Israeli hostage release: all living captives now freed, says Hamas – latest updates

<p>Donald Trump arrives in Israel as released hostages are seen in first images</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/13/israeli-hostage-release-hamas-gaza-last-living">Full report: Hamas releases first seven of 20 Israeli hostages after more than 780 days in Gaza</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/11/hostages-gaza-israel-profiles">Who are the 20 hostages believed alive and expected to be freed from Gaza?</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/13/donald-trump-egypt-peace-summit-abdel-fattah-al-sisi">Explainer: As Donald Trump heads to Gaza ‘peace summit’ in Egypt, </a><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/11/hostages-gaza-israel-profiles">who is going – and who isn’t?</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Donald Trump</strong> has questioned whether former UK prime minister <strong>Tony Blair</strong> will serve on a new “board of peace” that is intended to oversee the governance of <strong>Gaza.</strong></p><p>The US president’s comments come amid ongoing criticisms of Blair for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/30/fatal-flaws-analysts-cast-doubt-on-tony-blair-plan-for-future-of-gaza">his role</a> in the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/series/iraq-war-20-years-on">Iraq war</a> that began in 2003.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/13/gaza-ceasefire-live-updates-israel-hostages-release-hamas-trump-middle-east">Continue reading...</a>