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Later today, Hamas is expected to release all the 48 hostages it is still holding after two years of war. Here are the names of the 20 hostages presumed to be alive.

Ariel Cunio, 28, was abducted alongside his brother David Cunio, 35, in the attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz on 7 October. Ariel’s last message to his family read: “We are in a horror movie.”

Evyatar David, 24, was at the Nova festival during Hamas’ attacks. He texted his family to say: “They are bombarding the party.”

Gali and Ziv Berman, 28-year-old twin brothers, were abducted from Kibbutz Kfar Aza.

Omri Miran, 48, the oldest one of the surviving hostages, was taken away from his home in Nahal Oz.

The other hostages set to be released are: Matan Angrest, 22; Matan Zangauker, 25; Nimrod Cohen, 21; Guy Gilboa-Dalal, 24; Yosef-Chaim Ohana, 25; Elkana Bohbot, 36; Avinatan Or, 32; Eitan Mor, 25; Bar Kupershtein, 23; Segev Kalfon, 27; and Rom Braslabski, 21.

Three hostages have more than one nationality: Eitan Horn, 38, an Israeli-Argentine dual national; Maxim Herkin, 37, an Israel-Russian dual national; and Alon Ohel, 24, with Israeli, German and Serbian citizenships.

Read more about the hostages here.