Gaza ceasefire live: Hostages and prisoners to be released within 72 hours of deal starting - Hamas

<p>Donald Trump announces that all hostages will be released ‘very soon’ and Israel will withdraw troops to an agreed upon line</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/09/first-phase-of-ceasefire-deal-to-end-war-in-gaza-agreed-by-israel-and-hamas">Full report: ‘First phase’ of ceasefire deal to end war in Gaza agreed by Israel and Hamas</a></p></li></ul><p>As part of the Guardian’s <strong>Israel-Gaza: two years on </strong>series marking the second anniversary of the <strong>Hamas</strong> attack into <strong>Israel</strong> and the war in <strong>Gaza</strong>, the below has been published:</p><p>The children’s names appear on a list of victims of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, maintained by health authorities in the territory. As of the end of July it ran to 60,199 names, of whom 18,457 were under 18s. Far from comprehensive, the list does not include the thousands still buried under the rubble of destroyed buildings, as well as the war’s many indirect victims.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/08/gaza-ceasefire-talks-israel-hamas-trump-us-qatar-turkey-egypt-live-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>