Scores of Palestinians and Israelis freed from captivity on first day of Gaza truce
Scores of Palestinians and Israelis freed from captivity on first day of Gaza truce
After nearly seven weeks in captivity, 24 hostages seized by Hamas in its deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel are now free after crossing into Egypt. In exchange, Israel released 39 Palestinians hours later at the city of Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.