Hamas handed over the 20 surviving Israeli hostages on October 13 under a ceasefire agreement, as the US president and other world leaders geared up for a summit on Gaza. The releases are part of a ceasefire agreement brokered by the US president, with Israel due in return to free nearly 2,000 detainees held in its jails in exchange. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speaks as US President Donald Trump and Speaker of the Israeli Knesset Amir Ohana listen during an address to the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem on October 13, 2025.