At least 32 of 136 remaining hostages in Gaza are dead — report

At least 32 of the 136 hostages still in Gaza are dead, according to a new report by the New York Times, citing four anonymous military officials.

The military has previously said it had confirmed the deaths of 29 of the remaining 132 hostages taken on October 7, during the shock Hamas assault in which terrorists killed some 1,200 people and took 253 hostage.

Hamas also holds four other hostages: the bodies of fallen IDF soldiers Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin since 2014, as well as two Israeli civilians, Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed, who are both thought to be alive after entering the Strip of their own accord in 2014 and 2015 respectively.

It is unclear if the tally of 32 dead includes the two soldiers killed in 2014.

According to the NYT report today, the officials say the military is also assessing “unconfirmed intelligence” that at least 20 more hostages may have also been killed.

The military told NYT that most of the hostages who are confirmed dead were killed on October 7 during the devastating Hamas onslaught.

The families of the 32 hostages have been informed, according to the report.

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