Israel released some 1,900 Palestinian prisoners and detainees on Monday, days after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect.

In footage provided by Reuters and the Associated Press, giant crowds in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Khan Younis, Gaza, celebrated the freed prisoners’ arrival.

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As part of the exchange, Hamas also released 20 living Israeli hostages as part of the deal, which is a step in President Donald Trump’s stated goal to end the war in Gaza, which began with an Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas that killed 1,2

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