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SvennoJ on 10 October 2025
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Trump says captive exchange to happen on Monday

Speaking to reporters at the White House, the US president has confirmed that Israeli captives held in Gaza are set to be released on Monday.

Asked about where agreement on the ceasefire plan currently stands, Trump said: “There is consensus on most of it and some of the details, like anything else, will be worked out, because you’ll find out that when you’re sitting in a beautiful room in Egypt, you know, it’s easy to work something out. But then sometimes it doesn’t work from a practical standpoint.”

Trump also mentioned there are 28 bodies of Israeli captives to be recovered and confirmed he will be travelling to Cairo and then later speaking at the Israeli Knesset before returning to the US.


How the ceasefire agreement is expected to unfold

  • Israel is set to release around 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the remaining captives, but a list Israel published did not include high-profile prisoner Marwan Barghouti.
  • Khalil al-Hayya, a senior Hamas official and lead negotiator, said all women and children held in Israeli jails will be freed.
  • The hostage and prisoner releases are expected to begin on Monday.
  • The plan from US President Donald Trump calls for Israel to maintain an open-ended military presence inside Gaza along its fence with Israel.
  • An international force, comprised largely of troops from Arab and Muslim countries, would be responsible for security inside Gaza.
  • The United States would lead a massive internationally funded reconstruction effort.
  • The plan envisions an eventual role for the Palestinian Authority – something Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long opposed.
  • The Trump plan is even more vague about a future Palestinian state, which Netanyahu firmly rejects.

EU-monitored Gaza pedestrian crossing to reopen next week: Italy

An EU mission at the Rafah border point between Gaza and Egypt will resume following the ceasefire, with the pedestrian crossing set to reopen on Tuesday, Italy says.

The EUBAM monitoring mission is intended to provide a neutral, third-party presence at the key crossing and involves police from Italy, Spain and France. It was deployed in January but suspended in March when Israel broke the last ceasefire.

In a statement, Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said he authorised the resumption of Italian operations within the EU mission.

“On October 14, 2025, in compliance with the Trump agreement, in coordination with the European Union and the parties, the Rafah crossing will be opened alternately in two directions, exiting towards Egypt and entering towards Gaza,” Crosetto said.

Crosetto said about “600 trucks carrying humanitarian aid will flow into Gaza from other [non-Rafah] crossings every day”.