COLORADO SPRINGS — Monday morning was filled with mixed emotions for Kobi Chumash, the Executive Director of Temple Shalom in Colorado Springs.

“There’s lot of joy and happiness with a lot of tears, joyful tears; but there is deep sadness, that is, that’s how I feel,” Chumash said. As of Monday morning only four of the 28 hostages killed had bodies released to families.

After two years, dozens of Israeli hostages were released Monday and nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners were released as part of a ceasefire deal.

Members of the Colorado Springs Palestinian Community were not available for an interview Tuesday but sent a statement saying in part “we welcome any effort that brings arbitrarily detained Palestinians home”.

For Chumash, who still has family in Israel, video of the hostage

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