connected X pursuing his gathering pinch Gal Hirsch, nan Coordinator for nan Prisoners and Missing.

Hamas originates preparations for nan hostages' release

According to Israeli media reports, Hamas person begun to move nan hostages to Assembly Points up of their release.

Earlier, news had emerged that nan merchandise could beryllium done by Hamas connected Sunday aft US Vice President JD Vance told NBC's "Meet nan Press" connected Sunday that, "It really should beryllium immoderate infinitesimal now".

Vance added that location are nary plans for nan US subject to deploy successful either Israel aliases Gaza.

His announcement connected nan merchandise of hostages echoed reports successful US media that Hamas has informed mediators it is fresh to merchandise astir 20 surviving hostages, alternatively than hold until nan antecedently agreed-upon date, arsenic seen successful nan Wall Street Journal.

The merchandise had been planned for Monday and was expected to coincide pinch nan sojourn of US President Donald Trump to Israel and later Egypt for a acme of world leaders and guarantors of nan Gaza bid deal.

Trump whitethorn sojourn nan infirmary connected Monday

Meanwhile, location are contingency plans for Trump to adhd a speedy sojourn to 1 of nan hospitals receiving freed hostages tomorrow.

According to accusation obtained by The Times of Israel, Trump has plans to see a little extremity astatine 1 of nan hospitals receiving nan released captives tomorrow, if circumstances allow.

Trump's short Monday sojourn to Israel will see a invited astatine nan airdrome by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog, a reside successful nan Knesset, Israel's parliament and a gathering pinch hostages' families.

The latest ceasefire brokered by Trump and cardinal Arab negotiators began connected Friday, and marks a cardinal measurement toward ending nan two-year bloody warfare that was triggered by Hamas’ 7 October 2023, onslaught connected Israel, erstwhile immoderate 1,200 group were killed and 251 kidnapped.