Who Are the Hostages Released on Saturday?

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Hamas released the three men as part of a staggered hostage-for-prisoner exchange under a 42-day cease-fire deal that went into effect last month.

Hamas released three more hostages on Saturday as part of its cease-fire deal with Israel, in a quick process that was a stark contrast to a chaotic handover earlier this week.
The hostage release is part of a 42-day cease-fire deal that went into effect last month, pausing the fighting between Israel and Hamas. Hamas agreed to incrementally release 33 of the nearly 100 remaining hostages in exchange for more than 1,000 Palestinians jailed by Israel and a partial Israeli withdrawal.
Here’s a closer look at the Israelis released on Saturday.
Yarden Bibas
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For many Israelis, the abduction of Mr. Bibas and his family has become emblematic of the cruelty of the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel. Militants also abducted his wife, Shiri, and their two children, Ariel, 4, and Kfir, who was 9 months old at the time, from their home in Kibbutz Nir Oz.
Hamas later said Ms. Bibas and the two children had been killed in an Israeli airstrike. Israeli officials have not publicly confirmed the claim but have warned that they are gravely concerned for their fates.
A video of Ms. Bibas being marched through the kibbutz by a Hamas militant with her two children on Oct. 7, 2023, captured her terror. They were imprisoned separately from Mr. Bibas. In November 2023, Hamas posted a video showing him being told that they had died in captivity.