The Palestinian militant group Hamas is expected to free numerous hostages it has kept in Gaza over the past two years on Monday, in return for nearly 2,000 Palestinian detainees and prisoners, according to the conditions of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

Twenty of the 48 hostages who remain in Gaza are believed to be alive. Here are some details about them:

Many of the living hostages being released were taken from the Nova Music festival location near Kibbutz Reim in southern Israel.

Among them is Evyatar David, 24, who was recently seen in a Hamas video from August, appearing extremely thin and claiming he was digging his own grave; the group also includes pianist Alon Ohel, 24, and Avinatan Or, 32. A widely circulated video depicted Or's kidnapping, showing his gi

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