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Israel celebrates as Hamas releases final Israeli hostages

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.

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Daniel Estrin is NPR's international correspondent in Jerusalem.
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