A gang in Haiti has released 13 women and children who were among more than 50 people kidnapped following a deadly attack on a community near the capital, according to UNICEF.

The United Nations children’s agency said late Friday that six children and seven women were freed.

The children include three under the age of two, a 7-year-old and two teenage girls.

UNICEF Deputy Representative in Haiti Yannig Dussart described the release as a rare moment of hope amid the violence affecting children across the country.

He said the kidnapping in Kenscoff was not an isolated incident but highlighted the scale and frequency of attacks on children in Haiti.

UNICEF said it worked with community leaders to help secure the release of the women and children. It was not immediately known whether they required medical treatment or whether other women and children remained in captivity.

Mass kidnappings are relatively uncommon in Haiti, although individual abductions are widespread. Victims are sometimes released without ransom, while others are killed even after ransoms are paid.

At least 47 people were killed during a gang attack late Sunday in Kenscoff, a farming community in the hills above Port-au-Prince that was previously considered relatively peaceful.

Gang leader Izo 2 had threatened to execute all the hostages if police killed any gang members during their efforts to regain control of Kenscoff.

Izo 2 reportedly operates an armed group in the area in coordination with other gang leaders, including Izo, who is considered one of Haiti’s most powerful gang leaders.