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Hamas connected Monday (October 13, 2025) published a database of implicit 1,900 Palestinian prisoners it said volition beryllium released successful the Israel-Hamas warfare ceasefire. The merchandise comes aft the militant radical offered a database of the 20 surviving hostages it would merchandise arsenic portion of the deal.
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The International Committee of the Red Cross is expected to oversee the releases.
The ceasefire, which began astatine noon Friday (October 10, 2025) (0900 GMT), is aimed astatine winding down the deadliest and astir destructive warfare ever fought betwixt Israel and the Hamas militant group.
The warfare began with Hamas' October 7, 2023, onslaught connected Israel, that killed immoderate 1,200 radical and saw 250 others taken hostage. The warfare successful Gaza has killed implicit 67,000 Palestinians, section wellness officials determination say.
Israelis connected Monday (October 13, 2025) prepared to invited location the past 20 surviving hostages from devastated Gaza and mourn the instrumentality of the dead, successful the cardinal speech of the breakthrough ceasefire aft 2 years of war.
Palestinians awaited the merchandise of hundreds of prisoners held by Israel. U.S. President Donald Trump was arriving successful the portion on with different leaders to sermon the U.S.-proposed woody and postwar plans. A surge of humanitarian assistance was expected into famine-stricken Gaza, wherever hundreds of thousands of radical person been near homeless.
While large questions stay astir the aboriginal of Hamas and Gaza, the speech of hostages and prisoners marked a cardinal measurement toward ending the deadliest warfare ever betwixt Israel and the militant group.
Living hostages expected first
Hamas released a database aboriginal Monday (October 13, 2025) greeting of the 20 surviving hostages it volition escaped arsenic portion of the ceasefire.
Major Israeli TV stations were airing peculiar overnight broadcasts up of the hostages' merchandise arsenic anticipation grew. People began to stitchery adjacent a ample surface successful Hostages Square successful Tel Aviv earlier dawn.
“It's precise exciting,” said Meir Kaller, who spent a sleepless nighttime there.
The hostages' instrumentality caps a achy section for Israel. Since they were captured successful the October 2023 Hamas onslaught that ignited the war, newscasts person marked their days successful captivity and Israelis person worn yellowish pins and ribbons successful solidarity. Tens of thousands person joined their families successful play demonstrations calling for their release.
As the warfare dragged on, demonstrators accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of dragging his feet for governmental purposes, adjacent arsenic helium accused Hamas of intransigence. Last week, nether dense planetary unit and expanding isolation for Israel, the bitter enemies agreed to the ceasefire.
With the hostages' release, the consciousness of urgency astir the warfare for galore Israelis volition beryllium efficaciously over.
Israel expects the surviving hostages to beryllium released unneurotic connected Monday (October 13, 2025). They volition beryllium handed to the International Committee of the Red Cross and past to the Israeli military, which volition instrumentality them to the Reim subject basal to beryllium reunited with families.
It is improbable that the remains of up to 28 different hostages volition beryllium returned astatine the aforesaid time. An planetary task unit volition enactment to find deceased hostages who are not returned wrong 72 hours, said Gal Hirsch, Israel's coordinator for the hostages and the missing.
The timing has not been announced for the merchandise of Palestinian prisoners. They see 250 radical serving beingness sentences for convictions successful attacks connected Israelis, successful summation to 1,700 seized from Gaza during the warfare and held without charge. They volition beryllium returned to the West Bank oregon Gaza oregon sent into exile.
While Israel considers the prisoners to beryllium terrorists, Palestinians presumption them arsenic state fighters against Israeli occupation. Israel has warned Palestinians successful the West Bank against celebrating aft radical are released, according to a prisoner's household and a Palestinian authoritative acquainted with the plans. They spoke connected information of anonymity due to the fact that they feared retribution.
Red Cross vehicles were seen driving successful some Gaza and Israel aboriginal Monday (October 13, 2025).
