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What the freed Israeli hostages' first few days of freedom will look like

By Daniel Estrin

Published October 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM EDT

All 20 surviving Israeli hostages have been freed by Hamas after spending more than two years in captivity in Gaza.

Daniel Estrin

Daniel Estrin is NPR's international correspondent in Jerusalem.

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