September 11, 2025 - Avital Leibovich on how Israelis were reacting to their release. ... On Saturday, January 25, Hamas released four Israeli hostages: Naama Levy, Liri Albag, Daniella Gilboa, and Karina Ariev.

4 weeks ago - The Israeli military says 20 living hostages and the bodies of 27 deceased hostages have been handed over by Hamas and have returned to Israel under the Gaza ceasefire deal. Until 13 October, when the living hostages were released, 48 hostages were still being held in Gaza, 28 of whom were dead.

1 day ago - During the October 7 attacks that started the Gaza war, 251 additional people were kidnapped and taken hostage to the Gaza Strip, most of whom were Israeli citizens. A total of 168 hostages were returned alive: eight were rescued, five were released outside of ceasefires, and the rest were released in ceasefires during the Gaza war.

3 weeks ago - Implementation began on October 10 with Israel’s partial withdrawal from Gaza, triggering a 72-hour timeline for Hamas to release all hostages. 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.

We are at a critical moment. Any deal for the release of hostages must include every single one of them, without exception. Print out the full list of hostages and hang it on your fridge, your door, your office, or anywhere you choose, so we ...

November 19, 2025 - Times of Israel saying these are the hostages remaining: Sahar Baruch. Itay Chen. Meny Godard. Hadar Goldin Rav Gvili. Asaf Hamami Joshua Loitu Mollel. Omer Neutral Dror Or. Oz Daniel Lior Rudaeff. Sudthisak Rinthalek Reply ... Uriel Baruch also confirmed deceased and his body has been laid to rest. Update for everyone's records. Times of Israel saying now 14-15 left of the deceased. Reply ... Tal Haimi was recovered yesterday. The list is accurate, after removing him.

November 16, 2025 - Hamas has released 20 Israeli captives alive and handed over the remains of 27 out of 28, most of them Israelis, since a ceasefire deal took effect on Oct. 10. Israel, however, claimed that one of the received bodies did not match any of its listed captives. Phase one of the ceasefire deal includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.

October 13, 2025 - Israel is expected to release 250 Palestinian prisoners and 1,700 Gazans who were detained after the October 7, 2023 attacks. ... This month marked two years since the October 7 attacks, when militants led by Palestinian group Hamas crossed ...

4 days ago - Almost half of the hostages were foreign nationals or had multiple citizenships, and some hostages were Negev Bedouins. The hostages were held in different locations in the Gaza Strip. 168 hostages were returned alive to Israel, with 105 released in the 2023 Gaza war ceasefire, five released by Hamas outside the framework of any ceasefire agreement, eight rescued by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), 30 released during the January 2025 Gaza war ceasefire, and 20 released under the Gaza peace plan.

October 13, 2025 - Just before the release of the first hostages under the ceasefire, Hamas informed Israel that two additional hostages were no longer alive, Tamir Nimrodi and Bipin Joshi. Israel had previously expressed "grave concern" over their status. There is only one remaining female hostage, who Israel believes was killed in captivity. Under the ceasefire agreement that took effect last Friday, the remaining hostages were to be released within 72 hours.

Keith Siegel, 65, is one of three American citizens thought to remain alive in Gaza. He and his wife Aviva were taken to Gaza in their own car; she was released in November 2023. He appeared in a hostage video released in April, 2024. Ohad Yahalomi: A French national, Yahalomi, 50, was reportedly shot on Oct. 7 before being abducted. These men under 40 are known or thought to be ill or injured. Their names appeared on the list Hamas leaked, which Israel said represented its requests, not Hamas’ agreement to release them.

October 13, 2025 - Prior to Monday’s release, there were 48 hostages held in Gaza, including the body of one soldier from a previous war. Israel had determined that at least 25 of the hostages were killed on Oct. 7, 2023, or died while in captivity. Under the ceasefire agreement that took effect last Friday, the remaining hostages were to be released within 72 hours.

January 6, 2025 - International media outlets published a list of 34 hostages on Monday morning, that they said was given to them by Hamas which includes 22 elderly men, 10 women, and two young children, Ariel and Kfir Bibas.

May 5, 2025 - Second row, from left: Evyatar David, Guy Gilboa-Dalal, Bipin Joshi, Rom Braslavski, Ziv Berman, Gali Berman. Third row, from left: Omri Miran, Eitan Mor, Segev Kalfon, Nimrod Cohen, Maxim Herkin, Eitan Horn. Bottom row, from left: Matan Zangauker, Bar Kupershtein, David Cunio, Ariel Cunio, Tamir Nimrodi, Pinta Nattapong. (Hostage Families Forum) The conclusion of the first stage of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal has many looking anxiously to the release of the remaining living hostages and the bodies of those killed in captivity.

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February 27, 2025 - Eitan works in education and remains in Gaza while Yair was released on 15 February. Bipin Joshi, 23, a Nepalese agriculture student, is believed to have been taken from Kibbutz Alumim. The Joshi family say they received confirmation from Israeli intelligence that his phone had been located in Gaza. Nimrod Cohen, 20, was taken from Nahal Oz. After he was kidnapped, his father was invited to meet Pope Francis in Rome along with other hostages' families.

October 13, 2025 - Thank God, the last 20 living hostages have now been released and returned to Israel, 737 days after they were taken hostage. Remember the hostages who did not survive, who did not come home. Remember the hostages who came home, only to learn that the rest of their family were murdered.