"The Israeli military said it received all 20 hostages confirmed to be alive, after their transfer from Gaza by the Red Cross. The announcement prompted cheering, hugging and weeping among thousands waiting at "Hostages Square" in Tel Aviv. In Gaza, thousands of relatives, many weeping with joy, gathered at a hospital where buses brought home some of the nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees to be freed by Israel as part of the accord."
""The skies are calm, the guns are silent, the sirens are still and the sun rises on a Holy Land that is finally at peace," Mr Trump told the Knesset, Israel's parliament, saying a "long nightmare" for both Israelis and Palestinians was over. "Now it is time to translate these victories against terrorists on the battlefield into the ultimate prize of peace and prosperity for the entire Middle East," he said before departing for a summit in Egypt intended to cement the truce."
A ceasefire agreement led to the transfer of the last living Israeli hostages from Gaza and the return of busloads of Palestinian prisoners and detainees to Gaza. The Israeli military confirmed receipt of 20 hostages transferred by the Red Cross, prompting public scenes of cheering and weeping in Tel Aviv. Families in Gaza gathered at hospitals to welcome nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees slated for release by Israel. The United States, Egypt, Qatar and Turkey mediated a first-phase agreement for a ceasefire and reciprocal releases. International leaders convened in Sharm El-Sheikh to sign a joint pledge to implement and sustain the accords.
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