By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN, Associated Press

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas released all 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza on Monday, while Israel began releasing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that pummeled the territory , killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, and had left scores of captives in Hamas’ hands.

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