Of the 101 Israelis held hostage by the Palestinian Hamas in the Gaza Strip, only 51 survived.Israel Hayom-is. Previously, the Israeli authorities officially confirmed the death of 37 hostages. The information about the death of the hostages is based on intelligence data.
Israeli officials speculate that given the harsh conditions in which Hamas has been holding hostages for more than a year, the number of survivors could be even lower.
The hostages were taken on October 7, 2023, when Hamas militants, who had invaded Israeli territory, attacked visitors to the Kibbutz Reim music festival near the border with the Gaza Strip. On that day, Palestinian militants kidnapped 253 Israelis and took them to the enclave.
It should be noted that some of them were released during the negotiations.
