Under the cease-fire deal, Israel released 250 Palestinians serving long sentences for violent attacks. More than 1,700 others had been detained in Gaza and held without charge.
At the center of the Gaza cease-fire was an exchange. Hamas freed all the living hostages still in Gaza and agreed to hand over all remains of former captives, while Israel released nearly 2,000 imprisoned Palestinians.
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