(NewsNation) — Families and crowds celebrated the release of hostages and prisoners Monday as Phase 1 of a ceasefire deal in Gaza went into effect.

In Israel, crowds gathered to welcome the 20 remaining living hostages, who had been held by Hamas for two years. • Released Israeli hostage, Omri Miran, held in Gaza since the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas, embraces his wife, Lishay Miran-Lav, after being released as part of a prisoner-hostage swap and a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Reim, Israel, on Oct. 13, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces/Handout via REUTERS) • Matan Zangauker is reunited with his mother, Einav Zangauker, after being held in Gaza since the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas, as part of a prisoner-hostage swap and a ceasefire deal between Israel and

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