Updated: 10.03.2025
The currently agreed deal to release the hostages still held in Gaza is made up of three phases of staggered releases over a period of 42 days each.
The first phase was made up of so-called “humanitarian” cases: children, women, elderly individuals (defined as those above the age of 50), hostages who needed urgent medical attention. Eight of the first phase hostages were returned dead.
The Israeli Government has been keeping families of hostages notified about any intelligence they have on the status of their loved ones including information obtained from released hostages.
Week 1 release (Jan 19)
Romi Gonen, 23
Emily Damari, 27
Doron Steinbrecher, 31
Week 2 release (Jan 25)
Liri Albag, 19
Karina Ariev, 20
Danielle Gilboa, 20
Naama Levy, 20
Week 3 release (Jan 30 & 1 Feb)
Arbel Yehoud, 29
Agam Berger, 21
Gadi Moses, 80
Pongsak Thanna, 36
Sathian Suwannakham, 35
Watchara Sriaoun, 33
Bannawat Saethao, 27
Surasak Lamnao, 32
Saturday 1 Feb, a further three hostages were freed:
Ofer Calderon, 54
Keith Siegel, 65
Yarden Bibas, 35
Week 4 release (8 Feb)
Ohad Ben-Ami, 58
Eli Sharabi, 52
Or Levy, 34
Week 5 release (15 Feb)
Yair Horn, 46
Sagui Dekel-Chen, 36
Sasha Trufanov, 28
Week 6 release (20 Feb)
Kfir Bibas z”l, 10 months
Ariel Bibas z”l, 4
Oded Lifshitz z”l, 84
Friday 21 Feb:
Shiri Bibas z”l, 32
Saturday 22 Feb:
Omer Wenkert, 23
Eliya Cohen, 27
Hisham al-Sayed, 36 *
Avera Mengistu, 38 *
Tal Shoham, 39
Omer Shem-Tov, 22
* Hisham al-Sayed and Avera Mengistu had been held hostage by Hamas for over 10 years.
Week 7 release (26 Feb)
Tsachi Idan z”l, 50
Ohad Yahalomi z”l, 50
Itzik Elgarat z”l, 70
Shlomo Mansour z”l, 86
59 more hostages are held in Gaza by Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists and are supposed to be released as part of a successful negotiation of the Phase 2 portion of the deal.
They are:
Nattapong Pinta, 36
Rom Braslavski, 21
Yosef-Chaim Ohana, 24
Nimrod Cohen, 20
Matan Angrest, 22
Ziv Berman, 27
Gali Berman, 27
Maxim Herkin, 36
Segev Kalfon, 27
Bipin Joshi, 24
Elkana Bohbut, 35
Alon Ohel, 24
Ariel Cunio, 27
Bar Kupershtien, 23
Guy Gilboa-Dalal, 23
Eitan Horn, 38
Tamir Nimrodi, 20
Matan Zangauker, 25
Avinatan Or, 31
Omri Miran, 47
Eitan Mor, 24
Edan Alexander, 21
David Cunio, 34
Eyvatar David, 24
The following hostages have reportedly been murdered and expected to be returned in Phase 2
Amiram Cooper, 84 (m)
Inbar Hayman, 27 (m)
Asaf Hamami, 41 (m)
Eliyahu Margalit, 75 (m)
Uriel Baruch, 35 (m)
Tal Haimi, 41 (m)
Oz Daniel, 19 (m)
Tamir Adar, 38 (m)
Eitan Levy, 52 (m)
Ran Gvili, 24 (m)
Yonatan Samerano, 21 (m)
Yair Yaakov, 59 (m)
Ronen Engel, 54 (m)
Sahar Baruch, 35 (m)
Itay Chen, 19 (m)
Aviv Atzili, 49 (m)
Dror Or, 48 (m)
Muhammad Al-Atrash, 39 (m)
Gad Haggai, 72 (m)
Joshua Loitu Mollel, 21 (m)
Idan Shitvi, 28 (m)
Yossi Sharabi, 53 (m)
Arie Zalmanovich, 85 (m)
Daniel Peretz, 22 (m)
Guy Illouz, 26 (m)
Ofra Keidar, 70 (m)
Lior Rudaeff, 61 (m)
Judi Weinstein-Haggai, 70 (m)
Meny Godard, 73 (m)
Shay Levinson, 19 (m)
Ilan Weiss, 56 (m)
Hadar Goldin, 23 (m 2014)
Omer Neutra, 21 (m)
Sonthaya Oakkharasri (m)
Sudthisak Rinthalak (m)