Trump Latest News | Trump Says Gaza War Over As He Heads To Israel Amid Hostage Release Prep Anticipation is built across Israel, the Gaza Strip, and the West Bank today as Israel and Hamas are set to begin a hostage-prisoner swap in its breakthrough US-brokered ceasefire deal, with President Donald Trump declaring that the war is "over". This comes two years after a raging war, which was triggered after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing at least 1,200 people