Fifth Round of Hostages Released as Extended Truce Appears to Hold

Hostages Released

Hamas freed a group of 10 Israelis or dual nationals and two Thai citizens on Tuesday in exchange for 30 imprisoned Palestinians, keeping with the terms of the temporary cease-fire agreement.

The latest hostage release includes three members of a family.

Here are the statuses of the hostages taken into Gaza on Oct. 7.

Here’s what we know about the hostages released on Tuesday.

Relatives describe the trauma of child hostages freed by Hamas.

Hostages freed by Hamas are experiencing cycles of euphoria followed by crashes, families say.

A French hospital ship docked in Egypt has begun treating injured Gazans, a French official says.

Israel says Hamas is holding the remains of three soldiers killed during the Oct. 7 attacks.

The latest hostage release includes three members of a family.

Tuesday's Release

Twelve hostages, including 10 Israelis and two Thai nationals, were released from Gaza and delivered into Israeli territory, the Israeli military said on Tuesday, on the fifth day of the cease-fire between Hamas and Israel.

Not long afterward, the Israeli authorities said they had released another 30 imprisoned Palestinians, in keeping with the terms of the cease-fire agreement.

The hostages released on Tuesday included three members of one family, according to a list released by the Israeli prime minister’s office: Gabriela Leimberg, 59, Mia Leimberg, 17, and Clara Marman, 63. The other hostages were Israeli women ranging in age from 36 to 84 years old, the list showed.

Status of Hostages

Hamas released 10 Israeli hostages and two Thai nationals on Tuesday as the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas continued into a fifth day, raising the total number of captives released to 85. Roughly 240 hostages were captured on Oct. 7, when Hamas led devastating raids into Israel and killed about 1,200 people, according to the Israeli authorities.

AGE GROUP STILL HELD HOSTAGE RELEASED

Under 18 5 and under 6

18 to 54 99 36

55 and older 29 19

80 and over *

Note: The number of hostages held in captivity is an undercount; identities and ages could not be confirmed for roughly 20 captives. Some foreign nationals’ ages are not known; if they were known to be in Israel as guest workers, they are represented in the 18-to-54 age group. The number of freed hostages does not include one person in the 18-to-54 age group who was rescued by Israeli forces.Sources: Israeli prime minister's office, New York Times reporting, Haaretz

Trauma of Freed Hostages

Hamas released a group of 12 hostages on Tuesday, most of them Israelis or dual nationals but also including two Thai nationals, all of whom had been kidnapped during the Hamas-led Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in Israel.

Relatives describe the trauma of child hostages freed by Hamas.

Family members who were captured during the Hamas-led terrorist attacks on Oct. 7 and have now been freed are experiencing bursts of euphoria followed by emotional crashes as they emerge from weeks of paralyzing fear in captivity, according to Israelis who spoke to journalists at the Israeli Embassy in London on Tuesday.