Israel and Hamas have reached a deal to exchange the remaining hostages in the Gaza Strip for Palestinian prisoners, potentially as soon as the weekend, raising hopes that the two-year war may be closer to an end.
There are 48 Israeli hostages in Gaza, according to Israel, the last group of some 250 people taken during the Hamas-led terror attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, that killed about 1200 others.
The Israeli government believes that 20 hostages are still alive and 26 have died in captivity. Two hostages have not been declared dead, but no recent signs of life have been received for them, according to Israeli authorities.
Here is a list of the hostages believed to be alive or whose circumstances are unknown. Their names and ages have been provided by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, a group that advocates on behalf of the hostages and their loved ones.
This article originally appeared in The New York Times.
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