The military wing of Hamas announced the death of 50 Israeli hostages. This allegedly happened because of Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip.
Earlier, Hamas reported the death of 21 hostages. The same reasons were given. According to the IDF, 224 people are held captive by Palestinian militants.
The Israel Defense Forces say the militants are holding at least 210 hostages, including about 30 children and another 20 elderly people. Most of them are citizens of Israel, but among them, there are also citizens of other countries.
- A total of four people were freed from Hamas captivity: Yoheved Lifshitz, Nurita Cooper and two American-Israeli women, mother and daughter Judith and Natalie Raanan. Israel says more than 200 people are still being held hostage.