Relatives, supporters and Trump impersonator celebrate deal at Hostages Square

Families of hostages and supporters are gathering in Hostages’ Square in Tel Aviv to celebrate the finalization of a deal expected to bring all captives home within days.

Relatives from varying backgrounds, bonded together over the last two years as they waged a coordinated campaign for the release of their loved ones, embrace as they revel in the overnight developments.

Einav Zangauker, among the leading protester voices within the movement, stands in front of a giant clock showing the number of days the hostages have been gone holding a sign reading “The clock is still ticking,” even as she celebrates that her son Matan “is coming home.”

In the center of the square, a man dressed as a caricature of US President Donald Trump sits on a stack of yellow chairs — symbols of the missing hostages — holding Israeli and American flags and taking pictures with smiling passersby.