Israeli authorities had been making ready to obtain the final hostages nonetheless alive in Gaza, after Hamas informed mediators it had
20 living captives in its custody and was prepared to start setting them free.
The message, which the militant group despatched to Israel by means of intermediaries, marked the primary time Hamas has confirmed the variety of hostages it holds. It additionally addressed uncertainty about whether or not Hamas, in its battered and fragmented state, may rapidly assemble all of the residing hostages and pointed to a presumably accelerated timetable for his or her launch.
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