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These are the hostages to be released (and left behind) in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal’s first phase

JL;DR SUMMARY In the aftermath of the October 7, 2023, Israel-Hamas conflict, a ceasefire agreement is poised to enable the release of 33 hostages out of an estimated 98 that remain from the approximately 250 originally captured. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Places mentioned

Nir Oz, Southern District, Israel
"Shiri Silberman Bibas: Abducted with her young sons from Kibbutz Nir Oz, Bibas became an early face of the crisis."
Kfar Aza, Southern District, Israel
"Doron Steinbrecher: Taken hostage from her home at Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Steinbrecher appeared alive in a video released by Hamas in January 2024."
Beeri, Southern District, Israel
"Ohad Ben-Ami: A German citizen, Ben-Ami, 56, was taken hostage from his home on Kibbutz Beeri with his wife, who was released in November 2023."
United Kingdom
"Emily Damari: The only British citizen to remain in Gaza, Damari, 27, was shot on Oct. 7 but seen alive in Gaza by other hostages who returned."
Germany
"Ohad Ben-Ami: A German citizen, Ben-Ami, 56, was taken hostage from his home on Kibbutz Beeri with his wife, who was released in November 2023."
France
"Ohad Yahalomi: A French national, Yahalomi, 50, was reportedly shot on Oct. 7 before being abducted."
Russian Federation
"Sasha Trufanov: The only Russian citizen remaining in Gaza, Moscow has said it hopes he is released under the deal."
Bat Yam, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Eitan Levy: Levy, 53, was killed on Oct. 7, his home city of Bat Yam announced in December 2023."
Thailand
"Six Thai men are hostages, according to Blue Ribbons, an advocacy group that aims to call attention to the diversity of the hostages."
United States
"Gadi Haggai: Kibbutz Nir Oz announced that Haggai, 73, a U.S. citizen, had been killed and his body was being held hostage."
Argentina
"Yair Horn: An immigrant from Argentina, Horn, 45, was abducted from his home on Kibbutz Kfar Aza with his brother, who remains a hostage."
Denmark
"Itzhak Elgarat: A dual Danish-Israeli citizen, Elgarat, 70, was reportedly shot in the hand on Oct. 7."
Ukraine
"Maxim Herkin: Abducted from the Nova music festival, Herkin, 36, had returned from visiting his native Ukraine a week before Oct. 7."
Nepal
"Bipin Joshi: A Nepalese farmworker, Joshi, 23, was seen alive on footage filmed at Al-Shifa Hospital on Oct. 7."
Tanzania
"Joshua Mollel: A Tanzanian student who was working as an intern on Kibbutz Nahal Oz, Mollel, 21, was killed on Oct. 7, Tanzania announced in December 2023."
Northern District, Israel
"The grandson of a woman who was released in November 2023, Adar, 38, was considered missing until his family was told in January 2024 that he had been killed on Oct. 7."

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