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Hamas has released 20 hostages. This is what we know about them.

En stor folkemengde samlet seg på Gisselplassen da gislene ble frigitt av Hamas.
A large crowd gathered at the Hostage Square when the hostages were released by Hamas. Photo: Afshin Ismaeli

The case is being updated.

On Monday morning, Israelis Alon Ohel, Ziv and Gali Berman, Matan Angrest, Guy Gilboa-Dalal, Omri Miran and Eitan Mor were the first seven hostages released by Hamas.

Then the last 13 hostages were also released. These are Evyata David, Yosef Haim Ohana, Segev Kalfon, Avinatan Or, Elkana Bohbot, Maxim Herkin, Nimrod Cohen, Matan Zangauker, David Cunio, Eitan Horn, Rom Braslavsky, Ariel Cunio, Yosef Haim Ohana.

They have been held captive since October 7, 2023, when Hamas carried out its terrorist attack against Israel. The attack marked the start of the war in the Gaza Strip.

The release of the hostages is one of the most important steps in Trump's peace plan, which was approved by Israel and Hamas on Thursday.

The Berman twins (28)

The two twin brothers Ziv and Gali Berman (28) lived together in the Kfar Azza kibbutz when they were abducted early in the Hamas attack, the newspaper writes.

In February of this year, their aunt was informed that the two were alive. She reportedly learned that the two were being held in different places.

Ziv og Gali Berman i samtale tilbake i Israel.
Ziv and Gali Berman in conversation back in Israel. Photo: Government Press Office / AP / NTB

Matan Angrest (22)

According to the newspaper, 22-year-old soldier Matan Angrest from the city of Kiryat Bialik was abducted after the tank he was riding in was attacked on October 7.

Other hostages, who have already been released, have said that Angrest was beaten and tortured while in captivity, writes Haaretz.

Matan Aangrest
Matan Aangrest Photo: Courtesy of Bring Them Home Now / Reuters / NTB

Eitan Mor (25)

Eitan Mor (25), who grew up in the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba in the occupied West Bank, worked as a barista, according to Haaretz. Mor was abducted from the Nova music festival, where he was working as part of the security team.

In February of this year, the family learned that Mor was alive. He is the oldest of eight siblings.

Eitan Mor
Eitan Mor Photo: Courtesy of Bring Them Home Now / Reuters / NTB

Omri Miran (48)

48-year-old Omri Miran from the Nahal Oz kibbutz near the Gaza Strip is the oldest of the remaining hostages, writes Haaretz, which also writes that a video from the attack on October 7 shows Miran's abduction.

He is married and has two children.

Omri Miran
Omri Miran Photo: Courtesy of Bring Them Home Now / Reuters / NTB

Alon Ohel (24)

24-year-old Alon Ohel from the Lavon community in northern Israel was also among those abducted from the Nova music festival. Ohel's abduction was also captured on video, Haaretz reports.

Ohel planned to study music at the Rimon School of Music before he was abducted.

Alon Ohel tilbake i Israel mandag.
Alon Ohel back in Israel on Monday. Photo: Israel Defense Forces / Reuters / NTB

Guy Gilboa-Dalal (24)

Guy Gilboa-Dalal, 24, from the Israeli settlement of Alfei Menashe in the occupied West Bank, was also abducted from the Nova music festival.

According to another hostage who had already been released, Gilboa-Dalal was subjected to appalling conditions. The last sign of life from him came in the form of a Hamas video released in September of this year.

Guy Gilboa-Dallal i militærleiren Re’im, etter å ha ankommet israel.
Guy Gilboa-Dallal in the Re’im military camp, after arriving in Israel. Photo: Isreael Defense Forces / Reuters / NTB

Yosef Haim Ohana (24)

Yosef Haim Ohana, 24, was also abducted from the Nova music festival, according to The Jerusalem Post. He was at the festival to celebrate his departure to the United States to study to become a pilot, the newspaper said.

The family reportedly received signs of life from Ohana in February of this year.

Yosef-Chaim Ohana
Yosef-Chaim Ohana Photo: Courtesy of Bring Them Home Now / Reuters / NTB

Segev Kalfon (28)

The 26-year-old former IDF soldier was also abducted from the Nova music festival. He is from the city of Arad in the Southern District of Israel.

Kalfon worked at the family bakery and was interested in the stock market, writes The Jerusalem Post.

Segev Kalfon
Segev Kalfon Photo: Courtesy of Bring Them Home Now / Reuters / NTB

Avinatan Or (32)

32-year-old Avinatan Or from Tel Aviv was also kidnapped from the Nova music festival, along with his girlfriend Noa Argamani, who was released on June 8. The website ynetnews reports.

The family received signs of life from Or in March.

Avinatan Or
Avinatan Or Photo: Courtesy of Bring Them Home Now / Reuters / NTB

Elkana Bohbot (35)

35-year-old Elkana Bohbot is from the town of Kiryat Malakhi in Israel's Southern District.

Bohbot was working on the production team for the Nova music festival when he was abducted. Ynetnews reports that Bohbot had the opportunity to escape, but that he remained at the festival to help those injured in the attack.

Bohbot is married and has a five-year-old son.

Elkana Bohbot
Elkana Bohbot Photo: Courtesy of Bring Them Home Now / Reuters / NTB

Maxim Herkin (36)

Mazim Herkin, 36, from the town of Tirat Carmel in the Hafia district, was also abducted from the Nova music festival. Herkin's mother and daughter are Russian citizens, and Russia has previously asked Hamas to release him, Ynetnews reports.

Maxim Herkin
Maxim Herkin Photo: Courtesy of Bring Them Home Now / Reuters / NTB

Nimrod Cohen (21)

Nimrod Cohen was 19 years old when he was abducted from a tank on October 7, 2023. He served as a corporal in the IDF.

Nimrod Cohen
Nimrod Cohen Photo: Courtesy of Bring Them Home Now / Reuters / NTB

Matan Zangauker (25)

25-year-old Matan Zangauker was abducted from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz. He was abducted along with his girlfriend Ilana Gritchovsky, who was released in November 2023.

Matan Zangauker
Matan Zangauker Photo: Courtesy of Bring Them Home Now / Reuters / NTB

Evyatar David (24)

24-year-old Evyatar David from the town of Kefar Sava in the Central District of Israel was also at the Nova festival with friends when he was abducted, writes Ynetnews.

Evyatar David
Evyatar David Photo: Courtesy of Bring Them Home Now / Reuters / NTB

The Cunio brothers (35) and (28)

35-year-old David Cunio was also abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz. He was abducted along with his wife Sharon Aloni-Cunio and their three-year-old daughters Tuli and Emma.

The wife and daughters were released after 52 days.

His 28-year-old brother Ariel Cunio was abducted from the same kibbutz along with his partner Arbel Yehud.

According to Ynetnews, Ariel is the only hostage to be released today from whom no signs of life have been received.

Silvia Cunio med bilder av sine sønner David og Ariel Cunio.
Silvia Cunio with pictures of her sons David and Ariel Cunio. Photo: Salvatore Di Nolfi / AP / NTB

Rom Breslavski (21)

21-year-old Rom Breslavski was working as a security guard at the Nova music festival when he was abducted.

Several witnesses reportedly said that he helped many others escape the attack before he himself was abducted, Ynetnews writes.

Bar Avraham Kuperstein (23)

23-year-old Bar Avraham Kuperstein was working as a security guard at the Nova festival when he was abducted, Ynetnews writes.

According to Kuperstein's father, he had the opportunity to escape, but stayed behind to help the wounded.

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