Israel believes Hamas knows location of all 13 deceased hostages, official says

By Lazar Berman

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27 October 2025, 5:26 pm

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Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Israel thinks that Hamas knows the location of all 13 slain hostages still in Gaza, an official in the Prime Minister’s Office tells The Times of Israel.

“We think that they know about all of them,” says the official. “We think that, with the right way they work, they can bring them all back.”

For now, Israel is going to let search efforts continue: “The indication we have now is that everybody is making a big effort to try to find them.”

Israel’s patience won’t last forever, says the official. “If it’s not going to happen today, and maybe in the real near future, we will have to make decisions.”