4 murdered hostages recovered in Gaza were on list of captives meant for release in 1st stage of deal — report

Four of the murdered hostages whose bodies were recovered in the Gaza Strip were on the “humanitarian” list of captives and were meant to be released in the first stage of a proposed hostage deal, unnamed security sources tell Army Radio.

The number of hostages who qualify to be released in the first stage of a proposed deal — women, men over 50, and hostages with serious medical conditions — is decreasing, the sources say.

The officials do not name those hostages, but they are believed to be Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, who lost his hand in a grenade blast during the October 7 massacre, Almog Sarusi, 27, who was injured on October 7, and two female hostages, Eden Yerushalmi, 24, and Carmel Gat, 40.

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