The final 20 remaining living hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, were returned to Israel on Monday as part of an exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, officials

The last group of living hostages held by Hamas has returned to Israel, the Israeli military said, bringing an end to two years of captivity that plunged families into anguish and tore at Israeli society.

While major questions remain about the future of the region, the exchange of hostages and prisoners marked a key step toward ending the deadliest war ever between Israel and Hamas.

The faces of the hostages being held in Gaza stare down from every street corner in Israel on posters now sun-faded and ripped.

Medical teams at an Israeli hospital awaiting the arrival of hostages expected to be released from Gaza are "prepared for anything," Noa Eliakim Raz, head of the Returning Hostages Unit at the Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, told NBC News.

Trump is in Israel amid the release of the remaining hostages taken by Hamas. Wedding season is caught up in government shutdown drama. It's not clear yet how Diane Keaton died. President Donald Trump addressed Israel's parliament Monday morning following the release of remaining hostages taken by Hamas in the Oct.