This Friday, the first small group of hostages kidnapped by Hamas since last October 7, when some 3,000 terrorists crossed the Israeli borders, murdering 1,200 people and taking another 240 into captivity, were released.
In total, 24 hostages were released, 13 Israelis and 11 more people of other nationalities.
According to Times of Israel, the liberation agreement between Israel and Hamas, which included the participation of several Middle Eastern countries and the United States, indicates that a ceasefire will be carried out for four days in exchange for Hamas releasing 50 kidnapped hostages and Israel handing over 150 Palestinian security prisoners.
The exchange ratio is: for every Israeli hostage released, three security prisoners will be handed over.
While the Israeli hostages are elderly, women and children who, in some cases, still have family members in captivity, the imprisoned Palestinians released by Israel are, for the most part, adolescents who committed crimes of disturbing public order or women who were convicted of trying to stab Israeli soldiers or citizens.
For example, there is the case of the Palestinian Nafoz Hamad, now 16 years old, who was convicted of attempted murder in a knife attack carried out in 2021 in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem.
"Hamad is serving a 12-year sentence and, if released, would return to her home on the same street as her Israeli victim, a mother of five," the Financial Times reported.
There are more cases similar to Nafoz Hamad's, such as that of Sameera Dwayyat, who was convicted of attempted murder after stabbing a Jewish man with a kitchen knife in the shoulder and head.
Be on the lookout for Hamas propagandists and loathsome anti-Semites like Cordova. Everything in her tweet is a lie — except one part: the Palestinians being released will be called “prisoners” because that’s precisely what they are.
The person she’s referring to is Sameera… https://t.co/sOdhsC7F0G
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) November 24, 2023
In addition to the 13 Israelis, the terrorist group also released 10 Thai citizens, whose names were not revealed, and a Filipino citizen named Gelienor "Jimmy" Leano Pacheco, 33.
The release of these 11 people occurred based on another agreement where Egypt said it had negotiated with the participation of Qatar and Iran.
Both Qatar and Egypt, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal, were fundamental in the negotiations between Israel and Hamas that were described as "intense" and "difficult" by American officials and officials throughout the Middle East.
Below is a list of the names, ages and stories of the 13 Israelis released on November 24:
Channah Peri (79 years old)
After more than 49 days in captivity, Channah, who also has South African nationality, was released within the framework of the agreement between Israel and Hamas. Unfortunately for her, her son, Nadav Popplewell, 51, remains in captivity.
Channah was kidnapped that tragic October 7, in Kibbutz Nirim, moments after her daughter Ayelet Svatitzky called her to warn her about the terrorists' incursion. Her son Nadav came to help her and was also kidnapped.
Meanwhile, the eldest of the brothers, Roi Popplewell, 54, was shot dead behind his home in Nirim. His sister, Ayelet, was the first to find out about the event.
Hanna Katzir (77 years old)
Hanna, who worked as a nanny, was kidnapped from her home in Kibbutz Nir Oz while she was with her husband, Avraham "Rami," in a sealed room.
Hanna's family learned hours later that Rami was murdered and Hanna was missing. It was later discovered that she was in captivity.
Their son, Elad, who was the parents' primary caregiver, remains "missing." In his last conversation with his sister, Carmit, he managed to tell her that terrorists had entered their house, but nothing is known about his whereabouts.
Margalit Berta Mozes (78 years old)
Margalit, a cancer survivor, was at her home in Kibbutz Nir Oz on the morning of October 7 when Hamas rampaged through the village, killing, beheading and kidnapping.
Together with her neighbor and ex-husband, Gadi Mozes, they were transferred to Gaza, where Gadi presumably remains.
Despite suffering from diabetes and fibromyalgia, Margalit maintains a very active life. She enjoys knitting, traveling, hiking, and doing activities with her three children and ten grandchildren, who were eagerly awaiting the safe return of their mother and grandmother.
Adina Moshe (72 years old)
Adina was another of the elderly people released this November 24.
She was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz when Hamas terrorists repeatedly fired at a sealed window of a room, knocking it down.
They then opened fire on Sa'id David Moshe, Adina's husband, killing him instantly. The terrorists then pulled Adina out through the hole in the window, taking her with them to the Gaza Strip.
Yaffa Adar, (85 years old)
Yaffa is one of the hostages who starred in one of the most iconic images of October 7. She, with a stoic face and a half smile, stood firm while being taken hostage by Hamas terrorists in a golf cart. That image, although Yaffa may not know it (or knew it), showed the world the savage face of terrorism and the extent to which they are willing to do harm.
Yaffa Adar, 85, a Holocaust survivor was taken hostage from her home in Kibbutz Nir Oz, on Oct 7th.
The image of her on the golf cart being taken to Gaza, shocked the world.
Today, Yaffa is home in Israel, with her beloved family. pic.twitter.com/2tNmWe8SKo
— Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) November 24, 2023
The grandmother, who her family says loves to read and stay connected on Facebook and WhatsApp, was kidnapped from her home in Nir Oz, a kibbutz near the Gaza Strip. Her story, which went viral due to the kidnapped photo, was one of the most moving of October 7. She is the oldest hostage to be released for the moment.
Ohad Munder-Zichri (9 years old), his mother Keren Munder (54) and his grandmother Ruti (78)
Almost the entire Munder family, except for the grandfather, Avraham, who remains captive in Gaza, were freed.
On October 7, Keren and her son Ohad, who was eight at the time (he turned 9 in Gaza during his abduction), arrived at Kibbutz Nir Oz from Kfar Saba to visit their family for the Shabbat of Simchat Torah.
The entire family was kidnapped, except for one person: Roi Munder, Keren's only brother who also lived in Nir Oz. Roi was killed by Hamas terrorists.
Danielle Alony (44 years old) and her daughter Emilia (5)
The Alony family's kidnapping story is not over yet. While Danielle and her daughter, Emilia, were fortunately released on November 24. Danielle's sister, Sharon Alony Cunio, her husband, David Cunio, and the couple's twin daughters, Yuli and Emma, remain in captivity in Gaza.
They were all kidnapped at the Kibbutz Nir Oz when Danielle went with her daughter to visit the couple and their nieces.
Doron Katz-Asher (34) and her daughters Raz, 5, and Aviv, 2
The story of the Katz-Asher family became well known through Yoni Asher, Doron's husband and father of the girls. He reported in different international media the kidnapping of his family after he saw a video that was recorded in the back of a Hamas van heading to Gaza.
There, he recognized his wife, his two daughters and also his mother-in-law, Efrat Katz, 69, who was murdered by the terrorists.
Efrat's partner, Gadi Moses, was killed when the terrorists invaded the sealed room of the house where the couple lived in Nir Oz.
