Who are the 20 hostages believed alive and expected to be freed from Gaza?

Ceasefire deal could end more than 700 days of captivity after hostages were taken during attacks of 7 October 2023

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fter more than 700 days in captivity, the 20 hostages believed to be still alive in Gaza are set to be freed in the coming days, after the Israeli government’s ratification of a ceasefire deal with Hamas.

They were among the 251 people kidnapped during the 7 October attacks on southern Israel, in which Hamas-led militants killed about 1,200 people.

Hamas is expected to release the living hostages within 72 hours, after which Israel will free 250 Palestinians serving long terms in Israeli prisons, and 1,700 others detained in Gaza during the war.