Yellow chairs, some with images of hostages, along a road in southern Israel on Thursday.

Israel and Hamas have reached a deal to exchange the remaining hostages in Gaza for Palestinian prisoners, potentially as soon as the weekend, raising hopes that the two-year war may be closer to an end.

There are 48 Israeli hostages in Gaza, according to Israel, the last group of some 250 people taken during the Hamas-led terror attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that killed about 1,200 others.

The Israeli government believes that 20 hostages are still alive and 26 have died in captivity. Two hostages have not been declared dead, but no recent signs of life have been received for them, according to the Israeli authorities.

Here is a list of the hostages believed to be alive or whose circumstances are unknown. Their names and ages have been provided by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, a group that advocates on behalf of the hostages and their loved ones.

Alon Ohel

Image Alon Ohel Credit... Bring Them Home Now, via Reuters

Alon Ohel, 24, a pianist from northern Israel, was seized from a roadside bomb shelter after fleeing the Nova music festival, where more than 380 people were killed during the Hamas-led assault in southern Israel.

The attack on the crowded shelter left him with shrapnel wounds in his right eye. After he appeared in a recent video released by Hamas, his family said it was clear he was now partially blind. Three hostages who were held with Mr. Ohel in a tunnel before they were released in February in an emaciated state, said they had all been kept in chains.

Ariel Cunio

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