Israel says 24 hostages alive after Trump comment alarms families
Khaleej Times
|May 08, 2025
An Israeli official said on Wednesday that 24 hostages were alive in Gaza after US President Donald Trump said the number was 21, alarming the families of hostages.
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Gal Hirsch, Israel's coordinator for hostage issues, said in a post on X that the Palestinian militant group Hamas was holding 59 hostages of whom 24 were alive and 35 dead — figures unchanged since before Trump spoke.
"All families of the kidnapped are always updated with the information we have about their loved ones," he said.
Speaking at an event at the White House on Tuesday, Trump said that 24 hostages were alive a week ago but the figure was now 21.
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