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Israel celebrates as Hamas releases final Israeli hostages

By Daniel Estrin,

A Martínez

Published October 13, 2025 at 5:47 AM CDT

Hamas released all 20 of the living Israeli hostages on Monday. In turn, Israel will be releasing nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees as part of the ceasefire agreement.

Daniel Estrin

Daniel Estrin is NPR's international correspondent in Jerusalem.

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A Martínez

A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.