israel on monday celebrated return of the last 20 living hostages People detained in Gaza during the first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Hamas has also released the bodies of eight hostages in the past two days.
Meanwhile, Palestinians rejoiced that Israel released around 2,000 prisoners and detainees as part of the first phase of the ceasefire.
In the October 7, 2023 attack, Hamas-led militants killed around 1,200 people and took 251 hostages, most of them civilians. of the war that followed More than 67,600 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed in Gaza, the Gaza Health Ministry said on Saturday. The ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants.
The hostage details are as follows:
Total number of hostages taken in the October 7 attack: 251 people
Hostages captured before the October 7 attack: 4 people (two who entered Gaza in 2014 and 2015, and the bodies of two soldiers killed in the 2014 war)
Live hostages released in exchange or other transactions: 160
Bodies of hostages released in trade: 16 people
Remains of hostages recovered by Israeli forces: 51
Hostages rescued alive: 8 people
The bodies of the hostages are still in custody: 20 people
Non-Israeli hostages: 3 (2) Thai A citizen and one Tanzanian national were confirmed dead.)
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