PHOTOS: Freed hostages reunite with their families
The article reports that Hamas has released the last 20 living Israeli hostages from Gaza, more than two years after the group’s initial attack on Israel on October 7. All the freed hostages are men under 50 years old, and their families welcomed them upon their return to Israel. This release is part of a peace agreement announced by President Donald Trump, in which Israel agreed to release approximately 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and withdraw from parts of Gaza in exchange for the hostages’ freedom. Additionally, the bodies of 28 hostages are expected to be returned, though only four were handed over initially, which the Hostage and Missing Families Forum criticized as a violation of the agreement. President Trump visited Israel to mark the hostages’ release, met with their families, addressed the Israeli knesset, and is scheduled to chair a peace summit in Egypt. The event was met with public celebrations in Israel, including live broadcasts shown in public squares.
PHOTOS: Freed hostages reunite with their families
Hamas released the last 20 living hostages from Gaza to Israel on Monday, over two years after the war broke out in response to the terrorist group’s Oct. 7 attack on the Jewish state.
As the remaining hostages, all men under 50 years old, were transported back to their native country, their families greeted them upon their long-overdue return.
ALL LIVING ISRAELI HOSTAGES OFFICIALLY FREED FROM HAMAS CAPTIVITY
The hostage release was part of the Israel-Hamas peace deal that President Donald Trump announced last week. Israel agreed to release roughly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and withdraw from parts of Gaza to a certain line in exchange for the remaining captives.
The bodies of 28 hostages are also expected to be returned, although only four will be handed over on Monday. The Hostage and Missing Families Forum called this a “blatant breach” of Hamas’s agreement with Israel.
Trump traveled to Israel on Sunday to mark the release of the hostages. On Monday, he met with the hostage families and addressed the Israeli Knesset in a lengthy speech marking the end of the war.
Trump is headed to Egypt, where he will be chairing a peace summit.
ALL LIVING ISRAELI HOSTAGES OFFICIALLY FREED FROM HAMAS CAPTIVITY
People in the streets cheered as a live stream of the hostages’ return was carried in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square.
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