The first phase of the agreement is completed tomorrow Saturday – 25 Israeli hostages were released and repatriated 8 bodies
The fate of 24 men of hostage held in Gauze strip For more than 16 months and they are still alive, it remains uncertain while negotiations on their release during the second phase of the truce agreement between him Israel and her Hamas They have not started.
The first phase of the agreement ends tomorrow Saturday. During this time, 25 Israeli hostages were released and the bodies of eight others were repatriated, in return for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Five Thai land workers were also released.
More 24 hostages believed to be still alive are still being held in the Gaza Strip, but their families are not sure of their fate. A more recent example: Three of the four hostages whose corpses were returned to Israel on Wednesday- the French-Israeli Ohand Yahalomi, Chakhi Indan and Danizrailinos Izik Elgarat- were still considered alive.
The hostages’ life evidence is now rare. A video was released on Saturday by Hamas, showing Eviatar David, 24, and Guy Gilboo-Dallal, 23, present in the release of three hostages. Video of Hadan Alexander, 21, and Matan Zagaucker, 25, had been broadcast in late November and early December.
Homer testimonies released after January 19th allowed the authorities of Israel to gather information on more than 10 hostages that remain alive.
The 24 hostages that are still alive are all men, most under 30 years old.
Twenty -two of them are Israelis (of which at least 10 have another nationality) and the other two are the Nepalez student Bipin Josi, 24 years old when he was abducted, and the Thai Earth Worker Natapong Pinda, 35 years old when he was abducted.
There are five soldiers, including Tamir Nimronti and Nimrod Cohen, the two younger hostages (20 years). Homer Miran, Hungary, who lived in Kibuch Nahal Oz, on the border with Gaza, is the oldest hostage (47 years) still being held.
Hamas and Islamic Jihad still hold 34 hostages. At least 25 of them were killed during Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
In this unprecedented attack, Hamas and her allies kidnapped 251 hostages who led to Gaza. Of them at least 41 were already dead.
So far 145 hostages have returned alive to Israel and 48 corpses have been repatriated. Eight hostages were released during the Israeli army operations.
Of the hostages- nest and alive- 144 are men, 71 women and 36 children. 216 are Israeli citizens or have dual citizenship, 31 are Thai land workers and 4 have another citizenship.
Source :Skai
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