This article provides an update on the Israel-Hamas hostage situation, including the release of hostages and the details surrounding their captivity. Here are some key points from the article:
**Released Hostages:**
1. Judith Raanan and her daughter Natalie Raanan (two American citizens) were released on Friday, 20 October 2023.
2. Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifschitz (two elderly women) were released on Monday, 23 October 2023.
3. Ori Megidish (an Israeli soldier) was released during ground operations in Gaza on 29 October 2023.
**Foreign National Hostages:**
1. Twenty foreign workers were freed during a temporary truce in November 2023.
2. Nineteen of the twenty foreign workers released were Thai nationals.
3. Some of the released Thai hostages include:
* Boonthom Pankhong and his girlfriend Natthawaree Molakan, who were released on 24 November 2023.
* Wichai Kalapat (whose status was initially believed to be deceased) was also released.
* Urai chantachart’s sister learned that her brother had been held captive but was later released.
**Other Released Hostages:**
1. Elma Avraham, an Israeli citizen, was airlifted in a serious state to the Soroka Hospital in Beersheba after being released from captivity.
2. Shiri Weiss and her daughter Noga were taken from Kibbutz Be’eri. Shiri’s husband Ilan was killed in the attack.
**Hostages Still Held:**
1. Dr. Avshalom Haran, a dual German-Israeli citizen, was killed in the Hamas attacks on Kibbutz Be’eri.
2. Tal Shoham, Adi’s 38-year-old husband, remains in captivity.
Note that this article appears to be based on information from BBC News and provides an update on the hostage situation up to November 2023.
