As relief and grief flow from the release of the last living Israeli hostages from captivity in Gaza, the reunion of former hostages Noa Argamani and Avinatan Or symbolically completes the circle of the hostage crisis for a watching public.

The 32-year-old Or, freed Monday after two years in captivity as part of a ceasefire deal, is seen in Israeli government photos being led to a waiting Argamani, 28, who had herself been rescued from captivity in Gaza last year by Israeli special forces.

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Their embrace and kisses, their joy, contrast starkly to the harrowing images of their last moment together — two years earlier when they were abducted by Hamas during the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel.

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