US President Donald Trump said Sunday as he headed to Israel and Egypt to celebrate a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal that his Middle East trip would be"very special". All 20 living hostages are expected to be released together early Monday morning. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.

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Yesterday's developments:

• A senior Hamas official confirmed on Saturday that the release of 48 remaining Israeli hostages – living and dead – would begin on Monday morning, in exchange for 250 prisoners detained by Israel.
• Egypt said it would host an international summit"to end the war in Gaza" on Monday, attended by more than 20 leaders and chaired by US President Donald Trump and Egyptian's Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.
• More than half a million displaced Palestinians have returned to Gaza City since the ceasefire came into effect Friday, according to Gaza's civil defence agency.
• The UN's humanitarian office said Israel had allowed agencies to start transporting 170,000 tonnes of aid into Gaza, provided the ceasefire holds.