Hamas Hostages – Full List (Updated 2025)

On this page, you will find all the information about the list of Israeli hostages currently held by Hamas.

Table of Contents

• How Many Hostages Does Hamas Have?
• List of Israeli Hostages Still Alive and in Captivity
• List of October 7th Hostages Killed and Bodies Being Held by Hamas
• Hamas Hostages FAQ
  • 1. How Many Hostages Have Been Released So Far?
  • 2. How Many Hostages Remain in Gaza

How Many Hostages Does Hamas Have?

As of June 1st, 2025, there are 58 hostages remaining in the Gaza Strip:

• 23 are presumed to be alive:
  • 19 Civilians
  • 1 Thai Civilian
  • 3 Soldiers
• 35 are confirmed dead

List of Israeli Hostages Still Alive and in Captivity

This is the list of all October 7th hostages who are still in captivity and considered alive:

Name	Age	Role	Status	Notes
Avinatan Or	30	Civilian	Alive	Kidnapped from Nova Festival
Evyatar David	23	Civilian	Alive	Kidnapped from Nova Festival
Eitan Horn	37	Civilian	Alive	Kidnapped from Nir Oz Kibbutz
Eitan Mor	23	Civilian	Alive	Kidnapped from Nova Festival
Alon Ohel	22	Civilian	Alive	Kidnapped from Nova Festival
Elkana Bohbot	34	Civilian	Alive	Kidnapped from Nova Festival
Ariel Cunio	26	Civilian	Alive	Kidnapped from Nir Oz Kibbutz
Bipin Joshi	23	Civilian	Alive	Kidnapped from Alumim Kibbutz
Bar Kupershtein	22	Civilian	Alive	Kidnapped from Nova Festival
Guy Gilboa Dalal	22	Civilian	Alive	Kidnapped from Nova Festival
Gali Berman	26	Civilian	Alive	Kidnapped from Kfar Aza Kibbutz
David Konyo	33	Civilian	Alive	Kidnapped from Nir Oz Kibbutz
Ziv Berman	26	Civilian	Alive	Kidnapped from Kfar Aza Kibbutz
Yosef Haim Ohana	23	Civilian	Alive	Kidnapped from Nova Festival
Maxim Herkin	35	Civilian	Alive	Kidnapped from Nova Festival
Matan Zangauker	23	Civilian	Alive	Kidnapped from Nir Oz Kibbutz
Omri Miran	46	Civilian	Alive	Kidnapped from Nahal Oz Kibbutz
Rom Braslavski	19	Civilian	Alive	Kidnapped from Nova Festival
Segev Kalfon	26	Civilian	Alive	Kidnapped from Nova Festival
Netphong Phinta	35	Thai Civilian	Alive	Nir Oz Kibbutz
Nimrod Cohen	19	Soldier	Alive	Kidnapped in Erez Battle
Matan Angrest	21	Soldier	Alive	Kidnapped in Nahal Oz Outpost Battle
Tamir Nimrodi	18	Soldier	Alive	Kidnapped in Erez Battle

List of October 7th Hostages Killed and Bodies Being Held by Hamas

Here are the 35 hostages who are deceased, with their bodies held by Hamas:

Name	Age	Role	Status	Notes
Aviv Atzili	49	Civilian	Dead	Killed in battle and kidnapped from Nir Oz Kibbutz. Body held by Hamas
Uriel Baruch	35	Civilian	Dead	Murdered on October 7. Body held in Gaza
Ilan Weiss	56	Civilian	Dead	Murdered on October 7. Body held in Gaza
Eitan Levi	53	Civilian	Dead	Murdered in Hamas captivity. Kidnapped from Beeri Kibbutz
Eliyahu Margalit	75	Civilian	Dead	Murdered in Hamas captivity. Kidnapped from Nir Oz Kibbutz
Aryeh Zalmanovitch	85	Civilian	Dead	Murdered in Hamas captivity. Kidnapped from Nir Oz Kibbutz
Gadi Haggai	73	Civilian	Dead	Murdered on October 7. Body kidnapped to Gaza
Guy Iluz	26	Civilian	Dead	Murdered in Hamas captivity. Kidnapped from Nova Festival
Dror Or	49	Civilian	Dead	Murdered on 7.10. Body held by Hamas
Tal Haimi	42	Civilian	Dead	Killed in battle and kidnapped from Nir Yitzhak Kibbutz. Body kidnapped to Gaza
Yair Yaakov	59	Civilian	Dead	Murdered on October 7. Body held in Gaza
Yonatan Samerano	21	Civilian	Dead	Murdered in Hamas captivity. Kidnapped from Nova Festival
Yossi Sharabi	53	Civilian	Dead	Kidnapped from Beeri Kibbutz, killed in Hamas captivity in Gaza
Lior Rudaeff	61	Civilian	Dead	Killed in battle at Nir Yitzhak Kibbutz. Body kidnapped to Gaza
Mani Godard	73	Civilian	Dead	Murdered on October 7. Body held in Gaza
Sahar Baruch	24	Civilian	Dead	Murdered in Hamas captivity. Kidnapped from Beeri Kibbutz
Idan Shtivi	28	Civilian	Dead	Murdered on October 7 at Nova Festival
Amiram Kuper	84	Civilian	Dead	Kidnapped from Nir Oz and murdered in Hamas captivity. Body held in Gaza
Ronen Engel	55	Civilian	Dead	Murdered in Hamas captivity. Kidnapped from Nir Oz Kibbutz
Tamir Adar	38	Civilian	Dead	Murdered on October 7. Body held in Gaza
Joshua Mollel	21	Tanzanian Civilian	Dead	Murdered on 7.10 at Nahal Oz Kibbutz. Body held by Hamas
Soddisak Rinatlack	–	Thai Civilian	Dead	Murdered on 7.10. Body kidnapped to Gaza from Beeri Kibbutz area
Sontaya Okarsari	–	Thai Civilian	Dead	Murdered on 7.10. Body kidnapped to Gaza from Beeri Kibbutz area
Itai Chen	19	Soldier	Dead	Killed in battle on October 7. Body held in Gaza
Asaf Hamami	41	Soldier	Dead	Colonel – commander of the southern brigade. Killed in battle on 7.10. Body kidnapped to Gaza
Daniel Peretz	22	Soldier	Dead	Killed in battle on October 7. Body held in Gaza
Hadar Goldin	23	Soldier	Dead	Killed in Operation Protective Edge on 1.8.2014. Body held in Gaza
Shay Levinson	19	Soldier	Dead	Killed in battle on October 7. Body held by Hamas
Oz Daniel	19	Soldier	Dead	Killed in battle on October 7. Body held by Hamas
Omer Neutra	22	Soldier	Dead	Killed in battle on October 7. Body held in Gaza
Muhammad Alatrash	40	Soldier	Dead	Killed in battle on October 7. Body held in Gaza
Ran Gvili	24	Soldier	Dead	Killed in battle on October 7. Body held in Gaza
Judy Weinstein	70	Civilian	Dead	Murdered on October 7. Body kidnapped to Gaza
Inbar Hyman	27	Civilian	Dead	Murdered in Hamas captivity. Kidnapped from Nova Festival
Ofra Keidar	70	Civilian	Dead	Murdered in Hamas captivity. Kidnapped from Beeri Kibbutz

Hamas Hostages FAQ

1. How Many Hostages Have Been Released So Far?

So far, 148 hostages have been released, and 49 bodies have been returned for burial in Israel. Israeli troops conducted several military operations in Gaza to try to rescue hostages. However, with a few exceptions, most hostages and bodies were released after ceasefires and prisoner exchanges, where Israel agreed to free terrorists serving life sentences for deadly attacks against Israelis.

Below is a short list of Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for the Israeli hostages and bodies held by Hamas:

1. Ibrahim Shalash: Hamas operative, sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and conspiracy. Released in the Shalit deal, rearrested in 2014.
2. Ibrahim Salah: Sentenced in 1992 to two life terms plus 20 years for murdering Prof. Menachem Stern, Eli Amsalem, and Hussein Zaid. Rearrested in 2015 after stabbing a policeman.
3. Adham Younis: Senior Islamic Jihad member, serving five life terms for involvement in the 2005 Netanya mall bombing (five killed, over 40 injured).
4. Osama al-Ashkar: Senior Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades member, serving eight life terms for orchestrating attacks in 2002 killing eight Israelis.
5. Ahmed Barghouti: Fatah military commander, serving 13 life terms for killing 12 Israelis during Second Intifada attacks, including suicide bombings in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
6. Ahmed Dahidi: Islamic Jihad leader, two life sentences for involvement in 2003 murder of Eli Biton in a shooting attack.
7. Ahmed Aref al-Asafra: Hamas member, life sentence for kidnapping and murdering Dvir Yehuda Sorek (19) in 2019.
8. Ahmed Abid: Hamas operative, arrested in 2017 after crossing from Gaza; provided intelligence on Hamas tunnel activities.
9. Ahmed Obeid: Hamas operative from East Jerusalem, serving seven life terms for sending a suicide bomber to Café Hillel in Jerusalem (2003), seven killed, 64 injured.
10. Ahmed Fani: Islamic Jihad, serving life term for murder of IDF Sergeant Assaf Fuchs (2003), also involved in other deadly attacks.
11. Ahmed Turkman: Fatah member arrested in 2023 for planning imminent terror attacks, sentenced to life imprisonment.
12. Iyad Jaradat: Islamic Jihad, escaped Gilboa prison (2021), sentenced for involvement in deadly 2003 attack.
13. Iyad Masalma: Hamas operative, serving life for sending terrorist to kill three Israelis in a 2002 attack.
14. Ibrahim Sarhana: Fatah member, life imprisonment for transporting suicide bombers responsible for killing five Israelis.
15. Ayham Sabah: Hamas member, life imprisonment for murder of Yanai Weissman (2016), stabbed at a supermarket.
16. Akram Hamed: Fatah member, life imprisonment for murders in multiple shooting attacks (2001-2004).
17. Amjad Hamed: Hamas member, life imprisonment for killing Malachi Rosenfeld (2015), involved in additional terror attempts.
18. Amjad Takatka: Fatah member, six life sentences for suicide bombing at Mahane Yehuda market (2002), six killed.
19. Anwar Basharat: Fatah member, life imprisonment plus 30 years for murder of Masoud Alon (2002), brutal stabbing and burning.
20. Is’haq Arafa: Hamas member, life sentence for 2011 bombing at Jerusalem’s central bus station, killing one tourist, injuring 37.
21. Ismail Rdaida: Life imprisonment for killing a Greek monk near Maale Adumim.
22. Ashraf Abu-Srur: PA official sentenced to life for killing IDF soldier Shahar Vakrat (2000).
23. Ashraf Zagheer: Hamas leader, life imprisonment for transporting suicide bomber in 2002 Tel Aviv bombing (six killed, 84 injured).
24. Basil Shweimra: Carried out 2021 Jerusalem Central Bus Station attack, two moderately injured.
25. Bilal Abu Ghanem: Three life terms plus 60 years for deadly 2015 bus attack in Jerusalem (three killed, 15 injured).
26. Bilal Abu Zaid: Life sentence for involvement in killing border policewoman Hadar Cohen (2016).
27. Bashir Harub: Life imprisonment for murder of reserve colonel Sarya Ofer (2013).
28. Gaser Raddad: Islamic Jihad member, life imprisonment; his arrest resulted in death of IDF Lt. Col. Eyal Weiss.
29. Jaafar Abu Hanani: Life sentence for murder of Dina Guetta (2001).
30. Jamal Jaara: Life imprisonment for transporting suicide bomber (Stage nightclub attack, 2005), five killed.
31. Wael Al-Arja: Life sentences for throwing stones causing deaths of Asher Palmer and his infant son (2011).
32. Wadah Bzreh: Two life sentences for involvement in terror attack killing Ruth Peled and granddaughter Sinai Keinan.
33. Zeid Amer: Involved in 2015 attack killing Eitam and Naama Henkin in front of their children.
34. Zakaria Zubeidi: Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades commander, responsible for numerous deadly attacks, escaped Gilboa prison (2021).
35. Silwan Hamas cell (Wael Qassem, Wissam Abbasi): Responsible for deadly attacks including Café Moment, Sheffield Club, Hebrew University attacks (35 Israelis killed).
36. Hani Hamaisa: PA intelligence officer, life sentence for killing Stanislav Sandomirski (2001).
37. Lili Abu Rghila: Hamas, life sentence for kidnapping and killing teenager Eliyahu Asheri (2006).
38. Mazen Al-Qadi: Fatah member, life imprisonment for transporting bomber to Tel Aviv’s Seafood Market (2002), three killed.
39. Majdi Zaatari: 23 life sentences for transporting suicide bomber (Jerusalem bus bombing, 2003), 23 killed.
40. Mohammad Abu Hneik: Islamic Jihad, stabbing attack (2013), injured Israeli policeman.
41. Mohammad Ahmad Zaid: Hamas, life sentence for building bombs for multiple deadly attacks (2003-2004).
42. Mohammad Al-Azza: Hamas member, involved in 2016 Jerusalem bus bombing, 19 injured.
43. Mohammad Albo: Hamas, involved in killing Asher and Yonatan Palmer (2011).
44. Mohammad Bader: Hamas, stabbing attack in Jerusalem (2016), attempted murder conviction.
45. Mohammad Jawadra: Fatah member, three life sentences for killing two Israelis (2003).
46. Mohammad Hariush: Hamas commander involved in Park Hotel bombing (2002, 30 killed).
47. Mohammad Masalha: Fatah member, nine life sentences, involved in 2000 Ramallah lynchings and multiple deadly shootings.
48. Mu’ayid Zeyoud: Islamic Jihad, drove explosive-laden jeep in failed attack (2002).
49. Mahmoud Atallah: Life imprisonment; indicted for sexual assault against female prison guards (2015-2016).
50. Ramadan Mishahara: Involved in suicide bombing killing 19 on Jerusalem bus (2002).
51. Riyad Arafat: Two life sentences for killing two IDF soldiers (2005).
52. Shadi Abu Shhadeh: Life imprisonment for orchestrating 2002 suicide bombing (one killed, 100 injured).
53. Shadi Amouri: Life imprisonment for car-bomb attack (Megiddo Junction, 2002), 17 killed.
54. Thabet Mardawi: Islamic Jihad senior, responsible for attacks killing 21, injuring nearly 200 during Second Intifada.
55. Ibrahim Al-Halabiya: Hamas commander, life sentence for attempted bombing (2004, prevented by attacker’s remorse).
56. Ibrahim Atiyeh: Islamic Jihad member, life sentence for killing Noam Leibowitz (2003).

2. How Many Hostages Remain in Gaza

Currently 23 Israel Hostages remain alive In Gaza and 35 bodies.