A complete of 48 hostages are anticipated to be launched as a part of this week’s ceasefire settlement.
Of these captured on October 7, 2023, 20 are presumed alive and 25 are believed to be useless, with the standing of two others unsure.
There is one further hostage whose physique was held in Gaza earlier than the October 7 assaults. IDF soldier Hadar Goldin was killed in 2014 and his physique has been held captive since then.
The majority of these nonetheless in Gaza are Israeli residents. Four are international nationals – two are from Thailand, one from Tanzania and one from Nepal.
Of the remaining international nationals, three are confirmed deceased, whereas the standing of the fourth, Nepali citizen Bipin Joshi, stays unknown. The Israeli authorities has expressed “grave concerns” for him.
All the remaining hostages believed to be alive are male. One of the deceased hostages, Inbar Hayman, is feminine.
Hamas and different militant teams kidnapped 251 individuals from Israel in the course of the October 7, 2023 terror assaults.
Since the beginning of the warfare, 148 hostages have been returned alive to Israel – 140 have been launched and eight have been rescued by the Israeli army. Several our bodies of deceased hostages have been additionally returned by Hamas.