New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- Israeli hostages are slated to be released on Monday, 13 October, under the Donald Trump-brokered ceasefire deal that was earlier agreed to between Israel and Hamas.

"We are expecting all 20 of our living hostages to be released together at one time to the Red Cross and transported among six to eight vehicles," said the Israeli government spokesperson Shosh Bedrosian, ahead of Monday's hostage release.

Of the 48 hostages still in Gaza, 20 are believed to be alive.

Once released, the hostages will be driven to a military base to see their families or to hospitals if medical care is needed. The remains of deceased hostages, meanwhile, are expected to be sent to the national Institute of Forensic Medicine for identif...