Hostage Eviatar David returned to Israeli territory as of October 13th, 2025, after being held in Gaza, as reported by Abu Ali Express. Separately, three children were wounded in an explosion near al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, which Gaza's Civil Defence stated was caused by an object believed to have been left by Israeli forces, according to AJEnglish. Palestinian Ambassador to the UK Husam Zomlot stated that Hamas will not be part of an interim government in Gaza, in comments made to Sky News. This comes as former hostage Eitan Mor reunited with his parents on October 13th, 2025, following his return to Israel. Earlier on October 13th, thirteen hostages were transferred to IDF forces within Gaza and were en route to Israel for medical evaluations and family reunification, including Eitan Mor and Ziv Berman, between 7:06 AM and 10:05 AM UTC. U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem this morning, October 13th, 2025, stating, "The war is over." President Trump also met with abducted-spaced families, kidnapped individuals, IDF wounded, and victims of terrorist operations from October 7th. Earlier in the reporting window, he made a stop in Bnei Brak to purchase challot for the upcoming festival of Simchat Torah. A nomination for President Trump to receive the Israel Prize was submitted this morning. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will not travel to Israel on October 14th, 2025, refuting earlier reports. This announcement follows President Trump's mediation for an Israel-Arab peace summit in Sharm El Sheikh, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had initially canceled his participation in but later agreed to attend. Discussions also involved Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Earlier this week, President Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Hamas leaders, headed by Khalil al-Hayya, which reportedly helped seal a Gaza peace deal.
