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See the historic moment Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners are released

Source: USA Today
October 13, 2025 at 09:06
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.
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 Images

 

Released 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.
Released 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, REUTERS

 

 

Released 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.
Released 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.
Stoyan Nenov, REUTERS

 


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.
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.
HANDOUT, Israeli Army/AFP Via Getty Image

 

 

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.
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. GIL COHEN-MAGEN, AFP Via Getty Images

 

 

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.
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 Images

 

 

President 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.
President 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. Kenny Holston, Via REUTERS

 

 

 
 
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.
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.
HAZEM BADER, AFP Via Getty Images
 

 

 

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.
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 Images

 

 

A 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.
A 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, REUTERS

 

 

Family members of Israeli hostages acknowledge applause at the Knesset, in Jerusalem on Oct. 13, 2025.
Family members of Israeli hostages acknowledge applause at the Knesset, in Jerusalem on Oct. 13, 2025.
SAUL LOEB, Via REUTERS

 

 
 
Freed 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.
Freed 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, REUTERS

 

Relatives 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.
Relatives 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, REUTERS

 

 

Palestinian 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.
Palestinian 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.
Mussa Qawasma, REUTERS

 

 

 

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.
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 Images

 

 

 
People 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.
People 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, REUTERS

 

 

 

Women 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.
Women 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, REUTERS

 

 

 

People 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.
People 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, REUTERS

 

 

 

A 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.
A 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, REUTERS

 

 

 

A 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.
A 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, REUTERS

 

 

 

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