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Trump lands in Israel as Hamas releases all living hostages, capping two years of war.

And every country, they're dancing in the streets. That's a great deal. It's a unique, it's a unique period in time.

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It's Monday, October 13th.

I'm Caitlin McCabe for the Wall Street Journal, and here's the AM edition of What's News.

The top headlines and business stories moving your world today.

We begin today in Gaza where a significant exchange is unfolding. All 20 living Israeli hostages

have been released by Hamas and are now in Israeli hands.

Thousands of people in Tel Aviv erupted in cheers and applause as they watched live footage of

the first group of hostages being handed over. The release of the hostages are the first steps of a

ceasefire deal agreed to last week in which some say could

lead to lasting peace in the Middle East. Journal correspondent Jared Malson is with us. Jared,

it's a pivotal morning after more than two years of war. Can you put this into context for us?

This is a moment of high emotion in Israel and in the Palestinian territories.

You have in Tel Aviv thousands of people in hostages square, which is the emotional heart of the movement to free the Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.

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