During the Hamas attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, 251 people were abducted and taken across the border into Gaza. Under the first phase of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, the remaining hostages were finally released on Monday, after more than two years in captivity.

Following their release, Israel began to release some of the nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners as part of the ceasefire deal with Hamas, many of whom have been serving life sentences in Israeli jails. These are the names and stories of the hostages who were released on Monday:

Alon Ohel (24) — a musician and pianist, Ohel was kidnapped from the Nova music festival, dragged from a shelter where he was hiding among the wounded and dead. His parents, prominent advocates for the hostages' return, placed dozens of

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