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Family of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Slain Hostage From Chicago Area, Reacts as Survivors Freed
A U.S.-brokered ceasefire resulted in the release of all 20 surviving Israeli hostages after two years, alongside a prisoner exchange involving nearly 2,000 Palestinians, officials said.
- On Monday, October 13, 2025, Hamas released all 20 surviving hostages, and the Israel Defense Forces confirmed they had safely crossed back into Israel after two years in Gaza.
- Under terms of the ceasefire, the United States brokered a deal finalised after talks involving Egypt and Qatar, with Israel set to free 1,950 Palestinian prisoners including 250 serving life sentences and 1,700 detainees from Gaza.
- ICRC teams collected the final group of 13 Israeli hostages in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, who underwent medical checks before IDF helicopters airlifted them to an IDF facility near Reim.
- Crowds across Israel erupted in cheers in Hostages Square, Tel Aviv, as families of hostages reunited after more than 730 days, but 28 remains of deceased hostages are still awaited.
- With the ceasefire, focus shifts to reconstruction and governance in Gaza amid widespread ruin, while humanitarian agencies and U.N. NGOs prepare for a massive aid influx to address famine and displacement.
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Hamas reportedly handed over all the hostages. Chancellor Merz travels to Egypt. US President Trump arrives in Tel Aviv.
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