IDF to inform over 100 families loved ones are hostages

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

The Israel Defense Force is sending out officers today to inform over 100 Israeli families that their relatives are being held in Gaza by Hamas, according to Army Radio.

UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan tells CNN that Israel estimates “that the number is between 100 and 150 people.”

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