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Hostage official says 24 is still formal number of living captives after PM’s wife says fewer alive
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
After Sara Netanyahu said in a video released today that there are fewer than 24 hostages still alive in Gaza, a member of Israel’s hostage team says that “the number of living hostages (24) that the prime minister mentioned in the meeting with the torchbearers is indeed the correct official number.”
The official adds that hostage point man Gal Hirsch also submitted that figure to the mediators during ongoing hostage talks.
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