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Hamas released the bodies of four hostages in the ceasefire deal; Israel identified Guy Illouz and Bipin Joshi. The bodies of over 20 hostages remain in Gaza.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Dr. Hagai Levine, head of the medical team for the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, about the road to recovery for hostages just released from captivity.
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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says over 80% of all buildings in the territory are destroyed or damaged.
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The tenuous ceasefire in the two-year Israel-Hamas war appears to be holding even as complex issues remained ahead.
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Hamas released hostages and agreed to abide by a cease-fire, but persuading it to lay down its arms is another matter.
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While many Israelis celebrate the release of hostages and family reunions, others continue to endure pain as they await the return of loved ones' remains who were killed inside Gaza. The parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, whose body was recovered in August, 2024, discuss the feelings of the families who are still waiting and share their thoughts on the peace deal with NBC News' Tom Llamas.
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President Donald Trump departed Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday, after meeting with world leaders at a summit to discuss the future of Gaza. In an address to Israel's Parliament to celebrate the return of the remaining living hostages from Gaza, Trump said the war in Gaza "is over.
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The cease-fire in Gaza has taken hold. Hostages and prisoners have been exchanged. But amid the utter devastation of two years of war, a sense of gloom pervades.
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With Hamas freeing the last 20 living Israeli hostages and Israel releasing some 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, President Trump proclaimed an ‘end' to the war, but big questions about Gaza's future remain.
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Twenty hostages are released by Hamas and more than 1,900 Palestinian detainees and prisoners are released by Israel as President Trump visits Israel and Egypt to mark an end to the Gaza war.
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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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