{"id":22253,"date":"2025-05-08T00:00:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T21:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=22253"},"modified":"2025-05-08T09:27:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T06:27:47","slug":"netanyahu-confirms-21-hostages-are-alive-the-fate-of-3-others-is-uncertain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/netanyahu-confirms-21-hostages-are-alive-the-fate-of-3-others-is-uncertain\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu Confirms  21 Hostages Are Alive, the Fate of 3 Others Is Uncertain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a video posted to his Facebook account, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed this evening (Wednesday):\u00a0 \u201c21 hostages are definitely alive, and there are three others whose condition is uncertain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu further emphasized: \u201cWe are not giving up on anyone \u2013 not even the three whose status is still unknown.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>We\u2019re Trying to Get the Hostages Out<\/strong><br \/>\nNetanyahu\u2019s statement follows remarks made by President Trump earlier (overnight Tuesday to Wednesday), who declared that 21 hostages are alive in the Gaza Strip. Trump added: \u201cIt\u2019s a terrible situation, we\u2019re trying to get the hostages out of there. We\u2019ve already managed to rescue many hostages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His comments were made following an earlier report from Qatar, where an Egyptian source claimed that Cairo had received a new American proposal for a ceasefire and hostage release deal.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22255\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22255\" style=\"width: 908px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22255\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/21-hostages-2.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"908\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/21-hostages-2.webp 2560w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/21-hostages-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/21-hostages-2-1024x681.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/21-hostages-2-768x511.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/21-hostages-2-1536x1022.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/21-hostages-2-2048x1362.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22255\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rally for the Hostages | Photo: Avshalom Sassoni\/Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>59 Hostages in Gaza \u2013 24 Alive, 35 Confirmed Dead<\/strong><br \/>\nFollowing Trump\u2019s comments, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum issued a statement: \u201cThe number of living hostages known to the families, as relayed to them by official sources in Israel, is 24. If there is new information \u2013 we demand to receive it immediately and without delay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Ret. Brig. Gen. Gal Hirsch, Israel\u2019s Coordinator for the Hostages and Missing, clarified that Hamas is holding 59 hostages: 24 have been confirmed alive, while 35 have been classified as killed in captivity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Prime Minister responded to President Trump\u2019s remarks and confirmed that 21 hostages are known to be alive, while the condition of three others is unclear. 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