Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza display photos of the captives during a protest demanding their release. in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Saturday, June 21, 2025.
As of June 22, 2025, following Israel’s recovery of the bodies of three hostages—Yonatan Samerano, Ofra Keidar, and Shay Levinson—50 hostages remain in Gaza from the 251 captured during the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023. Israel believes 27 of these are dead, leaving approximately 23 presumed alive. Additionally, two Israeli civilians who entered Gaza in 2014 and 2015, and the bodies of two IDF soldiers killed in 2014, are still held by Hamas.(https://www.npr.org/2025/06/22/nx-s1-5441735/as-israel-recovers-the-bodies-of-three-more-hostages-how-many-are-still-in-gaza)
