1,716 Palestinian prisoners, 7 Israeli hostages released as part of prisoners swap deal

CAIRO – 13 October 2025: 1,716 Palestinian prisoners were released from Ofer Prison to be transferred to Gaza as part of the Prisoner swap deal.

Buses of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have arrived at the Israeli military prison of Ofer, and picked up the Palestinian prisoners, according to Israeli media, on Monday.

The Red Cross also informed Israel that it had received seven Israeli hostages, all in good condition.

Israel's Channel 12 reported that the first patch of Israeli released hostages would include six to eight hostages from the northern Gaza Strip.

The Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit is expected to be held on Monday afternoon under the joint chairmanship of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and U.S. President Donald Trump.

 More than twenty leaders of various countries will be in attendance.

 The summit aims to end the war in the Gaza Strip, strengthen efforts to bring peace and stability to the Middle East, and open a new page of regional security and stability. This summit comes in light of U.S. President Donald Trump's vision to achieve peace in the region, and his tireless efforts to end conflicts around the world, according to an Egyptian presidential statement on Sunday.

 The summit program includes a bilateral meeting between Sisi and Trump, and another meeting will include participating leaders and presidents.

There will be a group photo of the summit participants, and both President Sisi and President Trump will deliver speeches.

Bilateral meetings are scheduled to be held between leaders on the sidelines of the conference.

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has also decided to award the Nile Collar to the US President Donald Trump.

The award comes in recognition of his distinguished contributions to supporting peace efforts, defusing conflicts, and most recently, his pivotal role in ending the war in Gaza.