Israel awaits release of hostages
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The IDF says Hamas has handed over the coffins of two dead hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza, with two more to be returned today.
Hamas released seven Israeli hostages on Monday morning as part of the Gaza peace deal brokered by the Trump administration. Why it matters: The Israeli hostages, most of them civilians, were held in captivity in Gaza for more than two years. Their release was a key Israeli and U.S. demand for ending the war.
While major questions remain about the future of the region, the exchange of hostages and prisoners marked a key step toward ending the deadliest war ever between Israel and Hamas.
The remaining13 living hostages were handed over to the Red Cross by Hamas.Oct. 13, 2025 Get more news © 2025 NBCUniversal Media, LLC
Crowds have gathered in Tel Aviv's Hostage Square two days before hostages are set to be released back to Israel as part of a ceasefire agreement to end the horror war in Gaza
"Both Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will take part in the peace summit to solidify the agreement to end the war in Gaza and reaffirm their commitment to it,
Medical teams at an Israeli hospital awaiting the arrival of hostages expected to be released from Gaza are "prepared for anything," Noa Eliakim Raz, head of the Returning Hostages Unit at the Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, told NBC News.