Israel: Who are hostages, prisoners being released?

All three hostages set to be launched are males who have been kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz, the place some 80 of roughly 400 residents have been taken hostage in the course of the Oct. 7 assault. Iair Horn, 46, is a twin citizen of Israel and Argentina. He was kidnapped alongside together with his brother, Eitan Horn, who was staying with him on the time. Eitan stays in captivity. Sagui Dekel Chen, 36, is an American-Israeli had was working outdoors when militants stormed the kibbutz. His spouse hid in a secure room with their two daughters. She gave beginning to their third daughter two months later.

Alexander (Sasha) Troufanov, 29, who holds Israeli and Russian citizenship, was taken hostage alongside together with his grandmother, mom and girlfriend. The three girls have been launched throughout a short ceasefire in November 2023. Troufanov’s father was killed within the Oct. 7 assault.

Among the many most distinguished of the greater than 300 Palestinian prisoners set to be launched is Ahmed Barghouti, 48, a detailed aide of militant chief and iconic Palestinian political determine Marwan Barghouti.

Israel sentenced Ahmed Barghouti to life on prices that he dispatched suicide bombers in the course of the Second Intifada, or Palestinian rebellion, within the early 2000s to hold out assaults that killed Israeli civilians. He was arrested alongside Marwan Barghouti in 2002.