See the historic moment Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners are released
Oct. 13, 2025Updated Oct. 15, 2025, 11:34 a.m. ET

Released Israeli hostage Guy Gilboa Dalal waves to well-wishers upon arriving at Beilinson Hospital in the Rabin Medical Centre in Petah Tikva in central Israel on Oct. 13, 2025. Israel said that the last 20 living hostages released by Hamas on October 13, had arrived in the country.
MENAHEM KAHANA, AFP Via Getty ImagesReleased hostage Alon Ohel, who was kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas and taken to Gaza, reacts upon arrival at Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital, amid a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Petah Tikva, Israel October 13, 2025.
Stoyan Nenov, REUTERSReleased hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal, who was kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas and taken to Gaza, gestures upon arrival at Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital, amid a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Petah Tikva, Israel October 13, 2025.
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This handout picture released by the Israeli army shows released Israeli hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal, one of the former captives in Gaza since the 2023 October 7 attacks by Palestinian militants, after being handed over in a prisoner-hostage swap and a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Israel on Oct. 13, 2025.
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Family and friends of Israeli hostage Eitan Horn react to the news of his release at their house in Rosh Haayin on Oct. 13, 2025.
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People celebrate at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv as news came out that Hamas has already handed over seven surviving hostages to the Red Cross on Oct. 13, 2025.
MENAHEM KAHANA, AFP Via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump at the Knesset, amid the first phase of a recent ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, Oct. 13, 2025, in Jerusalem.
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Palestinian men gesture from inside a bus after being released from the Ofer military prison located between Ramallah and Beitunia in the occupied West Bank on Oct. 13, 2025, in exchange for hostages held by Hamas in Gaza since the October 7 attacks. Several buses left Israel's Ofer jail with freed Palestinian prisoners on the way to Ramallah under a ceasefire agreement following Hamas's release of 20 surviving Israeli hostages.
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Gaza hostages Ziv and Gali Berman wave to supporters as they are transported in a vehicle after their arrival at Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel HaShomer on Oct. 13, 2025 in Ramat Gan, Israel.
Alexi J. Rosenfeld, Getty ImagesA freed Palestinian prisoner is greeted after being released from an Israeli jail as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Oct. 13, 2025.
Ammar Awad, REUTERSFamily members of Israeli hostages acknowledge applause at the Knesset, in Jerusalem on Oct. 13, 2025.
SAUL LOEB, Via REUTERSFreed Palestinian prisoners look on in a bus after being released from an Israeli jail as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Oct. 13, 2025.
Mussa Qawasma, REUTERSRelatives hug a freed Palestinian prisoner after he was released from an Israeli jail as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Oct. 13, 2025.
Ammar Awad, REUTERSPalestinian security forces stand guard as families wait for freed Palestinian prisoners in a bus after being released from an Israeli jail as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Oct. 13, 2025.
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TEL People sing songs and cheer in Hostages Square, after it was announced that all living hostages had been released and arrived back in Israel on Oct. 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Chris McGrath, Getty ImagesPeople gather outside Sheba Medical Center on the day Israeli hostages, held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, are released as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, in Ramat Gan, Israel Oct. 13, 2025.
Hannah McKay, REUTERSWomen react at "Hostages Square" on the day Hamas releases hostages, who have been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, as part of a prisoner-hostage swap and a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 13, 2025.
Shir Torem, REUTERSPeople gather at "Hostages Square" in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 13, 2025, to await the expected return of Israeli hostages, who have been held in Gaza since the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, as part of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
Ronen Zvulun, REUTERSA man wearing an Israeli flag with a yellow ribbon in the center looks at posters of hostages as people gather at "Hostages Square" to await the expected return of Israeli hostages, who have been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas. The hostages were freed as part of a prisoner-hostage swap and a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 13, 2025.
Ronen Zvulun, REUTERSA placard shows an image of slain hostage Idan Shtivi as people gather at "Hostages Square" amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 12, 2025.
Hannah McKay, REUTERSBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas talk before attending a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Oct. 13, 2025.
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