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.

Israel and Hamas have taken a significant step in the ceasefire agreement for the Gaza war by releasing hostages and prisoners.

The last group of living hostages held by Hamas has returned to Israel, the Israeli military said, bringing an end to two years of captivity that plunged families into anguish and tore at Israeli society.

Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reports on the release and emotional reunions of Israeli hostages on ‘Special Report.’

MSNBC's David Noriega reports from Tel Aviv after Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners were released as part of the first phase of the Israel-Hamas peace deal. "We're going to start to see some pretty deep divisions within Israeli society much more clearly,

Hilary Levine and the American Jewish Committee Philadelphia have worked with the hostages' loved ones since the Oct. 7, 2023, attack, connecting them with lawmakers and diplomats, and pushing for their release.

CNN’s chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour has apologized after claiming Hamas had “probably” treated Israeli hostages better than many Gazans.

CNN host Christiane Amanpour released a statement saying that she regretted saying that the Israeli hostages released on Monday were treated better than Gazans.