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PM’s office stresses published hostage list was given by Israel to mediators in July 2024
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
A protester holds a placard with a dove carrying a yellow ribbon, symbolizing solidarity with the hostages taken by Hama-led terrorists during the October 7, 2023 attack, during a demonstration calling for their release outside the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on January 4, 2025 (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
After a Saudi outlet publishes a list it received from Hamas of 34 hostages it says would be freed in the first phase of a potential hostage-ceasefire deal, the Prime Minister’s Office puts out a statement stressing that the document is merely an Israeli list given to the mediating countries in July 2024.
“To date, Israel has not received any confirmation or comment from Hamas regarding the status of the hostages on the list,” says the PMO.
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