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President Donald Trump praised the signing of a peace agreement ending two years of fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, saying "nobody thought it could happen." The peace deal was signed after all remaining living hostages held by Hamas were returned to Israel.

As Israeli hostages are freed and Palestinian prisoners and detainees released — and after President Donald Trump's lengthy address to Israel’s parliament on Monday — focus is shifting to what comes next.

More than two years after they were abducted during the terrorist attack that launched the Israel-Hamas war, all remaining living hostages have been returned to Israel from the Gaza Strip.

Italian PM reacts to Gaza peace deal signing

Avinatan Or, a freed Israeli hostage last seen in footage on Oct. 7, 2023, at the Nova music festival, reunites with his parents and Noa Argamani, his girlfriend who was taken hostage at the same time but rescued in a military operation in 2024.

Analysts say US may be comfortable with the status quo, and many in Iran are wary of negotiations after the 12-day war.