"Twenty living hostages were returned to Israel on Monday, marking the first stage of a landmark ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. The deal is part of a broader plan mediated by US President Donald Trump's administration to halt the two-year conflict. Trump also flew to the Middle East and addressed the Knesset in Israel to mark the beginning of the peace accord."
"The Israeli military said the freed captives, all men, were reunited with their families and taken to hospitals for medical checks. Israel released images of the hostages returning home, including a photo of 28-year-old twins Gali and Ziv Berman embracing as they were reunited after months in captivity in the Gaza Strip. Hostages freed earlier said the twins had been held separately."
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas led to the return of twenty living hostages as the initial stage of a mediated peace deal. The freed captives, all men, were reunited with families and taken to hospitals for medical checks, with images showing tearful reunions including 28-year-old twins Gali and Ziv Berman. Hamas released an initial seven hostages followed by 13 more. Under the agreement Israel began freeing many Palestinians from its jails, including roughly 1,700 people seized from Gaza and held without charge. Significant uncertainty remains over remains of deceased hostages held in Gaza and how many bodies will be repatriated.
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