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Israel celebrates as Hamas releases final Israeli hostages

By Daniel Estrin,
A Martínez
Published October 13, 2025 at 5:47 AM CDT

Hamas released 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.

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Daniel Estrin
Daniel Estrin is NPR's international correspondent in Jerusalem.
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A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.
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