According to the latest Israeli assessments, 51 Israeli hostages are still alive in the Gaza Strip, the daily Israel Hayom reported on Sunday. These figures contrast sharply with the total number of people still held by Hamas, suggesting that a significant portion of the captives may not have survived.
About two months ago, Benjamin Netanyahu declared that half of the hostages were alive. This assessment was based on information collected through different channels since October 7, combining open sources and data from intelligence services.
The discrepancy between confirmed and estimated deaths is explained by the requirements to officially declare the death of a person in Israel. Medical and rabbinical authorities require irrefutable evidence, consistent with scientific and religious standards, before they can pronounce death. Although this formal evidence is lacking for certain cases, the Israeli services have sufficient information to establish that several other hostages did not survive their captivity, according to I24News.
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