Updated On: 13 October, 2025 05:09 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
Emotions ran high in both Israel and Palestine on Monday as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas led to the return of hostages and prisoners. Pics/AFP

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Under the agreement, Hamas released the last 20 surviving hostages after more than two years in captivity
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Under the ceasefire deal, Israel is due to release nearly 2,000 prisoners held in its jails

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In the Palestinian city of Ramallah, huge crowds gathered to welcome home the first buses carrying prisoners
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"Welcome home," Israel`s foreign ministry said in a series of posts on X, hailing the return of the hostages

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Under the ceasefire agreement, Hamas is also due to return the bodies of the 27 hostages who died or were killed in captivity, as well as the remains of a soldier killed in 2014 during a previous Gaza conflict
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