Israeli hostages embrace family members in emotional reunion

Siblings Ayesha Alzyadna, 17, and Bilal Alzyadna, 18, were reunited with their family after their release by the terrorist organization Hamas. (Office of Prime MInister Benjamin Netanyahu)

Photographs released by the Israeli prime minister's office show siblings Bilal and Ayesha Alzyadna as they reunited with family members at Soroka Hospital after their release by Hamas.

The emotional reunion took place after the siblings were freed in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. Israel says 110 hostages were released during the cease-fire that began last week, 86 Israelis and 24 who are foreign nationals.

In exchange, Israel freed three times as many Palestinian prisoners as part of a temporary truce with Hamas.

That cease-fire is now over after the Israel Defense Forces said Hamas violated the terms by firing a rocket into Israeli territory. Hamas claims Israel broke the truce by declining an offer to free more hostages.

Israeli government spokesman Eylon Levi said Friday that 137 hostages remain in the Gaza Strip. There are 117 males and 20 females, including children, still held captive who were kidnapped in the Oct. 7 terror attack. Ten of the remaining hostages are aged 75 or older.