Trump Brings Home Israeli Hostages
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The IDF names two of the deceased hostages as Bipin Joshi and Guy Illouz, but is yet to name the other two. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization says it's scaling up operations in Gaza.
The tenuous ceasefire in the two-year Israel-Hamas war appears to be holding even as complex issues remained ahead.
Follow live updates as Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are released. Presidents Trump and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi are expected to meet with other leaders in Egypt to discuss Gaza’s future.
The sudden turnabout in the war was felt deeply across Palm Beach County, where about 15% of residents are Jewish.
Cheers, cries and Hebrew songs rang out in Tel Aviv as Israel confirmed that the hostages held by Hamas returned home.
The military names two of the hostages as Guy Illouz, a 26-year-old Israeli, and Bipin Joshi, a 23-year-old Nepalese citizen.
The first of 48 hostages, both dead and alive, were released by Hamas this morning as Palestinians awaited the expected release of scores of prisoners and detainees held by Israel.
The last group of living hostages held by Hamas has returned to Israel, the Israeli military said, bringing an end to two years of captivity that plunged families into anguish and tore at Israeli society.