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Palestinians celebrate in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's announcement of hostage deal between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday. Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption

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Here's what's in the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas

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Barry Rosen is a former U.S. diplomat who was one of the 52 hostages held in Iran for 444 days from 1979 to 1981. Here he is speaking to AFP journalists outside the Coburg palace in Vienna, Austria, on Jan. 14, 2022. Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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IRAN HOSTAGE ON CARTER'S LEGACY

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People gather to celebrate after Lebanese parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun new president, on Thursday, in Beirut, Lebanon. Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption

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Lebanon chooses new president after two years without one

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When one of her friends is injured at a rally, Rezvan (Mahsa Rostami, center) becomes increasingly supportive of the movement challenging Iran's authoritarian regime. NEON hide caption

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Shot in secret, 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' calls out Iran's authoritarian regime

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The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency flies in front of its headquarters during an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria. Heinz-Peter Bader/AP hide caption

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Holding a poster of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, students attend an annual rally in front of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, marking the 45th anniversary of Iranian students' takeover of the embassy, starting a hostage crisis. Vahid Salemi/AP/AP hide caption

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In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to the crowd during a meeting with school and university students, in Tehran on Saturday. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/AP hide caption

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President Biden, right, talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, July 25, 2024. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

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A girl walks through the rubble of a collapsed building in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Oct. 2, amid the war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Two people embrace as relatives and supporters of Israelis killed in the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack attend a ceremony at the Nova memorial near Kibbutz Reim in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2024. John Wessels/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Projectiles above Jerusalem, on Tuesday. Israel says Iran launched more than 180 missiles but that the assault did little damage. Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Iran's missile strike explained

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Supporters of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group raise their fists and cheer as Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah appears via a video link, during a Nov. 3, 2023, rally in Beirut to commemorate Hezbollah fighters who were killed in South Lebanon while fighting against the Israeli forces. Hussein Malla/AP hide caption

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Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu hold signs as he addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Friday. Pamela Smith/AP hide caption

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