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President Donald Trump said Sunday that Hamas may release the 20 hostages it is holding “a little bit early.”
Trump spoke with reporters aboard Air Force One en route to the Middle East, where he was asked about the latest on the hostages and when they might be released.
“So, they have the hostages — I understand all 20 — and we may get them out a little bit early,” Trump said. “Getting them was amazing, actually, because we were involved, and they were in places you don’t want to know about.”
The president’s comments come as Hamas faces a deadline to return all remaining hostages to Israel, following a peace deal that ended the two-year-long Israel-Hamas war.
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President Donald Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Oct. 12, 2025, that the 20 hostages held by Hamas could be released a little early. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The peace agreement, brokered by President Trump, sparked celebrations across a region plagued by violence since the Hamas terror attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
Trump described the peace agreement as historic, saying it was the first time in 3,000 years that Jews, Muslims, and Arab nations were “dancing in the streets.” He said the deal had unified countries that were once bitter enemies and that Egypt, Saudi Arabia and other regional powers were “all into this deal.”
When asked about the fighting, Trump declared that the conflict had come to an end.
“The war is over,” the president said.
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Hamas has agreed to release hostages as part of President Donald Trump’s plan for peace between Israel and Hamas. (Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
He expressed confidence that the ceasefire would hold, saying people were “tired” of centuries of conflict.
“Everybody knows their place,” Trump said, adding that…
