Hamas forces kidnapped 253 people from Israel on October 7th, including children, women, and the elderly. From those, 112 have been returned alive to Israel, with the vast majority of them being exchanged at the end of November 2023. Notably, 80 Israeli captives were exchanged then for 240 Palestinian prisoners at a three to one ratio. This Israeli practice of not leaving a fellow citizen behind is a long-respected Jewish tradition.