2 days ago - The original text of the plan, ... October 9. Mediators have yet to secure an agreement on the second phase. Hamas has released 20 living hostages and returned the bodies of 27 slain hostages under the October 9 agree...

3 weeks ago - As part of the first phase of President Trump’s 20-Point Peace Plan, which stipulated that Hamas release all 48 hostages within 72 hours of the ceasefire, Hamas released the 20 surviving hostages on October 13.

October 13, 2025 - Hamas released 20 hostages into the custody of the Red Cross, which then brought them to Israel as part of a new ceasefire deal that many hope will signal an end to two years of war in the devastated Gaza Strip.

5 days ago - Israel released more than 1,000 Palestinians being held in Israeli prisons in exchange. The 20 remaining living hostages were released as part of the Gaza peace plan on 13 October 2025.

October 13, 2025 - The 20 living hostages released on October 13, 2025: First row, from left: Elkana Bohbot, Matan Angrest, Avinatan Or, Yosef-Haim Ohana, Alon Ohel. Second row, from let: Evyatar David, Guy Gilboa-Dalal, Rom Braslavski, Gali Berman, Ziv Berman.

October 13, 2025 - On Monday, Hamas — which is designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S., Israel and many other nations — released 20 hostages into the custody of the Red Cross, which then brought them to Israel as part of a new ceasefire deal that ...

October 13, 2025 - On Monday, all 20 living Israeli hostages were returned by Hamas, as the two sides carry out phase one of a peace deal backed by the Trump administration. Israel also released more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners Monday as part of the ceasefire ...

October 13, 2025 - Former hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal waves to supporters on October 13 in Petah Tikva, Israel. Photo: Dima Vazinovich/Getty Images · Hamas on Monday released all 20 living hostages who were held in Gaza for more than two years.

4 weeks ago - Under the first phase of the US-brokered ceasefire plan, which took effect on October 10, Hamas agreed to hand over the 20 remaining living hostages and return the bodies of 28 Israeli and foreign hostages within a 72-hour window.

October 22, 2025 - Hamas has handed over a Palestinian body in a previous hostage transfers, which it said was accidental due to difficulties locating the bodies. All 20 living hostages were released shortly after the agreement was reached.

November 26, 2024 - The largest hostage release happened in late November 2023 during cease-fire negotiations. On Oct. 7, 2023, militants led by Hamas killed around 1,200 people in Israel and took another 251 hostages.

October 15, 2025 - Israeli hostage families have confirmed the identities of three of four bodies handed over by Hamas in Gaza on Tuesday. The bodies of Tamir Nimrodi, 20, Eitan Levy, 53, and Uriel Baruch, 35, were part of the latest return, the Hostages Families ...

October 15, 2025 - (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP) Israel joined the families in celebration on Monday as Hamas released the 20 remaining living hostages under the Gaza ceasefire deal brokered by US President Donald Trump, who came to Israel to mark the event.

1 day ago - The following are hostages who were alive when released or rescued: The following are hostages whose bodies were recovered by the IDF (47), returned by Hamas (34), retrieved during a failed military operation (3), or are still held in captivity (1):

October 13, 2025 - The last 20 living hostages were released from Gaza on Monday, after 738 days in captivity, under the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas. The release took place in two stages: seven hostages were freed in the early morning hours, ...

October 19, 2025 - Israel watched and rejoiced as the final 20 living hostages held by Hamas in Gaza were released and returned on October 13 to Israel, where they and their families could begin their journeys of healing and rehabilitation together.

October 13, 2025 - Matan Zangauker (25) — was abducted from his home at Kibbutz Nir Oz along with his partner, Ilana Gritzewsky, who was released in Nov. 2023. The couple worked at the kibbutz's medical cannabis farm, and their home was among the first targeted by Hamas on Oct. 7. Matan's mother, who raised him and his two sisters alone, has become a leading voice for the hostages' families and was named one of the BBC's 100 Women of 2024. Nimrod Cohen (20) — a soldier taken from his tank during the Oct.

January 20, 2025 - American-Israeli hostages that may be included in the ceasefire-release agreement include Sagui Dekel-Chen, 36, Keith Siegel, 65, and Edan Alexander, 20. ... Sagui Dekel-Chen, 36, and Keith Siegel, 65, are both expected to be released, with ...