Greater than 240 individuals are thought to have been kidnapped Oct. 7.
Israeli authorities spokesman Eylon Levy mentioned Friday that 137 hostages remained in Gaza. The quantity contains 15 whom the federal government mentioned had been killed and their our bodies nonetheless held by Hamas, bringing the estimated variety of dwelling hostages nonetheless being held in Gaza to 122.
The vast majority of them are Israelis or twin nationals, and male. Fewer than 10 Individuals stay in captivity in Gaza, in accordance with John Kirby, spokesman for the White Home Nationwide Safety Council. The one youngsters on Israel’s record of remaining hostages are Kfir Bibas, who was 9 months outdated when he was kidnapped, and his 4-year-old brother, Ariel. Israel has mentioned it’s assessing Hamas’s claims that the Bibas youngsters and their mom, Shiri, had been killed.
Eleven of the remaining hostages are overseas nationals, Levy has mentioned. The remaining 11 overseas nationals embody eight Thai residents, one Nepali, one Tanzanian, and one French-Mexican, in accordance with Levy.