TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - With the Israeli government having approved the first phase of a ceasefire agreement with Hamas on the early morning of October 10, 2025, the exchange of Israeli captives and prisoners with Palestinian prisoners is set to take place in the coming days.
The Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, has expressed its readiness to release all Israeli hostages still alive and hand over the bodies of those deceased in accordance with the Trump plan.
They will also participate in discussions about the future of the Gaza Strip within the framework of a cross-Palestinian structure.
Hamas now has 72 hours since the Israeli government approved the deal to return 20 captives still alive, meaning the release is likely to take place on Sunday, October 12, 2025, or Monday, October 13, 2025.
After that, Hamas will return the bodies of the 28 prisoners who have died, although the schedule is currently unclear.
Below are the names of the live captives expected to be released from Gaza as reported by USA Today:
Matan Angrest, 22 years old
Matan Angrest, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier, became a prisoner of war from Kibbutz Nahal Oz in an attack on October 7, 2023. His mother, Anat Angrest, is among the dozens of remaining family members of hostages who have boldly advocated for their release.
"Our loved ones in Gaza are being bombarded by the IDF under the orders of the prime minister," she said.
Ziv Berman and Gali Berman, 28 years old
The twin siblings were taken from kibbutz Kfar Aza during the attack.
Their brother, Liran Berman, described them to USA TODAY in November 2023 as cheerful twin brothers who, he said, would light up every room they entered, and traveled the world for their work in the music industry.
Elkana Bohbot, 36 years old
Bohbot was taken from a music festival in Reim, southern Israel, where several others were also taken during the October 7 attack that killed hundreds of other festival-goers.
He has a wife, Rebecca, and a son, according to a post from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in X in August. Hamas released a video showing Bohbot and another captive, Yosef-Chaim Ohana, still alive, in March 2025.
Rom Breslavski, 21 years old
Breslavski was working as a security guard at the Nova music festival when he was taken from the festival that was held about 4.8 kilometers away from border of the besiged Gaza Strip.
Nimrod Cohen, 20 years old
Cohen, an IDF soldier, was captured from Kibbutz Nahal Oz. He has a twin brother and enjoys playing video games, listening to music, and traveling, according to the American Jewish Committee.
Ariel Cunio, 28 years old, and David Cunio, 35 years old
Both brothers were kidnapped along with their partners from their home in Nir Oz, a rural community near the Gaza border.
Ariel Cunio and his partner, Arbel Yehud, were abducted. Yehud was released on January 30, along with several other hostages.
David Cunio was taken with his wife, Sharon Cunio, and their twin daughters, Yuli and Emma. Sharon Cunio and their daughters were released in November 2024.
Guy Gilboa-Dalal, 24 years old
Guy Gilboa-Dala was taken hostage at the Nova music festival, which he attended with his brother, Gal. Both were separated in the chaos.
Eyvatar David, 24 years old
David is among those taken hostage from the Nova music festival.
US Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA), along with several synagogues and Jewish organizations in Atlanta, has "adopted" David's case around May 2025 to advocate for his immediate release.
Maxim Harkin, 37 years old
Herkin is a dual Russian-Israeli citizen who emigrated to Israel from Ukraine with his mother, according to France 24.
Prior to being taken from the Nova festival, the media reported that Herkin had written a letter to his mother: "All is well. I'm coming home."
Eitan Horn, 38 years old
Horn is an Argentine-Israeli citizen who worked in the field of education before the attack, according to BBC. He was taken along with his brother, Iair Horn, from kibbutz Nir Oz. Iair was released from captivity on February 15.
Segev Kalfon, 27 years old
Kalfon was also attending the music festival when he was taken. He is the middle child of three siblings, according to Times of Israel, and works as a production manager at a bakery and is studying finance before being captured.
Bar Kuperstein, 23 years old
Kupershtein worked as a bouncer at the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023. According to an advocacy group fighting for the release of all hostages, the Hostage and Missing Families Forum, Kupershtein helped other people during the attack until he was taken by Hamas.
Omri Miran, 48 years old
Miran was taken from kibbutz Nahal Oz, less than a mile from the Gaza border. He was separated from his wife, Lishay Miran-Lavi, and their two daughters, in an attack on their home and taken hostage by Hamas.
Eitan Mor, 25 years old
Mor also worked as a security guard at the Nova music festival when he was kidnapped. He lived in Jerusalem before the attack and is one of eight siblings, Times of Israel reported.
Yosef Haim Ohana, 25 years old
Like many other hostages, Ohana was attending the music festival during the Hamas-led attack.
Alon Ohel, 24 years old
Ohel, who holds German, Serbian, and Israeli citizenship, was attending the Nova music festival during the October 7, 2023 attack. He is a pianist, and recent videos released by Hamas have prompted his family to claim that injuries he sustained in the attack led to him losing vision in one of his eyes, according to Times of Israel reports.
Avinatan Or, 32 years old
Or was taken at the Nova music festival with his girlfriend, Noa Argamani. Argamani was rescued by Israeli forces in June 2024, after being held for eight months.
Matan Zangauker, 25 years old
Zangauker was captured along with his girlfriend, Ilana Gritzewsky, whom she wrote about in her column for USA TODAY in the May 2025 edition.
Israeli Captives' Bodies Still Being Sought
Hamas added that it will take at least 10 days to find the bodies of the hostages and deceased Israeli captives, as reported by The Wall Street Journal on Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
At the same time, as reported by Antara, Israeli officials believe that it will be difficult for Hamas to find all the remaining hostages' bodies, and the process may take more than 10 days.
US President Donald Trump acknowledged that efforts to find some of the hostages' bodies held in Gaza would be "a little bit hard."
He noted that there are about 28 people who have died and are still in the Gaza Strip.
On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had signed the first phase of a Gaza peace agreement, agreeing for Hamas to release Israeli hostages and for Israel to withdraw its forces from the Gaza Strip.
Indirect talks between Hamas and Israel delegations mediated by Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey have been ongoing in Egypt since Monday.
On September 29, Trump announced a 20-point plan to resolve the Gaza conflict. The plan calls for an immediate ceasefire and the release of hostages within 72 hours.
On October 3, Hamas stated it had agreed to hand over the administration of the Gaza Strip to a Palestinian committee based on national consensus.
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