American and Israeli intelligence believe that there may be as few as 50 hostages still left alive out of the 116 still being held in captivity in the Gaza Strip, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
The daily cited “mediators in the hostage talks and a U.S. official familiar with the latest U.S. intelligence” as its sources.
https://worldisraelnews.com/as-few-as-50-hostages-still-alive-in-gaza-report/?
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