Some 101 hostages taken by Hamas during its October 7 attack on Israel are still believed to be alive in Gaza, according to an AFP count after the rescue of two more on Monday.
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To date 112 hostages out of the initial group of 253 – including some who were already dead when they were taken back to Gaza – have been freed.
The October 7 attack by Hamas on southern Israel resulted in the deaths of about 1,160 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official figures.
Israel responded with a relentless offensive in Gaza that has killed at least 28,340 people, mostly women and children, according to the latest toll from the territory’s health ministry on Monday.
In a seven-day truce in November a total of 105 hostages were exchanged for Palestinians held in Israeli jails.
Fivehostages had been released earlier and on Monday the Israeli military announced that two more hostages were rescued in an overnight operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah: Fernando Simon Marman, aged 60, and 70-year-old Louis Har.
Those released to date include 33 children, 49 women and 30 men, mainly Thai farm workers.
The bodies of several other hostages who died in Gaza or were killed in the October 7 assault and then taken back to Gaza remain in the territory.
Israel has repatriated 11 bodies.
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Israelis and foreigners
Of the 101 hostages believed to be still alive, according to AFP’s count, 91 are Israelis or dual nationals, eight are Thai, one is Nepali, and one is French-Mexican.
AFP has managed to identify the remaining hostages, mainly through interviews with their relatives or via Israeli media.
Palestinian militants are also holding the bodies of 29 people, including at least 18 who died in the October 7 attacks and whose bodies were brought to Gaza.
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