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All 20 living hostages back in Israel, 2 years after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack

JL;DR SUMMARY Two years after their abduction by Hamas, the last 20 living Israeli hostages have been released and returned to Israel, following a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HamasTel AvivGazaCeasefireHostagesSimchat TorahSukkotReunion

Places mentioned

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"The videos and photographs elicited joyous cheers from the tens of thousands of people who gathered in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, where the site of pained prayer was transformed into a central address for jubilation."
Reim, Southern District, Israel
"Another crowd convened at Reim, the kibbutz near the Gaza border where many of the hostages were abducted during the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023, and which would mark their first stop in Israel en route to being reunited with their families."

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