The last living Israeli hostages are released by Hamas after 737 days of hell – as peace deal takes hold

agitation The last of what remains has begun to be liberated 20 hostages survive in Gaza after 737 days in hellish captivity following the historic peace agreement crafted by President Trump.

The Israeli army confirmed that the first seven hostages were released and transferred to Israeli forces by the Red Cross on Monday morning. They are Gali and Ziv Berman, Matan Angrist, Alon Ohel, Omri Miran, Eitan Mor, and Guy Gilboa Dalal, according to the Forum for Hostages and Missing Families.

The remaining 13 hostages are scheduled to be released in the coming hours.

The bodies of 28 others remain in the Palestinian Strip, and are expected to be released within the next few days.

The survivors’ two-year nightmare following Israel’s devastating war, aimed at crushing Hamas and freeing prisoners, has finally ended.

There were originally more than 250 hostages Taken during the October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks On southern Israel.

The prisoners suffered horrific conditions, according to survivors who were released as part of previous deals or rescued by the Israeli military. They reported that they were tortured, raped, and starved.

One of the hostages was Eviatar David He had to dig his own grave As part of a sick Hamas propaganda video released in August, which showed him extremely emaciated.

In September 2024, Hamas executed six hostages They opened fire from close range after the Israeli forces approached their hideout.

The hostage release marks a major turning point in the Gaza war — and a step toward ending it once and for all, according to Trump’s 20-point peace plan.

After Israel agreed to the ceasefire agreement, it withdrew its forces from most parts of Gaza and stopped attacking Hamas.

What comes next is a complex deal, in which Trump and Israel’s Middle Eastern neighbors will work to force Hamas to disarm and give up power.

Along with the living prisoners, Hamas ordered their extradition The bodies of all the dead hostages And whose whereabouts are known, with an international effort being made to begin locating the remains of the missing.

It remains unclear how many bodies Hamas and its extremist allies have lost in the war, which has seen large swaths of Gaza reduced to rubble and the terrorist network’s tunnel system repeatedly blown up.

The surviving hostages – confirmed by both Israel and Hamas – expected to be released are:

• Mattan Angrist, 22
• Zev Berman, 28
• Gali Berman, 28
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• Roman Braslavsky, 21
• Nimrod Cohen, 20
• Ariel Cuneo, 28
• David Cuneo, 35
• Eviatar David, 24
• Guy Gilboa Dalal, 24
• Maxim Hrytek, 37
• Eitan Horn, 38
• Segev Kalvon, 27
• Bar Kupperstein, 23 years old
• Omri Miran, 48
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• Yosef Haim Ohana, 25
• Alon Ohel, 24
• Avenatan Or, 32
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The 26 who are presumed dead are:

• Inbar Hayman, 27
• Tamir Adar, 38
• Muhammad Al-Atrash, 39
• Sahar Baruch, 24
• Uriel Baruch, 35
• Amiram Cooper, 85
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• Oz Daniel, 19
• Ronen Engel, 54
• Ran Gefeli, 24
• Manny Godard, 73
• Tel Haimi, 41
• Assaf Hamami, 40
• Guy Illouz, 26
• Eitan Levy, 53
• Eliyahu Margalit, 75
• Joshua Molel, 21
• Omar Neutra, 21, from New York
• Sonthaya Okharsri
• Dror Or, 48
• Daniel Perez, 22
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• Lior Rudav, 61
• Yossi Sharabi, 53
• Ari Zelmanovich, 85
• Hadar Goldin, 25

The condition of two others, Bipin Joshi, 24, and Tamir Nimrodi, 20, was not known to the public before the hostage exchange.

As in previous hostage exchanges, the Red Cross was to drop off the hostages with the Israeli army, which would proceed to transfer the prisoners to medical facilities for treatment.

Once all the hostages have crossed the border, the Israeli army will begin releasing nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, including about 250 serving life sentences.

The hostage exchange is a major point in Trump ceasefire agreementwith its completion allowing humanitarian aid to flow into the war-torn Gaza Strip.

The exchange also comes just a day before Trump arrives in Israel to mark the end of the Gaza war and welcome back prisoners — including the slain Chen and Neutra, both Americans.