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Hamas freed the last living Israeli hostages from Gaza on Monday under a ceasefire deal and Israel sent home busloads of Palestinian detainees, as U.S. President Donald Trump declared the end of the two-year long war that has upended the broader Middle East.
President Trump got a standing ovation after addressing Israeli lawmakers following Hamas' release of all living hostages under the Gaza peace deal.
President Donald Trump arrived in Israel Monday morning, where he addressed the Knesset and attended a regional peace ceremony in Egypt with global leaders following the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Hamas released 7 hostages shortly before Trump's arrival.
All 20 of the surviving hostages in Gaza have been released as part of a peace deal with Israel brokered by the United States. Hundreds of prisoners and detained Palestinians are also expected to be released as part of the ceasefire plan.
The families of the hostages released by Hamas are reacting following their release from captivity after being held for over two years.
The US president was referring to the Israeli premier’s long-running corruption trial. But on a day Israel when celebrated 20 hostage releases, a moment of elation on Hoshana Rabbah — the final day of “divine judgment” in the Sukkot holiday — the call for clemency had far broader resonance.
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Twenty living hostages were freed by Hamas on Monday under the cease-fire deal, and Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.