JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel and Hamas are in the midst of a six-week ceasefire during which Hamas is releasing dozens of the hostages captured in its Oct. 7, 2023, attack in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
A look at the hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza, by the numbers
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel and Hamas are in the midst of a six-week ceasefire during which Hamas is releasing dozens of the hostages captured in its Oct. 7, 2023, attack in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
The sides have carried out four swaps since the ceasefire went into effect last month, freeing 18 hostages and nearly 500 prisoners. A fifth swap, in which three more hostages and dozens more prisoners will be released, is set for Saturday.
Hamas has agreed to release 33 hostages for nearly 2,000 prisoners and detainees during this first phase of the ceasefire. The sides have also begun negotiations on a second phase aimed at returning the remaining hostages, releasing additional prisoners and ending the war.
Here is a breakdown of the hostages taken on Oct. 7, 2023: