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65 hostages still waiting

These are the 65 hostages whose release would not come during the six-week ceasefire. Negotiation toward their release would begin partway through the ceasefire and would be contingent on further Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.

Five male soldiers captured on Oct. 7 remain hostages.

• Edan Alexander: A New Jersey native, Alexander, 20, joined the IDF after graduating from high school. He was captured while serving near the Gaza border. If the first phase of the ceasefire deal goes through, he could become the only living U.S. citizen to remain in Gaza.

• Matan Angrest: Angrest, 23, appeared in a video released by Hamas in July 2024.

• Rom Braslavski: Braslavski, 21, was abducted while working as a security guard at the Nova music festival during a break in his army service. His family said no released hostages reported seeing him in Gaza.

• Nimrod Cohen: Cohen, 19, was captured from a tank on his base near the Gaza border. His family said no released hostages reported seeing him in Gaza.

• Tamir Nimrodi: Nimrodi, 20, was marched into Gaza from his base. His family said no released hostages reported seeing him in Gaza.

These men, all under 40, were not engaged in the military response to Hamas’ attack. (Israelis who enlist in the IDF have been required to complete reserves duty until 40; Israel is trying to permanently raise that to 41 .)

• Gali Berman: Like his twin brother, Gali Berman, 27, was kidnapped from his home on Kibbutz Kfar Aza.

• Ziv Berman: Like his twin brother, Ziv Berman, 27, was kidnapped from his home on Kibbutz Kfar Aza.

• Elkana Bohbot: Abducted from the Nova music festival, Bohbot, 35, was filmed being beaten before he was taken to Gaza.

• Yosef-Chaim Ohana: Taken hostage from the Nova music festival, Ohana, 24, reportedly aided festival-goers before being abducted.

• Ariel Cunio: Taken hostage with his girlfriend from Kibbutz Nir Oz, Cunio, 27, is half of multiple sibling pairs who remain in Gaza.

• David Cunio: Cunio, the brother of Ariel Cunio, 34, was taken hostage from his home along with his wife, their twin daughters, his sister-in-law and her daughter. All were released in November 2023 except for him.

• Evyatar David: David, 24, was taken hostage at the Nova music festival along with his best friend, Guy Gilboa-Dalal.

• Guy Gilboa-Dalal: Gilboa-Dalal, 23, was taken hostage at the Nova music festival along with his best friend, Evyatar David.

• Maxim Herkin: Abducted from the Nova music festival, Herkin, 36, had returned from visiting his native Ukraine a week before Oct. 7.

• Eitan Horn: Horn, 38, was abducted while visiting his older brother, who is expected to be released in the first phase of a deal.

• Bipin Joshi: A Nepalese farmworker, Joshi, 23, was seen alive on footage filmed at Al-Shifa Hospital on Oct. 7.

• Segev Kalfon: Kalfon, 27, was taken hostage from the Nova music festival.

• Bar Kupershtein: Kupershtein, 21, was abducted from the Nova music festival, where he was working. His family said no released hostages reported seeing him in Gaza.

• Omri Miran: Miran was taken hostage in his own car in front of his wife and young children. His brother is a founder of a group lobbying against any deal that would leave some hostages behind. He appeared alive in a video released by Hamas in April 2024.

• Eitan Mor: Taken hostage while working as a security guard at the Nova festival, Mor, 24, stands out because his father has lobbied against a ceasefire deal that would leave his son behind.

• Alon Ohel: Ohel, 23, was one of four Nova festival-goers to emerge alive from a shelter where 16 others died. There have been no signs of life since.

• Avinatan Or: The boyfriend of Noa Argamani, who was rescued from Hamas captivity in June 2024, Or, 31, was one of the first Israelis to be seen in footage of an abduction.

• Matan Zangauker: Abducted with his partner from their Nir Oz home, Zangauker has maintained prominence because of the aggressive advocacy of his mother, who was banned from the Knesset because of her demonstrations. His partner was released in November 2023.

These hostages have been confirmed dead. Their bodies would be released in the final phase of a ceasefire.

• Tamir Adar: The grandson of a woman who was released in November 2023, Adar, 38, was considered missing until his family was told in January 2024 that he had been killed on Oct. 7.

• Muhammad Alatarash: The Bedouin father of 13 was killed on Oct. 7, the Israeli army announced in July 2024.

• Aviv Atzili: The IDF announced in November 2023 that Atzili, 49, had died fighting Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7.

• Sachar Baruch: Captured from Kibbutz Beeri, Baruch, 25, was killed during a failed rescue attempt in December 2023

• Uriel Baruch: Kidnapped from the Nova music festival, Baruch was killed in Gaza, the IDF announced in March 2024.

• Itay Chen: An American citizen and IDF soldier, Chen was killed on Oct. 7, the IDF announced in March 2024.

• Amiram Cooper: One of the founders of Kibbutz Nir Oz, Cooper, who was 84 when he was abducted, was killed in Gaza, the IDF announced in November 2023. His wife was released weeks after the attack, prior to the temporary ceasefire.

• Oz Daniel: A soldier, Daniel, 19, was killed on Oct. 7, the IDF announced in February 2024.

• Ronen Engel: Kidnapped with his wife and daughters, who were released in November 2023, Engel was killed in captivity, the IDF announced in December 2023.

• Manny Godard: Kidnapped from Kibbutz Beeri, Goddard, 73, was killed on Oct. 7, the IDF announced in February 2024.

• Hadar Goldin: Hamas killed Goldin, an IDF soldier, during the 2014 Gaza war and has been holding his body since.

• Ran Gvili: A police officer, Gvili was killed on Oct. 7, the Israel Police announced in January 2024.

• Tal Haimi: Haimi was killed on Oct. 7, the IDF announced in December 2023.

• Gadi Haggai: Kibbutz Nir Oz announced that Haggai, 73, a U.S. citizen, had been killed and his body was being held hostage.

• Inbar Hayman: The Hostages and Missing Families Forum announced in December 2023 that Hayman, 27, had been killed in Gaza after being abducted from the Nova festival.

• Guy Illouz: Ilouz, 26, was injured during the attack on the Nova music festival. A returned hostage said he had been killed.

• Ofra Keidar: The IDF announced in December 2023 that Keidar, 70, had been killed on Oct. 7 while walking near her home on Kibbutz Beeri. Her husband was killed separately in their home.

• Eitan Levy: Levy, 53, was killed on Oct. 7, his home city of Bat Yam announced in December 2023. In August 2024, his family released a video of his body being beaten while being taken hostage.

• Shay Levinson: A soldier, Levinson, 19, was killed on his base on Oct. 7, the IDF announced in January 2024.

• Eliyahu Margalit: Kidnapped from his home on Nir Oz, Margalit, 75, was killed in captivity, the IDF announced in December 2023. His daughter was taken hostage and released in November 2023.

• Joshua Mollel: A Tanzanian student who was working as an intern on Kibbutz Nahal Oz, Mollel, 21, was killed on Oct. 7, Tanzania announced in December 2023.

• Omer Neutra: A soldier who enlisted after graduating from high school on Long Island, New York, Neutra, 21, was revealed in December 2024 to have died on Oct. 7. His parents spoke at the Republican National Convention and a range of other forums on behalf of the hostages.

• Dror Or: Kibbutz Beeri announced in May 2024 that Or, 49, had been killed on Oct. 7. His wife was also murdered, while two of their children were abducted and released in November 2023. A cheesemaker, Or is the inspiration behind a chain of Oct. 7-related cafes.

• Daniel Perez: A soldier who responded to the Hamas attack, Perez was killed on Oct. 7, the IDF announced in March 2024.

• Sonthaya Oakkharasr: A Thai worker at Kibbutz Beeri, Israel informed his family in May 2024 that he had been killed on Oct. 7.

• Sudthisak Rinthalak: A Thai worker at Kibbutz Beeri, Israel informed his family in May 2024 that he had been killed on Oct. 7.

• Lior Rudaeff: Kibbutz Nir Yitzchak announced in May 2024 that Rudaeff, a 64-year-old Argentinean-Israel, died on Oct. 7.

 

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