President Trump received a rousing welcome in Israel and declared the Gaza war over. Hamas released the last 20 living Israeli hostages. Palestinian prisoners were also set to be freed.

Hamas released all 20 living Israeli hostages on Monday as part of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, and U.S. President Donald Trump is in the region to discuss postwar plans.

The first of 48 hostages, both dead and alive, were released by Hamas this morning as Palestinians awaited the expected release of scores of prisoners and detainees held by Israel.

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has brought cautious calm to the region as aid begins to flow into the Gaza Strip.

Democrats are heaping praise on the peace deal struck between Israel and Hamas, which unlocked the release of all living hostages in Gaza. But there are two words most Democrats are omitting when discussing the peace agreement: “Donald” and “Trump.”

Bill Clinton credits President Donald Trump and his administration for keeping Israel-Hamas ceasefire negotiations on track until an agreement was reached.

Hamas released all 20 of the last living hostages on Monday Oct. 13 as busloads of Palestinian prisoners were returned amid a cease-fire after two years of war.

Israel police on Monday shared footage of a convoy transporting the bodies of deceased hostages returned in a deal with Hamas following a ceasefire.

Hamas says it will return the bodies of four hostages today, but has told mediators it does not know the location of some of the other 24.

While major questions remain about the future of the region, the exchange of hostages and prisoners marked a key step toward ending the deadliest war ever between Israel and Hamas.

Medical teams at an Israeli hospital awaiting the arrival of hostages expected to be released from Gaza are "prepared for anything," Noa Eliakim Raz, head of the Returning Hostages Unit at the Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, told NBC News.