Emily Hand, a released hostage, reunites with her father.Credit: AP via Israeli Military
Hamas and Israel have now exchanged three sets of hostages and prisoners during a four-day ceasefire in Gaza.
The pause in fighting started at 7am local time (5am GMT) and is due to end on Tuesday.
Hamas has agreed to release 50 hostages over the course of the four-day ceasefire, while Israel has said it will free 150 Palestinian prisoners over the same period.
On Friday, the office of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that 13 Israeli hostages had been freed by Hamas.
They were taken through the Rafah crossing and taken to hospital, the IDF said.
Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said 10 Thai citizens and one Filipino had also been freed.
In return, Israel freed 39 Palestinian prisoners – 24 women and 15 teenagers – also on Friday.
On Saturday, 13 Israeli hostages were released, along with four Thai nationals, following a delay amid a dispute over aid. Israel released 39 Palestinian prisoners.
On Sunday, Hamas released 17 hostages – 14 Israeli and three foreign nationals.
This is a list of those who were held by Hamas and have been freed so far.
Hostages released on Sunday, November 26
Abigail Edan was just three-years-old when she was kidnapped by Hamas.
Responding to the release of the first American hostage on Sunday, US President Joe Biden said: “Thank god she’s home…I wish I was there to hold her.”
Hagar Brodutch (39) and her three children, Ofri (10), Uriah (4) and Yuval (8). Credit: Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum
Ofri, 10, was kidnapped from her home together with her two brothers, Yuval, 8, and Uriah, 4, and their mother Hagar. She spent her birthday in Hamas captivity.
Chen Goldstein-Almog (48) and her three children, Agam (17), Tal (8) and Gal (11).Credit: Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum. Chen’s husband, Nadav, and their eldest daughter Yam, were murdered. Chen was kidnapped along with her three other children.Aviva Siegel, 62 years old. Credit: Hostages and Missing Persons Families ForumRoni Krivoi, 25 years old. Credit: Hostages and Missing Persons Families ForumAlma Avraham, 84 years old.Credit: Hostages and Missing Persons Families ForumSisters Dafna (15) and Ela Elyakim (8).Credit: Hostages and Missing Families Forum
Hostages released on Saturday, November 25
Sharon Avigdori, a drama therapist who works with people on the autism spectrum.Noam Avigdori is about to celebrate her Bat Mitzvah.Alma was kidnapped from her home in Kibbutz Be’eri along with older brother Noam and father Dror. Her mother Yonat was murdered.Noam was kidnapped from his home in Kibbutz Be’eri along with his sister and father.Hila managed to escape from her home in Kibbutz Be’eri as mother Raaya was kidnapped. She was later found hiding in some bushes and taken.Maya Regev Jirbi was captured at the Supernova music festival.Noga Weiss was kidnapped from Kibbutz Be’eri.Shiri Weiss was kidnapped along with her daughter Noga.Shoshan Haran, founder of non-profit organisation Fair Planet. Eight members of her family were kidnapped and three were murdered.A clinical psychologist who was kidnapped along with her husband and two children while visiting family in Kibbutz Be’eri.Yahel was kidnapped along with her parents and older brother Nave from Kibbutz Be’eri while visiting family.Naveh was kidnapped along with his sister and their parents from Kibbutz Be’eri.
Hostages released on Friday, November 24
Doron Katz Asher, 34Credit: Hostages and Missing Persons Families ForumRaz and Aviv Asher. Credit: Hostages and Missing Persons Families ForumDanielle Aloni, 44, and Emilia Aloni, 5 Credit: Hostages and Missing Persons Families ForumOhad Mundar, 9. Credit: Hostages and Missing Persons Families ForumKaren Mundar, 54. Credit: Hostages and Missing Persons Families ForumAdina Moshe, 72 Credit: Hostages and Missing Persons Families ForumRuth Munder, 78 Credit: Hostages and Missing Persons Families ForumMargalit Mozes Credit: Hostages and Missing Persons Families ForumYaffa Adar, 85Credit: Hostages and Missing Persons Families ForumChanna Peri, 79Credit: Hostages and Missing Persons Families ForumHanna Katzir, 77. Credit: Hostages and Missing Persons Families ForumPhilippine national Gelienor ‘Jimmy’ Pacheco in Jerusalem after he was released by Hamas.Credit: CNNTen Thai hostages were released by Hamas on Friday.Credit: Thailand’s Foreign Ministry
Top of page picture: One of the 30 premature babies who were taken in incubators from a bombed hospital in Gaza to Egypt.
