Elation and no small amount of anxiety filled the hearts of a group of stalwart pro-Israel demonstrators in Central Park on Sunday, as they waited for what’s was expected to be the imminent return of all of Hamas’ living hostages held in the Gaza Strip.

Hundreds of marchers joined up Sunday morning for their weekly walk around the Central Park reservoir, a tradition they hope they’ll be able to end with the planned return of the final 20 hostages Monday morning.

“It’s been two years every single Sunday since,” said Jamie Warfield, 30, who’s attended about four or five of the weekly marches. “This will hopefully be the last one. … I feel like every other time, It was, ‘Bring them home now!’ Whereas this is the first time ever, we said, ‘They’re coming home!’ So that was really beautif

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