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#FirstpostNews: Netanyahu is now confirmed going to Egypt. Both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas are to attend Monday's Sharm El-Sheikh summit on Gaza, according to a statement released by the Egyptian presidency. US President Donald Trump called Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi with the Israeli premier "and it was agreed (Netanyahu) would attend the peace summit in which Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas will also participate".

#FirstpostNews: All 20 remaining hostages from Gaza are now in Israeli custody. The second group of survivors has been transferred to the Red Cross and is en route to Israeli security forces. Earlier, seven hostages were released as the first batch. The bodies of 26 deceased hostages remain in Gaza and are expected to be returned soon. This release is part of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal brokered by the United States.

#FirstpostNews: President Donald Trump on Sunday warned Russia that he may send Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles if Moscow doesn’t settle its war there soon - suggesting that he could be ready to increase the pressure on Vladimir Putin's government using a key weapons system. His comments came after Trump spoke by phone earlier Sunday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Trump said he mentioned possibly sending Tomahawks during that conversation.

#FirstpostNews: US President Donald Trump landed in Israel on Monday to mark the US-brokered ceasefire, as Hamas began releasing remaining Israeli hostages after two years of war. Trump is set to address the Knesset, becoming only the fourth U.S. president to do so, following Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush.

#FPReels: Trump Praises China’s Xi, Calls Him Tough, Smart US President Donald Trump defended his China strategy, saying tariffs have made the US "a wealthy country again" and given Washington "negotiating strength," while speaking to journalists aboard Air Force One en route to Israel on Sunday.

#FPReels | Peru: New President Jose Jeri Faces Protest In Lima The new Peruvian President, Jose Jeri, confronted his first protest on Sunday (October 12) by engaging in dialogue with Aldo Marinos, a local mayor who had marched for days to the capital, Lima, to demand more attention for his region.

#FPReels: South Carolina Bar Shooting, At Least 4 Dead A mass shooting at a bar in South Carolina has left at least four people dead and over 20 others injured. Authorities are investigating the incident, though details about the shooter or motive remain unclear.

#FPReels | Gaza Ceasefire: Hamas Releases First Batch of 7 Hostages, Netanyahu Calls It "Historic Event" Israeli public radio reported that Hamas has handed over the first seven of 20 surviving Israeli hostages to Red Cross representatives in Gaza City. Crowds in Tel Aviv erupted in joy as news spread, though the Israeli military initially urged caution. Later, the army confirmed that seven hostages had been transferred to the International Committee of the Red Cross.

#FirstpostNews: The Israeli foreign ministry has confirmed the names of the first seven hostages released from Hamas. It has shared the names in posts on social media, with pictures of the hostages alongside a caption reading: "Welcome home."