Released Israeli hostage Evyatar David reacts upon arriving at Beilinson Hospital in the Rabin Medical Centre (Picture: AFP)

Today Hamas released all 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza as part of a ceasefire deal.

The men have returned to Israel,where they are being reunited with their families and undergoing medical checks.

The remaining 28 bodies hostages are also expected to be handed over today.

Meanwhile,a convoy of vehicles left Ofer Prison in Israel for the occupied West Bank,carrying some of the 250 long-term Palestinian prisoners also set to be freed.

Ziv Berman was taken alongside his twin brother Gal (pictured below)

The exchange comes at the end of two years of conflict that has seen Israel kill more than 60,000 Palestinians,and pummel the territory,reportedly leaving just 10% of homes standing.

The first photos of the Israeli hostages released today showed some had lost weight,but overall they looked less gaunt than some of the hostages freed in January.

While major questions remain about the future of Hamas and Gaza,the exchange of hostages and prisoners has raised hopes that it marks the end of the deadliest war ever between Israel and the militant group.

Gal was described as having ‘charm that melts the heart’

Here we take a look at some of the 20 men taken during the Hamas attacks on October 7 and released today,including how they look before they were kidnapped and after being set free.

The before photos are all on the left

Ziv and Gal Berman

Israeli-German twin brothers Ziv and Gali Berman – both lighting technicians – were abducted minutes apart from Kibbutz Kfar Aza,reports The Jerusalem Post.

Gali was taken from the home of former hostage Emily Damari,after he heard of the invasion and ran to protect her,armed with a kitchen knife.

Soon after,Hamas set fire to Ziv’s home forcing him to flee from his safe rooms,at which point he was caught,according to the Post.

Their family learnt the pair were alive in February,but testimonies from released hostages claimed they were being kept separately.

The boys’ mother has described Ziv as someone who ‘loves the high life’ but works hard,while Gal is known for ‘charm that melts hearts’,curiosity,determination and an ability to fix anything,reports The Sunday Times.

Eitan Abraham Mor

Eltan Abraham Mor’s parents said his social skills helped him survive captivity

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Follow us to receive the latest news updates from Metro (Picture: Getty Images)Metro’s on Whatsapp! Join our community for breaking news and juicy stories.Eitan Mor,25,was working as a security guard at Nova Music Festival,when he was taken.His family had been unaware he had been there,until his uncle received a text from him saying he was hiding from terrorists.He was last seen helping festival-goers try to escape Hamas.It was first confirmed Eitan was still alive in March 2024 and again in February 2025,when released hostages provided updates.His parents Efrat and Tzvika Mor have previously credited their son’s survival to his ‘incredible social skills’ he used to become ‘the spokesman’ for the hostages to Hamas.Previously released hostage reportedly told the parents that he had lifted the spirits of three men he was held with in a tunnel.Alon Ohel has reportedly lost vision in one eyeAlon OhelAlon Ohel,23,was a student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem when he was kidnapped from the Nova Music Festival.There was concern after a Hamas video released in September showed the German-Serbian-Israeli national in apparent poor health.Released hostages have also said he lost vision in one of his eyes and had suffered shrapnel wounds on the day he was taken.They said he had been kept in tunnels for several months and was severely malnourished,reports the Jerusalem Post.Bar Abraham Kupershtein went back ‘again and again’ to help wounded at the festival,said his brotherBar Abraham KupershteinBar Abraham Kupershtein was working at Nova Music Festival at the time of the attack.His family said he had been evacuating the wounded and had returned to the site for a fourth time to help more people when he was abducted.‘He was the one who evacuated the wounded under fire to save lives at the Nova party. He was the one who went back again and again,just to save one more person,’ Bar’s brother told the Knesset committee in February.‘But the moment he needed help,there was no one there to save him.” Released hostages confirmed Bar,a paramedic,he was still alive earlier this year.Friends described him as someone you could trust as well as funny,strong and brave on the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.Avinatan Or was abducted along with his girlfriend who was later rescuedAvinatan OrAvinatan Or,32,is the partner of hostage Noa Argamani,who was rescued alongside three other hostages in June 2024 from the Nuseirat refugee camp.The pair were abducted after spending hours hiding in a ditch at Nova Music Festival.Or,an electrical engineer,reportedly had the opportunity to escape but didn’t want to leave his girlfriend behind.His family has received several signs he was alive throughout the captivity.Omri Miran was kidnapped at a kibutz in front of his familyOmri MiranOmri Miran was taken by Hamas in front of his wife and two children from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz.They had reportedly been hiding in a safe room,when a neighbour held at gunpoint begged them to come out. Only Omri was kidnapped,with his family left behind.The Hungarian-Israeli appeared in a Hamas video in April and released hostages confirmed he was in good health.Omri is a shiatsu therapist and a gardener,according to the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.Yosef-Chaim OhanaYosef-Chaim Ohana was taken from Nova Music FestivalYosef-Chaim Ohana,24,was abducted from Nova Music Festival,where he and his friends were reportedly celebrating his move to the US to start a piloting course.It’s said they had the chance to escape but stayed to help the wounded,with Yosef-Chaim using the skills he’d learnt as a medic in the Givati Brigade.His family confirmed in February that they heard he was alive and Hamas later released a video of him in May with fellow hostage Elkana Bohbot.Evyatar DavidTwo of Evyatar David’s friends were killed on October 7Evyatar David was at Nova Music Festival with three friends,when the attack occurred.Two of his friends were killed at the festival while the other,Guy Gilboa-Dalal,was also taken and is one of the 20 freed today.Evyatar,22 at the time,had stayed behind at the festival to help the wounded,his cousin Jonathan Guttman told NBC news.Released hostages had described the conditions the two men had been kept in as ‘horrific’.Ariel Cunio was taken from Kibuttz Nir OzAriel’s brother David was also abducted from the same kibbutzAriel and David CunioAriel Cunio,who had just finished a computer studies degree,was taken along with his partner Arbel Yehoud from the Kibbutz Nir Oz. His brother David Cunio was abducted from the same kibbutz alongside David’s wife Sharon Aloni Cunio,and their then-three-year-old twin daughters,Yuli and Emma,sister-in-law Danielle Aloni and her then-five-year-old daughter.The women and children were released in November 2023.Before Ariel was kidnapped he had enough time to text one of his three brothers that he felt he was in a ‘horror movie’.  Both David and Ariel were born and raised in Israel,entered the army,and dedicated their lives to the Kibbutz.