All 20 living hostages in Gaza freed by Hamas as peace plan holds

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  Good morning. It's Monday, October 13th.

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  I'm Shumita Basu.

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  This is Apple News Today.

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  On today's show, hostages are released from Gaza in the first phase of the ceasefire deal.

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  The government shutdown drags on with no end in sight and how police reports describe protests in Portland over the last month.

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  Let's start with the ceasefire deal in Gaza.

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  In the early hours of this morning,

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  all 20 of the remaining living Israeli hostages were released by Hamas after two years of captivity.

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  In Tel Aviv,

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  tens of thousands of people gathered at Hostages Square to watch a live stream and celebrate.

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  The bodies of about 28 hostages who died will be released at a later date,

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  as Hamas says it needs more time to locate their remains.

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  Meanwhile, in the West Bank,

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  buses carrying freed Palestinians left in Israeli military prison and they exited to a cheering crowd.

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  In total,

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  Israel is expected to release 250 Palestinians from Israeli prisons and 1,700 Palestinians who've been detained in Gaza

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  since the start of the conflict.

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  Within hours of the hostage handover,

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  President Trump landed in Israel where he met with hostages' families before addressing the Israeli parliament.

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  After two harrowing years in darkness and captivity,

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