With nearly 130 hostages still held by Hamas 10 weeks after its unprecedented attack on Israel, AFP has taken a focused look at the lives of two women among the captives.

Both were kidnapped from the Nir Oz kibbutz, close to the Gaza border.

During a week-long truce last month, Hamas released dozens of hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, but several captives have also been found dead.

And on Friday the Israeli army said that three hostages were killed mistakenly by its troops. Their relatives have had no news of them since, and hold out hope they are still alive.

Family members described Arbel Yehud to AFP as gentle young woman with a magnetic smile. Before she was taken hostage, she was brimming with plans for the future, they said.

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