Joy, relief and exhaustion as Hamas releases Israeli hostages after 2 years | Photos

As crowds celebrated ceasefire in Tel Aviv,Hamas handed over the first batch of seven Israeli hostages to the Red Cross on Monday.

Updated on: Oct 13, 2025 1:10 PM IST

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A Palestinian boy walks behind vehicles carrying Israeli hostages released by Hamas on a main road in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza strip on Monday. (Bashar TALEB/AFP)

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Red Cross vehicles transport the released people who were held hostages since October 7 2023. (Dawoud Abu Alkas/REUTERS)

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Members of Hamas military wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, stand guard next to vehicles carrying released Israeli hostages in Gaza Strip on Monday. (Bashar TALEB/AFP)

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Israeli military helicopters wait in preparation to take hostages released by Hamas in Gaza to hospitals in Israel after they arrive in the southern Reim army base on Monday. (MAYA LEVIN/AFP)

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Crowd flocks around the red cross vehicle that transport Israeli hostages released by Gaza. (Dawoud Abu Alkas/REUTERS)

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A Hamas vehicle carrying released Israeli hostages drives through a crowded main road in central Gaza Strip on Monday before ahead of the hostage exchange between the two countries, (Bashar TALEB/AFP)

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A red cross vehicle makes way through a heavily crowded street in Gaza as it transports Israeli hostages released by Hamas on Monday. (Dawoud Abu Alkas/REUTERS)