Two regional sources told CBS News there is an agreement on all sides in principle on a hostage release, but procedural issues remain.

President Trump has announced that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan, which would include releasing all of the hostages.

"The two held a very moving and warm conversation, and congratulated each other on the historic achievement of signing the agreement to release all the hostages," Netanyahu's office said.

Survivors, along with families of hostages and victims, held ceremonies and vigils in across different countries to mark the second anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack in Israel. Other groups took to the streets to show solidarity to Israel and demand the release of the remaining hostages still held by Hamas.

It’s been two years since thousands of Hamas-led militants poured into southern Israel after a surprise barrage of rockets.

"All this neighbourhood that once was so peaceful and beautiful, you know, all destroyed. It's like the evil things that they did here, that the terrorists did here, is like covering everything here,...