People carry flowers and Israeli flags upon the arrival in Tel Aviv of vehicles transporting the bodies of four dead hostages. Photograph: Jalaa Marey/Getty
Hamas freed the last living Israeli hostages from Gaza on Monday and Israel sent home busloads of Palestinian detainees as US president Donald Trump visited the region to push his ceasefire deal.
The Israeli military said it had received all 20 hostages confirmed to be alive, after their transfer from Gaza by the Red Cross. They had spent 737 days in captivity.
The announcement prompted cheering, hugging and weeping among thousands waiting at “Hostage Square” in Tel Aviv, where Israelis have been campaigning for the return of the hos
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