US President Donald Trump says the hostages will be released on either Monday or Tuesday.
“They should be released on Monday or Tuesday. Getting them is a complicated process. I’d rather not tell you what they have to do to get them,” Trump says at the beginning of a cabinet meeting at the White House.
“Last night, we reached a momentous breakthrough in the Middle East,” he says. “We ended the war in Gaza, and really, on a much bigger basis, created peace… hopefully an everlasting peace in the Middle East.”
Trump says he’s going to try and travel to the Middle East next week, but clarifies that the timing hasn’t been finalized.
He says he’ll go to Egypt to participate in a signing ceremony.
He doesn’t mention a stop in Israel, even though Israeli officials have said they’re planning for such a visit on Sunday.
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