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After more than 700 days in captivity, all 20 living Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have been released and returned home to their families, marking the beginning of the first phase of a ceasefire agreement brokered by President Trump.

The hostages, held for two years in Gaza, were transferred by the Red Cross and reunited with waiting families. In Tel Aviv's Hostage Square, crowds celebrated as news broke of their crossing out of Gaza.

President Trump addressed Israel's Knesset on Monday, calling the peace deal a historic turning point. "Generations from now, this will be remembered as the moment that everything began to change," Trump said. He earlier declared the war over, though Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated the military campaign is not finished.

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