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Trump says hoping Gaza deal freeing 10 more hostages will be ‘finished quickly’

By Reuters and ToI Staff 19 July 2025, 2:44 am
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US President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington on July 18, 2025. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
US President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington on July 18, 2025. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)

Another 10 hostages will be released from Gaza shortly, US President Donald Trump predicts.

Trump makes the comment during a dinner with lawmakers at the White House, lauding the efforts of his special envoy Steve Witkoff. Israeli and Hamas negotiators have been taking part in the latest round of ceasefire talks in Doha since July 6, discussing a US-backed proposal for a 60-day ceasefire that would see the release of 10 hostages and the remains of 18 slain captives.

“We got most of the hostages back. We’re going to have another 10 coming very shortly, and we hope to have that finished quickly,” Trump says.

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