JERUSALEM — With Saturday’s release, 25 living hostages have now been returned since the ceasefire took effect last month. Five Thai hostages have also been freed separately.
The remains of four Israeli hostages were returned this week in a transfer that was marred when Hamas handed over the wrong body for Shiri Bibas, an Israeli mother of two young boys abducted by militants. After a tense standoff, her remains were returned and identified early Saturday.
The final four sets of remains are to be returned next week.
Here are details on the hostages taken on Oct. 7, 2023:
Total captured: 251
Hostages freed in exchanges or other deals: 138
Bodies of dead hostages returned in deals: 4
Hostages still in captivity: 61, of whom Israel has declared 31 to be dead
Hostages in captivity who are soldiers: 13, of whom Israel has declared 7 to be dead
Bodies of deceased hostages retrieved by Israeli troops: 40
Hostages rescued alive: 8
Non-Israelis still in captivity: 5 ( 3 Thais, 1 Nepalese, 1 Tanzanian), of whom 2 (1 Thai and 1 Nepalese) are believed to still be alive
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