On Monday, Hamas released the 20 living hostages it took two years ago, and Israel released almost 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees. Speaking to media on a flight to Israel that day, U.S. President Donald Trump said: "The war is over, okay. Do you understand that?" In today’s episode, we’ll walk you through the events of Monday, and explain what we know about the next steps.

Listen: How close are we to an Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Hosts: Lucy Tassell and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Orla Maher

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