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Hamas released a second group of 13 Israeli hostages on Saturday as part of a cease-fire deal, a day after it released another 13<\/a>.<\/p>\n Saturday\u2019s group of Israelis \u2014 all women and children \u2014 included six members of an extended family from the ravaged Israeli border village of Be\u2019eri, all of whom were kidnapped during Hamas\u2019s Oct. 7 terror attack in Israel.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what we know about the Israelis released on Saturday. (Read about the Israeli hostages who have already been released here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Shoshan Haran was taken hostage from Kibbutz Be\u2019eri along with another six members of her extended family. Her husband, Avshalom Haran, was killed in the Oct. 7 assault, as was her sister, Lilach Kipnis, a psychologist and peace activist, and her husband, Evyatar Kipnis, 65.<\/p>\n The body of Mr. Kipnis\u2019s caregiver, Paul Castelvi, was found in a nearby forest.<\/p>\n The extended family, all residents of Be\u2019eri, had been celebrating the Jewish holiday of Sukkot at Ms. Haran\u2019s home when the village was struck. Several members of the family were considered missing for days and weeks before they were identified as being among the dead or kidnapped.<\/p>\n Shoshan Haran holds Israeli and German citizenship. A plant protection expert with a doctorate in agronomy, she worked in the seed industry for many years, then founded Fair Planet, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping small farms in developing countries.<\/p>\n Adi Shoham, Shoshan Haran\u2019s daughter and a resident of Be\u2019eri, was freed with her son, Naveh, 8, and her daughter, Yahel, 3. Her husband, Tal Shoham, 38, remains in captivity.<\/p>\n A psychologist, Ms. Shoham worked in recent years to promote mindfulness as a means of easing the stress of residents of southern Israel who have lived under the threat of rocket fire from Gaza for more than two decades.<\/p>\n Yuval Haran, 36, Adi Shoham\u2019s brother and Shoshan Haran\u2019s son, was away from the kibbutz on Oct. 7 and became the voice of his captive family. He was in the vanguard of a five-day march<\/a> this month from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m tired of sitting around,\u201d he said. \u201cI want to start walking to where the decisions are made.\u201d<\/p>\n Sharon Avigdori, a sister of Avshalom Haran and a drama therapist, was visiting her family in Be\u2019eri with her daughter, Noam Avigdori, when they were seized.<\/p>\n Sharon Avigdori works with people on the autism spectrum and lives in Hod Hasharon, in central Israel. Her husband, Hen Avigdori, and their son Omer, 16, had stayed home that weekend.<\/p>\n Mr. Avigdori, a television writer, told The Jerusalem Post<\/a> this month that he was \u201ca man on a mission\u201d to bring back his wife and daughter. He said his wife\u2019s work \u201cchanges the world.\u201d<\/p>\n He described his daughter as a young socialite and a top student. \u201cShe likes learning, she is hilarious, she has a very sarcastic sense of humor, she cracks me up,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Emily Hand, an Irish Israeli, was kidnapped from a sleepover at a friend\u2019s house in Kibbutz Be\u2019eri and turned 9<\/a> while in captivity.<\/p>\n Her family initially believed<\/a> she had been killed in the attack, but was later informed that she was kidnapped. Her older sister, Natalie Hand, told Israel\u2019s Channel 12 that the family had cried for Emily when it was informed she had been killed.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were told that she had been murdered; we were in mourning,\u201d she said. Then, \u201con Oct. 31, they told us that it was highly likely that she had been abducted.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking at a news conference<\/a> at the Israeli Embassy in London recently, her father, Thomas Hand, said, \u201cI\u2019m going to pull every little string that I can for my own daughter, and hopefully that helps the rest as well.\u201d<\/p>\n Ireland\u2019s president met with Mr. Hand<\/a> in recent weeks.<\/p>\n Maya Regev was at the Tribe of Nova music festival<\/a> on Oct. 7 when Hamas attackers infiltrated Israel and massacred hundreds of young festivalgoers. Her brother, Itay, with whom she attended the festival, is still believed to be held in Gaza.<\/p>\n Their father, Ilan Regev Derby, described in October<\/a> being haunted by the last conversation he had with Ms. Regev, which he recorded on his phone<\/a>. She called as the gunmen closed in.<\/p>\n In one Hamas video, Itay is shown, hands bound, in the back of a pickup, alive. Another friend they attended the festival with, Omer Shem Tov, is also still believed to be held in Gaza.<\/p>\n Mirit Regev, Maya\u2019s mother, expressed the mixed feelings of many families in a statement on Sunday:<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m excited and happy that Maya is on her way to us now. Nonetheless, my heart is split because my son, Itay, is still in Hamas\u2019s captivity in Gaza,\u201d she said, adding, \u201cI am going to hug Maya so hard. We will not stop until Itay and all the hostages get back home.\u201d<\/p>\n Alma Or and Noam Or were kidnapped from their home in Be\u2019eri, a kibbutz near the Gazan border on Oct. 7. They were taken hostage with their father, Dror, who is believed to still be held in Gaza.<\/p>\n Their mother, Yonat, was one of dozens killed in Kibbutz Be\u2019eri.<\/p>\n Hila Rotem Shoshani was hiding in her family\u2019s safe room with her mother, Raaya, the morning of Oct. 7, before they were kidnapped from their home in Kibbutz Be\u2019eri, according to The Times of Israel.<\/p>\n The outlet reported that Raaya, who is still believed to be held in Gaza, texted her brother around noon, telling him that she and her daughter were being taken. It was the last time anyone heard from her. Their family was told on Oct. 29 that the mother and daughter were being held captive.<\/p>\n Shiri Weiss and Noga Weiss, mother and daughter, were kidnapped from Kibbutz Be\u2019eri on Oct. 7.<\/p>\n Noga was hiding under a bed when she texted the family group chat that her mother was taken from their safe room, her second cousin, Oren Rubinstein, said at a rally in the San Francisco area on Nov. 4.<\/p>\n Noga fled her house, which was engulfed in flames, and attempted to hide outdoors in bushes nearby, according to Mr. Rubinstein. The last her family heard from her was a text: \u201cThey\u2019re coming.\u201d<\/p>\n Her family was able to track her live location through WhatsApp as she moved into Gaza, he said.<\/p>\n Mr. Rubinstein has demanded their release in rallies throughout the San Francisco area, where he lives.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a nightmare,\u201d he said at the rally, which was recorded and posted on YouTube by Unxeptable, an organization formed by Israeli citizens in 2020 to protest their country\u2019s right-wing government.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd we have to remember \u2014 we have to support who is going to bring them home. The IDF is going to bring them home; the U.S. Special Forces are going to bring them home.\u201d<\/p>\n Shiri\u2019s husband, Ilan Weiss, left their home the morning of Oct. 7 to join an emergency squad, according to The Times of Israel, and is still considered missing. According to the kibbutz administration, Shiri\u2019s brother Gil \u2014 a member of the local civilian emergency response team \u2014 was killed during the battle for Be\u2019eri.<\/p>\n Jeffrey Gettleman contributed reporting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nShoshan Haran, 67<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
Adi Shoham, 38; Naveh, 8; Yahel, 3<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
Sharon Avigdori, 52; Noam Avigdori, 12<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
Emily Hand, 9<\/span><\/h3>\n
Maya Regev, 21<\/span><\/h3>\n
Alma Or, 13; Noam Or, 17<\/span><\/h3>\n
Hila Rotem Shoshani, 12<\/span><\/h3>\n
Noga Weiss, 18; Shiri Weiss, 53<\/span><\/h3>\n