An Israeli mother, Viki Cohen, who spoke to Capital FM in May, has been reunited with her son, Nimrod Cohen, after he spent two years in Hamas captivity. His release is part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement that also saw 19 other Israeli hostages freed.

• A total of 20 Israeli hostages were released on Monday after more than two years in captivity.
• Viki Cohen had previously made a direct plea to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to prioritize negotiations for hostage release, stating that "nearly 70%" of Israelis preferred a ceasefire.
• The release deal includes the return of all 20 surviving hostages and the release of countless Palestinian detainees and prisoners by Israel.