In Photos: Freed Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners celebrate emotional reunion with families

The emotional reunions of Israeli and Palestinian hostages as they are freed in the sixth prisoner exchange, captured in heartfelt moments of joy and relief. ...read more

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On February 15, 2025, a freed Palestinian prisoner was seen embracing a child after being released by Israel as part of a prisoner swap and ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel. The emotional moment unfolded in Khan Younis, located in the southern Gaza Strip, marking a significant moment of reunion following the exchange. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY(REUTERS)

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After being held hostage since the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, Israeli-Argentinian Yair Horn was finally released on February 15, 2025. He was seen waving to those around him as he disembarked from a military helicopter at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov), flanked by security forces and his family. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)(AFP)

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Sagui Dekel-Chen, who was held captive during the brutal October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, was reunited with his wife and family on February 15, 2025. The emotional moment marked the end of months of uncertainty and heartache as he embraced his loved ones in Israel. GPO/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY(via REUTERS)

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A former Palestinian prisoner, released as part of the sixth hostage-prisoner exchange, is welcomed by a relative upon arriving at the European Hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on February 15, 2025. The Israeli Prison Service on February 15 confirmed it had freed 369 prisoners from the Ofer and Kziot prisons near Ramallah and Gaza respectively, after transferring them "from several prisons across the country". (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)(AFP)

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A former Palestinian prisoner, released in the sixth hostage-prisoner swap, is warmly reunited with family as he arrives at the European Hospital in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, on February 15, 2025. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)(AFP)

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Released hostage Iair Horn, who was seized during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, reunites with his family at Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov) in Tel Aviv, Israel, in this handout image obtained by Reuters on February 15, 2025. GPO/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY(via REUTERS)

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After years of separation, a former Palestinian prisoner, released in the sixth hostage-prisoner exchange, is welcomed with emotional embraces by his family upon his arrival at the European Hospital in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, on February 15, 2025. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)(AFP)

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Another freed Palestinian prisoner poses with a relative as they reunite in a warm embrace after a long period of hardships.  (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)(AFP)

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Upon arriving in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on February 15, 2025, a former Palestinian prisoner is assisted into an ambulance before being transferred to a nearby hospital. He was one of four prisoners released as part of the ongoing truce in Gaza, with medical care awaiting them after their release. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP)(AFP)

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 As part of the sixth hostage-prisoner exchange, freed Palestinian prisoners are welcomed by friends and relatives upon arriving at the European Hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on February 15, 2025. (Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP)(AFP)