Trump: 10 prisoners in Gaza will soon be released.

US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that 10 prisoners in the Gaza Strip would be released "soon."

"We have recovered most of the prisoners (in Gaza), and ten more will be released very soon, and we hope that will happen soon," he told reporters at the White House.

Trump praised the efforts of his special representative for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, saying, "He was fantastic. He did a fantastic job on this. He's a good guy and a good deal maker."

Trump, whose country provides unwavering support to Israel in its war of extermination in Gaza, did not provide further details on the matter.

Over the course of more than 21 months, several rounds of indirect negotiations were held between Israel and Hamas to stop the war and exchange prisoners.

During this period, two partial agreements were reached, the first in November 2023, and the second in January 2025.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, evaded completing the latest agreement and resumed the war of extermination in Gaza on March 18.

Hamas has repeatedly affirmed its willingness to release Israeli prisoners "in one batch" in exchange for an end to the genocide and the withdrawal of the Israeli army from Gaza.

The Israeli opposition asserts that Netanyahu is seeking partial deals that would allow the war to continue, thus ensuring his continued rule by accommodating the most extreme right-wing faction in his government.

Since October 7, 2023, Israel, with American support, has been committing genocide in Gaza, leaving more than 198,000 Palestinians dead or wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 9,000 missing, in addition to hundreds of thousands of displaced persons and a famine that has claimed the lives of many.