Trump: Hamas may free 20 hostages early ahead of Mideast trip
A visitor looks at portraits of hostages taken by Hamas during the Supernova Sukkot Gathering, also called the Nova Music Festival, at the Nova Music Festival Exhibition on the second anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 07, 2025 in Berlin, Ge
President Donald Trump said Sunday that Hamas may release the 20 hostages it is holding "a little bit early."
Trump spoke with reporters aboard Air Force One en route to the Middle East, where he was asked about the latest on the hostages and when they might be released.
"So, they have the hostages — I understand all 20 — and we may get them out a little bit early," Trump said. "Getting them was amazing, actually, because we were involved, and they were in places you don’t want to know about."
Trump speaks on Air Force One, talks Middle East trip
During his flight to Israel, President Donald Trump spoke with reporters on Air Force One. President Trump is expected to address Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, and then visit Cairo as part of a trip marking the peace deal he secured between Israel and Hamas. During the remarks, Trump issued a warning to Russia, saying that he might supply Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles if the conflict is not resolved promptly.
The president’s comments come as Hamas faces a deadline to return all remaining hostages to Israel, following a peace deal that ended the two-year-long Israel-Hamas war.
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The peace agreement, brokered by President Trump, sparked celebrations across a region plagued by violence since the Hamas terror attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
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