Hamas freed one other group of eight Israeli hostages on Thursday, together with twin nationals from Mexico, Russia and Uruguay.
It was the seventh consecutive day of hostage releases beneath the truce, which was renewed early Thursday morning solely minutes earlier than it was set to run out. The pause in preventing was prolonged by simply 24 hours, and diplomats expressed some pessimism in regards to the prospects for one more extension on Friday.
Right here’s what we all know in regards to the Israeli hostages launched on Thursday.
Mia Schem, 21
Mia Schem, 21, a twin Israeli-French citizen, was kidnapped from the location of the Tribe of Nova music competition the place not less than 260 individuals have been killed within the Hamas-led assault on Israel on Oct. 7.
She was proven in a video launched by Hamas on Oct. 16, the primary photographs launched by the group of any of the roughly 240 hostages. Within the video, she stated that she had undergone surgical procedure on her arm after being kidnapped, although the rationale was unclear. (Based on an evaluation by The New York Occasions, metadata contained throughout the video file signifies that a number of the footage was filmed not less than six days earlier than it was launched.)
Amit Soussana, 40
Amit Soussana, 40, a lawyer, was kidnapped from Kibbutz Kfar Azza a number of miles east of Gaza. On the time, she had been at dwelling with a fever, based on the Occasions of Israel. Her household informed Israeli information organizations that through the Oct. 7 assault, Ms. Soussana hid in a protected room in her home, however the attackers have been nonetheless capable of attain her.
She and her household are left-leaning politically and had known as for peaceable coexistence with Palestinians. Her sister, Shira Soussana, stated that the kidnapping has shaken the household’s sense of safety. “We don’t have a perception anymore in individuals, it’s so evil,” she stated, including, “on either side.”
Ilana Gritzewsky Kimchi, 30
Ilana Gritzewsky Kimchi, 30, is an immigrant from Mexico, based on the Hostages and Lacking Individuals Households Discussion board. Ms. Gritzewsky Kimchi was kidnapped on Oct. 7 from Kibbutz Nir Oz, the place scores of residents have been murdered by Hamas.
Nili Margalit, 41
Nili Margalit, 41, was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz. On the morning of the assault, she texted mates to say that she was locked in a protected room together with her canine and that for hours she had been listening to attackers strolling round outdoors, based on The Occasions of Israel.
Ms. Margalit works as a nurse in southern Israel on the Soroka Medical Middle, the Rambam Well being Care Campus stated on Fb. One other former hostage, Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, informed the Occasions of Israel that she had seen Ms. Margalit caring for different individuals whereas they have been being held captive.
Sapir Cohen, 29
Sapir Cohen, 29, was taken hostage alongside together with her boyfriend, Sasha Trupanob, 28, from Kibbutz Nahal Oz, the place they have been visiting his household.
Mr. Trupanob’s mom, Yelena Trupanob, and grandmother, Irena Tati, each Russian émigrés, have been additionally taken hostage however have been launched on Wednesday.
Mr. Trupanob is believed to stay in Gaza.
