Trump lands in Israel; Hamas released seven hostages, names as Red Cross operation continues; some Palestinian prisoners to be released

The IDF has released the first images of some of the first seven hostages released by Hamas today.

Pictured below is Alon Ohel, 24, speaking to an IDF member. Ohel, who also has German and Serbian citizenship, was kidnapped at the Nova music festival from a mobile bomb shelter along with Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an American-Israeli who was killed  in captivity in August 2024.

Below are fraternal twins Gali and Ziv Berman, 28, seen embracing following their release. The pair were taken from their homes in kibbutz Kfar Aza, on the border with Gaza, during the October 7 attack. Seventeen others were also abducted from Kfar Aza, but the Berman twins are the only hostages from the kibbutz who remained in captivity until today.

Guy Gilboa-Dalal, 24, shown below talking to an IDF soldier, and appearing to be in good spirits, was among those abducted from the Nova music festival, while his brother managed to escape.

In the past year, he’s appeared in two videos released by Hamas. In one, he appears alongside his childhood friend, David, with militants filming them pleading for their freedom in a vehicle while they watch three other hostages on stage being released to the Red Cross.

Eitan Mor, 25, below, was working as a security guard at the Nova music festival, where he helped evacuate people injured in the attack. Mor’s parents helped found the Tikva Forum, a loosely organized group of hostage families. They advocated for military pressure, not an immediate ceasefire or hostage release deal, as the best chance for bringing the hostages home. That stance has put Mor’s father at odds with many of the other families of hostages.