Gaza ceasefire and hostage releases ‘within days’ after Israel and Hamas agree first phase of deal – live updates – Charm

Who are the hostages who would be released as part of the deal?published at 09:19 BST

Lucy Manning
Special correspondent

Around 20 Israeli hostages are thought to be alive, including:

Childhood friends Evyatar David and Guy Gilboa-Dalal. Hamas has released videos of the men in an emaciated state, with David being made to dig his own grave deep in the Hamas tunnels.

Avinatan Or’s
British-Israeli mother says she just wants to put her ear to his chest and
hear his heartbeat again. He was taken with his girlfriend, Noa Argamani, from the Nova festival.

Alon Ohel, 24, is a talented pianist. Hamas recently released a captivity video of him showing what his family say is the lost sight in one eye.

Twins Gali and Ziv Berman, both 28, are believed to be alive. Ziv was taken as he was protecting former British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari – who was released earlier this year and celebrated with his family last night.

There have been fears for Nepalese agricultural student Bipin Joshi. His family yesterday released a Hamas video filmed just after he was taken hostage and said they do believe he is still alive.

The bodies of those killed on 7 October, and those killed as hostages, would also return – although there is concern Hamas won’t be able to locate them all.

They include teenagers Oz Daniel and Itay Chen who were serving as soldiers.

Eighty-five-year-olds Amiram Cooper and Aryeh Zalmanovich – whose son says was “murdered” in a Gaza hospital.

The body of one woman, Inbar Haiman, who was taken from the Nova festival, is still held.

Muhammed el-Atrash was a Bedouin in the Israeli army and the father of 13 children.

Joshua Mollel from Tanzania was working as an agricultural student in Israel. His body was taken after he was killed on 7 October.

The British family of Yossi Sharabi have campaigned for the release of his body. His brother Eli Sharabi told the BBC last week how important it was for the family to have a funeral and closure.