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All 20 surviving hostages and busloads of Palestinian prisoners are released as part of ceasefire in Gaza

Headline from Anchorage Daily News, from the development of Oct 13, 2025

Newest development Oct 14, 2025 · 2 reportsDetails emerge about freed Israeli hostages' medical conditions, what they endured in captivity

Cheering crowds greeted buses of released prisoners in the West Bank and Gaza, while families and friends of the hostages gathered in a square in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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    All 20 surviving hostages and busloads of Palestinian prisoners are released as part of ceasefire in Gaza

    Headline from Anchorage Daily News ·

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    Details emerge about freed Israeli hostages' medical conditions, what they endured in captivity

    Headline from Fox News ·

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  1. The Daily Signal

    20 Living Hostages From Gaza to Be Released (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    Twenty living hostages are expected to be returned to their loved ones Monday or Tuesday after spending two years in captivity in Gaza.

  2. Delaware Public Media

    Freedom promised for Israeli hostages, uncertainty about what's next (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    All living Israeli hostages are expected to be released Monday under the ceasefire brokered by President Trump. Palestinian families in Gaza return home to sift through what's left.

  3. WWL New Orleans

    The Latest: Living hostages and Palestinian prisoners freed as Trump tours region (opens WWL New Orleans)

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    WWL New Orleans's feed description

    Hamas has released all 20 remaining hostages as part of a ceasefire agreement with Israel, ending two years of conflict in the Gaza Strip. The deal, brokered by...

  4. Reason

    All 20 surviving hostages freed (opens Reason)

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    Reason's feed description

    President Donald Trump addressed the Knesset on Monday morning, declaring the end of the war in Gaza and "the end of the age of terror and death."

  5. Anchorage Daily News

    All 20 surviving hostages and busloads of Palestinian prisoners are released as part of ceasefire in Gaza (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Cheering crowds greeted buses of released prisoners in the West Bank and Gaza, while families and friends of the hostages gathered in a square in Tel Aviv, Israel.

  6. Delaware Public Media

    In a major milestone, Hamas begins releasing final Israeli hostages (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Hamas is expected to free 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.

  7. WMUR

    Hamas releases all living Israeli hostages from Gaza after 2 years (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    All remaining Israeli hostages held by Hamas have been released from Gaza, marking a significant development in the Middle East.

  8. Newsweek

    Israel hostages released: Full list of people freed from Gaza (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    A total of 20 hostages taken from Israel two years ago are thought to be still be alive.

  9. ABC 7 New York

    Israel-Gaza updates: Families of freed hostages rejoice after 2 years of captivity (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    The families of the living hostages released by Hamas are reacting following their release from captivity after being held for over two years.

  10. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Israel expects hostages to be freed from Gaza ‘in a few hours’ as ceasefire holds (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    Israel said it expected all living hostages held in Gaza to be released Monday in its breakthrough ceasefire deal with Hamas, as Palestinians awaited the release of hundreds of prisoners held in Israel and aid.

  11. Breitbart News

    Photos: Israeli Hostages Reunite with Families (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The final Israeli hostages to be released by Hamas as part of President Donald Trump's peace deal were reunited with their families.

  12. The Washington Free Beacon

    They're Home: All Living Hostages Return to Israel After Two Years in Hamas Captivity (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    Israel reclaimed its 20 living hostages early Monday after they spent more than two years in Hamas captivity, a triumphant moment that marked the first stage of President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan.

  13. amNewYork

    New Yorkers react as remaining hostages released from Gaza after historic U.S.-led ceasefire deal (opens amNewYork)

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    amNewYork's feed description

    New Yorkers are reacting after hostages were released from Gaza after being captured by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023.

  14. Forbes

    Hamas Releases All 20 Surviving Hostages As Part Of Gaza Ceasefire Deal (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Hamas has released all 20 living hostages in its custody as part of a ceasefire deal brokered by President Donald Trump who arrived in Israel on Monday.

  15. The Boston Globe

    Palestinians celebrate as prisoners are released by Israel under Gaza cease-fire deal (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Palestinians are celebrating as Israel has released nearly 2,000 Palestinians from prison in exchange for Hamas’s freeing of Israeli hostages.

  16. Time

    Palestinian Prisoners and Remaining Israeli Hostages Freed (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    The last living Israeli hostages held in Gaza have all been released as part of the first phase in bringing an end to the Israel-Hamas war.

  17. The Hill

    Who are the 20 hostages released by Hamas? (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    All 20 Israeli hostages held by Hamas have been released in a major milestone towards peace in Gaza. Israel also freed over 1,900 Palestinian prisoners.

  18. Washington Examiner

    All living Israeli hostages officially freed from Hamas captivity (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    All living Israeli hostages held captive by Hamas since October 7, 2023 were released to Israel on Monday morning.

  19. Fox10 Phoenix

    Watch live: Hamas releases final group of Israeli hostages as Trump visits the region (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    Hamas released the 20 remaining hostages and Palestinian prisoners were released on Monday as part of a ceasefire in Gaza.

  20. PBS NewsHour

    These are the living hostages released by Hamas under ceasefire deal (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Hamas released 20 hostages into the custody of the Red Cross, which then brought them to Israel as part of a new ceasefire deal that many hope will signal an end to two years of war in the devastated Gaza Strip.

  21. Al-Monitor

    Factbox-Who are the Israeli hostages set to be released by Hamas? (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Palestinian militant group Hamas was set on Monday to release dozens of hostages it has been holding in Gaza for the last two years, in exchange for almost 2,000 Palestinian detainees and prisoners, under the terms of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

  22. amNewYork

    THEY’RE HOME: Last Israeli hostages freed after more than 2 years of captivity as fragile peace deal holds (opens amNewYork)

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    amNewYork's feed description

    The last 20 surviving Israeli hostages were freed by Hamas on Monday under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal, marking a major step toward ending two years of

  23. FOX 35 Orlando

    Israel-Hamas Ceasefire: Trump speaks to Israeli Parliament as hostages freed, prisoners released (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Hamas released the final 20 living hostages on Monday, according to the Israeli military as part of a breakthrough ceasefire following two years of war in the devastated Gaza Strip.

  24. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Huge crowds welcome freed Palestinian prisoners back to Gaza (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    As part of the ceasefire deal to end the two-year war in Gaza, more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners were released from Israeli prisons.

  25. Local News 8

    Key moments from a momentous day for Israelis and Palestinians (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The last 20 living hostages held in Gaza were released on Monday, reuniting with their families in jubilant scenes as world leaders gathered in Egypt to discuss the future of Gaza and the next phases of the US-brokered ceasefire deal.

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