DENVER — Celebrations are happening in Israel, around the world, and here in Colorado following the release of the Israeli hostages.

Hamas released all 20 of the last living hostages on Monday, the Israeli military said, as part of a breakthrough ceasefire after two years of war between Israel and Hamas in the devastated Gaza Strip.

On Oct. 7, 2023, thousands of Hamas-led militants poured into southern Israel after a surprise barrage of rockets. They stormed army bases, farming communities and an outdoor music festival, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, including women, children and older adults. Israel launched a retaliatory attack on Hamas in Gaza, which has claimed more than 60,000 lives in the two years since.

The group "Run For Their Lives" has held walks in Boulder an

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