Hamas Releases Last Living Hostages
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The 20 surviving hostages were released “after 738 agonizing days in captivity,” the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said in a statement.
President Trump received a rousing welcome in Israel and declared the Gaza war over. Hamas released the last 20 living Israeli hostages. Palestinian prisoners were also set to be freed.
Am Israel Chai. Two years after the worst massacre in Jewish history since the Holocaust, 20 Israelis held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip have returned home. Alive.
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has brought cautious calm to the region as aid begins to flow into the Gaza Strip.
Hamas says it will return the bodies of four hostages today, but has told mediators it does not know the location of some of the other 24.
The remaining13 living hostages were handed over to the Red Cross by Hamas.Oct. 13, 2025 Get more news © 2025 NBCUniversal Media, LLC
- This combo of images provided by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, shows Israeli hostages, top row from left, Gali Berman, Ziv Berman, Elkana Bohbot, Rom Braslavski, Nimrod Cohen, Ariel Cunio;