Last Dwelling Israeli Hostages Freed After 737 Days In Hamas Captivity

[ad_1] The final 20 residing hostages in Gaza have been freed on Monday morning, bringing an finish to the 737 days of hell they endured in Hamas’ darkish terror tunnels.

As a part of the primary section of President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan, the hostages have been escorted out of Gaza by the Purple Cross, transferred to the Israel Protection Forces, and reunited with their households.

Previous to being launched, Hamas allowed among the hostages to video name their households as their masked terrorists stood shut by or within the body.

Upon arriving in Israel, freed hostages underwent a medical and psychosocial analysis earlier than reuniting with their households. Movies of the emotional reunions present the hostages embracing their family members.

Previous to the discharge, many Israelis stayed up all evening, eagerly awaiting the return of the hostages.

Israelis aren’t sleeping. Everyone seems to be glued to a display ready to see the hostages. That is Hostage Sq. at 5am. pic.twitter.com/98758ic2f0

— Aviva Klompas (@AvivaKlompas) October 13, 2025

The twenty launched embody 11 males kidnapped from the Nova Music Pageant: Elkana Bohbot, 35; Rom Braslavski, 22; Evyatar David, 24; Man Gilboa-Dalal, 23; Maxim Herkin, 35; Segev Kalfon, 27; Bar Abraham Kupershtein, 22; Eitan Abraham Mor, 23; Yosef-Chaim Ohana, 25; Alon Ohel, 24; and Avinatan Or, 32.

From Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Gali Berman, 27, and Ziv Berman, 27, have been freed. From Kibbutz Nir Oz, the launched embody David Cunio, 35; Ariel Cunio, 28; Eitan Horn, 38; and Matan Zangauker, 25.

Additionally launched have been Omri Miran, 47, who was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nahal Oz, Matan Angrest, 22, who was kidnapped from the Nahal Oz outpost, and Nimrod Cohen, 21, who was kidnapped close to the Gaza border.

Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been set to handle the Israeli Knesset following the profitable return.

On October 7, 2023, Hamas kidnapped 251 individuals from Israel, together with youngsters, ladies, and aged individuals. A complete of 168 returned house alive and the our bodies of 58 others have returned house up to now.

Most of the hostages who've returned have testified that they have been held for lengthy intervals in darkish tunnels and subjected to torture, extreme hunger, and bodily and sexual abuse.

Beneath the deal, Hamas is meant to start returning the our bodies of the remaining deceased hostages, although studies point out that some could also be troublesome to find. A joint Israeli-U.S.-Qatari-Egyptian process power might be established to find any lacking stays, with the aim of recovering all of them inside 72 hours of the discharge of the residing hostages, The Jerusalem Put up reported.

In change for the hostages, Israel agreed to launch 250 safety prisoners — together with some convicted of homicide — together with 1,722 Gazans detained throughout the warfare. Of the 250 prisoners, 15 might be launched in Jerusalem, 100 within the West Financial institution, and 135 might be deported to Gaza or overseas. Israel reportedly warned Palestinians in Judea and Samaria, also referred to as the West Financial institution, to not have fun the discharge of Palestinian prisoners as a part of the peace deal.

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In accordance with Israeli media studies, Israeli authorities distributed fliers in neighborhoods the place prisoners’ households reside, stating that “anybody who participates in such actions exposes himself to punishment and arrest.”