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Hostages held by Hamas ‘should be released’ next week

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President Donald Trump says the hostages held by Hamas are expected to be released early next week on Monday or Tuesday. Trump says he hopes to travel to the Egypt and says the day of the hostage release will “be a day of joy.”



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Savewith a NBCUniversal ProfileCreate your free profile or log in to save this articleOct. 9, 2025, 5:15 AM EDT / Updated Oct. 9, 2025, 9:34 AM EDTBy Alexander Smith and Freddie ClaytonPresident Donald Trump’s announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a ceasefire deal was widely welcomed Thursday by world leaders, the families of hostages and Palestinians who have endured more than two years of war.But huge questions remain about whether Trump’s 20-point plan can successfully resolve the long-term future of the Gaza Strip, with uncertainty over its directive for Hamas to disband, as well as the governance of the shattered enclave.The plan, which was mediated by Qatar, Turkey and Egypt, will also need formal agreement at 5 p.m. local time Thursday (10 a.m. ET) by Israel’s government, an Israel official briefed on the matter told NBC News. That does not appear a sure thing, with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich vowing to vote against it.A spokesperson for the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a ceasefire would then take effect 24 hours after the Cabinet had agreed the deal and hostages would be released after 72 hours. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to President Donald Trump during a roundtable discussion in the State Dining Room of the White House on Wednesday.Anna Moneymaker / Getty ImagesTrump said in a social media post Wednesday that the sides had taken the “first steps toward a strong, durable, and everlasting peace,” calling it “a GREAT Day for the Arab and Muslim World, Israel, all surrounding nations, and the United States of America.”Among those to welcome the announcement was United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, who urged “all concerned to abide fully by the terms of the agreement” and described it as a “momentous opportunity” to recognize “the right to self-determination of the Palestinian people.”Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas “praised the great efforts made by President Trump and all mediators to reach this agreement.”Palestinians celebrate the news in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Thursday.AFP via Getty ImagesIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had “a very moving and warm conversation” with Trump in which they “congratulated each other on the historic achievement of signing the agreement to release all the hostages,” his office said in a statement.”If indeed this deal can hold, it’ll bring in an era of peace that we haven’t seen now in the Middle East for several years, ever since that terrible attack on Oct. 7,” Col. Steve Warren, former principal deputy chief of public affairs at the Pentagon, told NBC News on Wednesday.Celebrations and cautious optimismThe announcement came after indirect talks involving Israel, Hamas and Steve Witkoff, U.S. ambassador at large, and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. Trump announced the breakthrough one day after the second anniversary of the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack on Israel, in which 1,200 were killed and another 250 were kidnapped, and the start of Israel’s war on Gaza in which more than 67,000 people — mostly women and children — have been killed, according to local health officials.While many governments defended Israel’s initial right to respond to the attack, the scale of civilian death and suffering wrought by its war have drawn increasing international condemnation and isolation for the Jewish state. Last month, the United Kingdom became the latest Western nation to recognize Palestine as a state, joining a majority of countries that now do so worldwide.What happens next in Israel-Hamas ceasefire process?01:58Much of Gaza is now a rubble-strewn wasteland, with most of its buildings damaged or destroyed, according to the U.N. And the world’s leading body on hunger, Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, has declared that a famine is now playing out inside the cramped territory.Israel’s military operation has been deemed a genocide by a U.N. commission of inquiry, the world-leading International Association of Genocide Scholars, and human rights groups such as Amnesty International. Israel denies the charge, saying it is only attempting to destroy Hamas, which it blames for putting Palestinians in harm’s way.After news arrived that the first ceasefire phase had been agreed to, some Palestinians on the ground inside Gaza were celebrating — cheering, dancing and singing, video showed.The first phase of Trump’s deal would see the return of the remaining 48 hostages, around 20 of whom are believed to be alive, while the Israeli military said it was poised to withdraw from Gaza to an agreed-upon line.There were celebrations in “Hostages Square” in Tel Aviv early Thursday, the culmination of two years in which families and friends of the remaining captives have angrily campaigned for their government to prioritize their loved ones over the continuation of the conflict.Relatives of Israeli hostages celebrate in Tel Aviv after the announcement Thursday that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of a peace plan.Emilio Morenatti / APThey could be heard in video chanting “Nobel prize to Trump” — a reference to Trump’s long-standing ambition to win the Nobel Peace Prize, which is being announced Friday.The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, which represents the families of Israeli hostages, said its members were feeling “a mix of excitement, anticipation, and concern” at the news. It expressed its “profound gratitude to President Trump and his team for the leadership and determination that led to this historic breakthrough: an end to the war and a comprehensive agreement to return all the hostages.”Ruby Chen, father of hostage Itay Chen, a U.S.-Israeli dual citizen, said on “Stay Tuned NOW” that while he shared this cautious hope, the captors had not “provided any sign of life” for his son.Lasting agreement unclearWhile Hamas has agreed to participate in the hostage and prisoner exchange, it has not said it will disarm and disband — a key stipulation of Trump’s proposal. The first phase also does not address Gaza’s medium- and long-term future. Trump’s plan says the enclave should be temporarily governed by a “technocratic, apolitical Palestinian committee” overseen by a “Board of Peace” led by Trump and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. That is until the Palestinian Authority, the chief political organ in the region, can be “reformed.”The Israel Defense Forces said it was moving to “adjusted deployment lines soon” but warned that parts of Gaza were “still considered a dangerous combat zone” and that its troops were “deployed and operating anywhere in the Strip.”Israel shattered the previous ceasefire — which lasted from Jan. 19 to March 18 — by launching a barrage of deadly airstrikes that killed hundreds of Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, ending two months of relative calm and plunging Gaza into a renewed humanitarian crisis. Israel blamed Hamas for the resumption of hostilities, citing the militant group’s refusal to meet Israel’s demand to release more hostages.Alexander SmithAlexander Smith is a senior reporter for NBC News Digital based in London.Freddie ClaytonFreddie Clayton is a freelance journalist based in London. 
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Savewith a NBCUniversal ProfileCreate your free profile or log in to save this articleSept. 22, 2025, 7:02 AM EDTBy Rohan NadkarniThe good news for the Kansas City Chiefs: They are no longer winless after a 22-9 victory over the New York Giants on “Sunday Night Football.”The bad news? The Chiefs still hardly resemble the team that has reached at least the AFC Championship game every year since 2018 — and their once potent offense remains disjointed at best.Entering Week 3 with a 0-2 record, Kansas City desperately needed a win in any fashion it could get one on Sunday. For a team with a legendary quarterback and Super Bowl aspirations, however, the ugliness of the Chiefs’ offensive slog against the Giants left a lot to be desired moving forward.“Good win to get, in particular when you haven’t had one,” head coach Andy Reid said after. Patrick Mahomes throws as New York Giants outside linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux chases him on Sunday.Seth Wenig / APQuarterback Patrick Mahomes finished the game 22-of-37 for 224 yards and one touchdown, with an 85.9 passer rating. He has yet to break a passer rating of 90.0 so far this season, despite boasting a career mark of 101.8 before Sunday.And his so-so game didn’t necessarily come against a great defense — Mahomes’s passing total and 6.1 yards per attempt were both the lowest for any quarterback who has played New York this year. Overall, through three games, Mahomes’s passer rating, yards per attempt and completion percentage would all be career lows if they carried through for the rest of the season.“I feel like we were moving the ball the right way,” Mahomes said postgame. “We have to clean stuff up and get better and better.”He added: “For us, just executing all the way throughout a drive and seeing that, that’s what we want to be. We have to continue to do that more often.”To be fair, Mahomes’s receiving corps still leaves a lot to be desired, even if Tyquan Thornton had some nice moments in the second half against the New York. Kansas City still doesn’t have a player with over 100 yards receiving in a single game yet so far this year. Travis Kelce, once one of the league’s most feared tight ends, has 10 catches for 134 yards through three games. He is on pace for 759 yards receiving this season, which would be the lowest mark of his career, one year after he set a new career low in 2024. (And that’s with the recent benefit of a 17th regular-season game.)Perhaps in an attempt to fire him up, Reid was caught in a heated conversation with Kelce late in the second quarter, with him and the tight end bumping chests.“He’s a passionate guy and I love that part,” Reid said of the exchange. “I’ve been through a lot of things with him, that’s all part of it. I love that he loves to play the game.”The offense wasn’t alone in its struggles, as the Chiefs’ miscues extended to the whole team.Harrison Butker missed multiple kicks, including a field goal and an extra point.Kansas City committed eight penalties for 85 yards, including multiple on a first-half drive that led to a Giants touchdown. It wasn’t exactly a sterling effort from the Chiefs, who were bailed out in large part due to two Russell Wilson interceptions — as well as a bizarre decision by Wilson to seemingly throw away the ball on a late 4th-and-goal.“We’ve been searching for one win and try to figure out how we can get this thing going,” linebacker Nick Bolton said. “The main thing now is just keep working, keep stacking and try to get another, then get another win.”For now, Kansas City is certainly happy to come away with a victory. But it’s hard to imagine the team rising to the top of the AFC with more performances like Sunday’s.Only two of the Chiefs’ next eight opponents have a record under .500, and both of those contests will be against divisional rivals. Meanwhile, over the next two months, Kansas City will have to play the Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills, Washington Commanders and the currently undefeated Indianapolis Colts, all of whom have been much more impressive early in the season. Ultimately, the Chiefs took care of business against a lesser foe on Sunday. If Kansas City continues on its current trajectory, however, it still doesn’t look like the kind of team that could live up to its past success. Rohan NadkarniRohan Nadkarni is a sports reporter for NBC News. 
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