BaltimoreJewishLife.com | Bchasdei Hashem - Remaining 20 Live Hostages Returned To Israeli Territory

Tel Aviv, Israel - Oct. 13, 2025 - After 738 agonizing days in captivity, the last 20 living hostages, all young or middle-aged men, have returned home to the embrace of their families who worked tirelessly for their release, to their friends, and to an entire nation that hoped and waited for this day to come.

The Hostages Families Forum commented: "Our struggle is not over. It will not end until the last hostage is located and returned for proper burial. This is our moral obligation. Only then will the people of Israel be whole."

The Forum also released photos and biographies of each of the newly-released hostages.

Alon Ohel (24) was born and raised in Lavon. He started playing piano at age nine, also plays bass, and studied music in high school. He developed his unique style inspired by classical music and jazz, enjoyed improvising with other musicians and composing original music. Those who know him say he is cheerful, happy, surrounded by friends, loves life and good food. He planned to begin his studies at the Rimon School of Music in October 2023 when he returned from his big trip to the East, and to move into a shared apartment with his friends in Tel Aviv. On October 7, Alon arrived with his friends at the Nova festival, and when the shooting began they fled to a shelter in Re'im. There he and his friends managed to repel grenades thrown into the shelter, until he was finally kidnapped along with Eliya Cohen, Or Levy, and the late Hersh Goldberg-Polin. Alon has a brother and sister, Ronen and Inbar, and is the son of Kobi and Idit.

Eitan Avraham Mor (25) was born and raised in Kiryat Arba and now lives in Jerusalem. Eitan works at a coffee shop in Jerusalem and is beloved by all his customers. Those who know him describe him as someone with a big heart who makes everyone laugh and loves to give of himself to others. Eitan starts every morning with a sports activity with his dog, opens his home in the Nahlaot neighborhood to passersby, and on Saturdays makes sure to come to his parents' house to help them. On October 7, Eitan worked on the security team at the Nova festival. When the shooting began, Eitan helped evacuate wounded people from the area until he was kidnapped. A released hostage, Ron Krivoy, who spent three days with Eitan in a tunnel, told of Eitan's big smile and hope that didn't fade even in the depths of the earth. Eitan told the other hostages: "You'll see, we'll get out of here, don't despair." Eitan is the eldest of seven siblings. His parents are Zvika and Efrat, and his partner is Odelia.