Israel Privately Estimates 50 Hostages Could Be Dead

As many as 50 of the hostages taken by Hamas from Israel on October 7 could be deceased, a number significantly higher than the 29 deaths publicly acknowledged by Israel.

This information, shared with U.S. and Egyptian officials, was presented during hostage negotiations in Cairo in recent weeks, as reported by Egyptian officials.

The estimate has been a crucial factor in ongoing negotiations for the release of hostages, both alive and deceased, still held in Gaza.

If the latest Israeli assessment is accurate, approximately 80 of the 132 hostages believed to be held by Hamas or other militant groups are still alive, while militants retain the bodies of dozens of kidnapped individuals.

None of the deceased hostages have been returned thus far, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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