The president's on his way to Israel. I'm Carmen Roberts, Fox News.

Everybody's very excited about this moment in time.

President Trump, just before leaving for the Middle East today, where Hamas is expected to release the 20 living hostages as part of the peace deal with Israel that he helped push through.

This is going to be a very special time, and I guess if you read your own papers and your

own networks, everybody's very excited.

And the president talking to reporters before he left, and now for the first time, Hamas has

verified there are 20 hostages still alive.

Fox's story, Yenxt us in Tel Aviviv and says that the hostage release is expected to begin tomorrow morning.

Hostages are expected to be picked up by the Red Cross inside Gaza and then transferred to Israeli forces.

Then they'll be reunited with family members and flown by helicopter to local hospitals for medical treatment.

The hostages are set to be exchanged for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. 142 of them are expected to be deported abroad,

100 released into the West Bank, five to East Jerusalem, and three to Gaza. And President Trump

plans to be in Israel to welcome the hostages home. Deputies in South Carolina say they're

investigating a person of interest connected to a mass shooting that left at least 20 injured

and four dead. Someone opened fire early Sunday at Willie's Bar and Grill on St. Helena Island.

Hundreds of people were at that bar celebrating a high school alumni event,

but when gunshots rang out, they scattered, even running to nearby businesses and homes looking

for cover. The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office is investigating no word on a suspect as of yet,

and police are asking the public to step up with any information that

may lead to an arrest.

Jill Nato, Fox News.

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