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Friday, December 1, 2023
Israel says 137 hostages are still being held in Gaza
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Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy in October, 2023. (Screen capture/X)
Israel says that 137 hostages are still being held in the Strip after 110 returned home.
Among those still in captivity after the end of the truce Friday are 115 men, 20 women and two children, government spokesperson Eylon Levy says. Ten of the hostages are 75 and older, he says. The majority, or 126, are Israeli and 11 are foreign nationals, including eight from Thailand.
Levy lists the youngest hostage, 10-month-old Kfir Bibas, his 4-year-old brother Ariel and their mother Shiri as among the hostages. The military has said it is investigating a Hamas claim that the boys and their mother were killed.
Levy says seven people are still missing from the initial attack.
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