Trump tells Fox News hostages in Gaza will probably be released on Monday

Oct 8, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney (not pictured) meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 7, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein — Evelyn Hockstein

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox News' 'Hannity' program on Wednesday that hostages held in Gaza will probably be released on Monday, after earlier announcing an agreement between Israel and Hamas over the first phase of a ceasefire.

(Reporting by Jasper Ward and Costas Pitas; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)

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