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Donald Trump said that Israeli hostages held in Gaza would be returned on Monday or Tuesday.

America's president described the peace deal conceived by his administration as a momentous

breakthrough and said he may visit Egypt when negotiations were held.

Earlier, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, hailed a great day for his country.

Hamas said Garzans had demonstrated unmatched courage

during the war. Meanwhile, Israel's security cabinet met to vote on the ceasefire agreement with

Hamas. It would then be voted on by the wider cabinet. They are expected to ratify the deal even if some right-wing

ministers vote against it. Israeli troops will withdraw from the enclave and Israel will release

as many as 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. America's Justice Department reportedly indicted

Letitia James, New York's Democratic Attorney General,

following an investigation into alleged mortgage fraud. In 2023, she won a lawsuit against the

president over fraud at his real estate business. Lindsay Halligan, an acting U.S. attorney, sought the indictment

weeks after bringing a case against another of Mr. Trump's opponents, the former FBI director

James Comey. He pleaded not guilty.

Scott Besant, America's Treasury Secretary, said that the United States purchased Argentine

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