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Egypt said it would host a peace summit of more than 20 world leaders on Monday.

Donald Trump will co-chair the meeting after visiting Israel to address the country's parliament.

Earlier, Hamas confirmed it would release the 20 living Israeli hostages remaining in Gaza on Monday.

Meanwhile, Palestinian officials said that

500,000 Gazans had returned to the north of the territory since Friday.

Vlodemey Zelensky, Ukraine's president, spoke with Mr. Trump for the second day in a row

about acquiring long-range weapons. In recent weeks, the Trump administration has said it could

supply Ukraine with Tomahaw-Cruz missiles. Earlier, Dmitri Peskov, the Trump administration has said it could supply Ukraine with Tomahawk cruise missiles.

Earlier, Dmitri Peskov, the Kremlin spokesperson, said that the topic of Tomahawks is of extreme concern to Russia,

warning that tensions are escalating from all sides.

China blamed America for the country's sudden deterioration in trade relations,

accusing the Trump administration of adding Chinese firms to a blacklist.

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