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All 20 Israeli Hostages Released From Hamas Captivity

  • 13.10.2025, 11:28

(Updated) Donald Trump has arrived in Israel.

On the morning of October 13, the Hamas terrorist organization began releasing Israeli hostages taken in the October 7, 2023 attack and spent two years in captivity. Twenty people are expected to return home.

The ceasefire and hostage release is the result of a US-brokered agreement. US President Donald Trump has arrived in Israel. He is being greeted as a hero.

In addition to the release of the Israeli hostages, 250 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails and 1,700 people detained in Gaza are also expected to be released in the coming hours.

Hamas is also expected to hand over the bodies of the dead hostages - believed to be 28.

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