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The last of the 20 remaining living hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, were returned to Israel on Monday as part of an exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, Israeli officials said.
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President Donald Trump praised the signing of a peace agreement ending two years of fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, saying "nobody thought it could happen." The peace deal was signed after all remaining living hostages held by Hamas were returned to Israel.
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Israelis celebrated the return of the last surviving hostages from Gaza - a defining exchange in the fragile ceasefire that has paused two years of war between Israel and Hamas. Palestinian prisoners were released by Israel as part of the ceasefire deal as well.
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