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Israel celebrates as Hamas releases final Israeli hostages

NPR | By Daniel Estrin,
A Martínez
Published October 13, 2025 at 6:47 AM EDT

Hamas released all 20 of the living Israeli hostages on Monday. In turn, Israel will be releasing nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees as part of the ceasefire agreement.

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