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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 1:02 PM MST

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

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Daniel Estrin
Daniel Estrin is NPR's international correspondent in Jerusalem.
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