The Israel Defense Forces reported on Oct. 19 that at least 239 people are known to have been taken hostage during the devastating terror attacks perpetrated by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7. Between 100 to 200 people remain unaccounted for, with the remains of the murdered still being found. The actual number of hostages held captive in the Gaza Strip is still unknown. Some 30 of the captives are children under the age of 16, and another 10 to 20 are over the age of 60.
Chabad.org has compiled a list of most of 220 names from a number of published sources. Most include the Hebrew name and the name of the mother. Where the name of the mother is not reported, we have listed the hostage’s full name, as reported by family members.
While we have done our best to cross-reference these names, many cannot be confirmed. Readers are invited to suggest additions or corrections in the response box at the bottom of this page.
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Ada Sagi
Adi Shoham
Adar bat Daniella
Adi bat Ahuva
Adi bat Jacqueline
Adi bat Shoshan
Adi Margalit bat Ilka Chana
Alayna bat Eugenia
Alma Or Alex ben Oksana
Alicia bat Ludmila
Amir ben Rachel
Amiram Cooper
Amit bat Donna
Amit ben Limor
Amitai ben Hafsi
Amnon San ben Sarah
Aner ben Shira
Arthur Aharon ben Meenah
Avigail bat Smadar
Avinatan ben Ditza Tirza
Aviv bat Doron
Avraham Gilad ben Liat
Avshalom ben Ruti
Bachor Chai ben Hadas
Bar ben Julie
Bar ben Nili
Bar Kuperstein
Ben ben Nirit
Ben ben Zahava
Ben Bentzion ben Mazal
Benyahu ben Etel
Benyamin ben Elizabeth
Boy Bibas, 3 years
Boy Bibas, 9 months
Carmela Dan
Celine Ben David Nagar
Chava bat Sally
Daniel ben Inga Danielle bat Ella
David Karol ben Gratziah
Ditza Heiman
Don Sassi ben Shoshana
Dor ben Batya
Dor ben Galit
Dor ben Iris
Dor ben Sharona
Dor ben Vered
Doreen bat Tali
Doron ben Sarah
Dror ben Ella
Dvir ben Chagit
Eden bat Aliza
Eden bat Orin
Efrat Katz
Eidan ben Dalit
Eidan ben Tamar
Einav ben Penina
Eitan Avraham ben Efrat
Eitan ben Hagit
Elia ben Batsheva
Elia Ben Odeel
Eliakim Shlomo ben Avishag
Eliyahu ben Chana
Eliyahu Yaakov ben Hadassah Adi
Elon ben Idit
Elroy ben Iris
Emma Cunio
Julie Cunio
Evyatar ben Yasmin
Evyatar David
Gili ben Orna
Guy Yaakov ben Levana
Hersh Ben Rachel
Hili bat Margaret
Ido ben Kochava
Inbar bat Yifat
Itay Chen
Itay Regev
Ivan Illarramendi
Judith Raanan
Kareen bat Luba
Kareen bat Osnat Asiah
Karina Ariev
Keshet ben Natalya
Kim bat Miri
Liam ben Sarit
Lidor ben Bat El
Lidor ben Gita
Liel ben Nardit
Lielle ben Yonit
Lilach bat Rina
Lior ben Michal
Liri Elbag
Loren Garcovich
Lotan ben Naomi
Maayan bat Rachelli
Matan ben Miriam
Maya bat Keren
Michael ben Rachel
Mor ben Linda
Moriah Or bat Sandra
Motti ben Mazal
Na’Or ben Livnat
Naavo ben Meirav
Nachman ben D’ganit
Natalie Ra’anan
Naveh ben Adi
Nitzan bat Ronit
Nitzan ben Vered
Nitzan ben Yiskah
Noa bat Leah
Noa bat Liora
Noa bat Molly
Noa bat Nitzchona
Noa Argamani
Noam bat Hadas
Noam bat Sharone
Noam ben Talia
Noam Liel ben Revital
Noam Avigdori
Noam Or
Noiya
Noiya’s father, Eli
Noya Dan
Nurit Cooper
Noy bat Chava
Ofek ben Eti
Ofer Calderon
Ofir ben Rishel
Ofir ben Sharon
Omer Maksim ben Orna Esther
Omer ben Osnat
Omer ben Shelly
Omer Shem Tov
Omri ben Chagit
Omri ben Raaya
Or ben Avi
Or ben Sima
Or-el ben Meirav
Ori ben Einav
Oriah bat Chani
Osher ben Rachel
Owat Suriyasri
Rachel bat Paulina
Rahm bat Mar
Rahm ben Tamar
Raz Asher
Raz Katz
Rinat bat Mechula
Roee ben Nitzah
Romy bat Meirav
Romy Ruchama bat Sarah
Ron ben Sigal
Roni bat Lilach Sandra
Roni ben Birtha
Rotam bat Ariella
Rotem Bat Leah
Roz bat Doron
Saan ben Sarah
Sachak ben Meirav
Sahar ben Tamar
Segev ben Galit
Shaked bat Baila
Shani Louk
Sharon bat Metukah
Sharon bat Ruti
Sharon ben Limor
Sharon Alony Cunio
Sharon Avigdori
Sharone Lifschitz’s father
Sharone Lifschitz’s mother
Shinhav bat Rachel
Shiri Silberman-Bibas
Shoham bat Rachel
Shoham ben Pazit
Shoshan ben Rina
Shoshan Haran
Sigal bat Ani
Sigal bat Esther
Stav bat Eti
Steven ben Irina
Strosta Tomer ben Orli
Ta-ir bat Edna
Tal ben Limor
Tal Shoham
Tamar bat Yaira
Tiferet bat Sarah Sarit
Tomer ben Sigal
Uriel ben Naomi
Vivian bat Shoshana
Yaffah
Yahal bat Adi
Yiftach ben Shoshana
Yishai ben Talia
Yitzchak Isaac ben Tzipporah
Yochai ben Ziva
Yonatan ben Miriam
Yonatan Chai ben Linda
Yonat Or
Yoram ben Miriam
Yosef ben Chana
Yuval Kayam bat Miriam
Ziv ben Tamar
