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Hostages Home: Hamas Releases 20 Living Captives as Ceasefire Holds

Hamas handed over all 20 remaining living Israeli hostages under a fragile ceasefire that paused more than two years of war in Gaza. The releases mark a major milestone in a Trump brokered deal and have driven diplomatic summits in Israel and Egypt

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20 — Number of living Israeli hostages released after 738 days in captivity

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"This is not only the end of a war, this is the end of the age of terror and death, the beginning of the age of faith and hope and of God." — Donald Trump

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