Just 60-70 of the 134 Israelis held captive in Gaza are still believed to be alive, according to report.
By World Israel News Staff
Israel estimates that roughly half of the Israeli hostages held by terrorists in the Gaza Strip have likely perished in captivity, according to a report by Ha’aretz.
Thus far, 112 hostages have been returned to Israel, including 105 freed during a truce in the last week of November, three rescued by the IDF, and four more released by Hamas.
There are 134 Israelis still being held in Gaza, though it remains unclear how many are alive, with 36 confirmed to be dead.
According to a source familiar with Israel’s estimates on the number of surviving hostages, only half of those still in captivity are believed to be a alive, a significant drop from last month.
据报道，被关押在加沙的 134 名以色列人中，据信只有 60-70 人还活着。
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据《国土报》报道，以色列估计，加沙地带恐怖分子扣押的以色列人质中约有一半可能已在囚禁中丧生。
迄今为止，已有112名人质返回以色列，其中105名人质在11月最后一周的休战期间获释，三名人质被以色列国防军解救，另外四名人质被哈马斯释放。
目前仍有 134 名以色列人被关押在加沙，但尚不清楚有多少人还活着，其中 36 人已确认死亡。
据熟悉以色列对幸存人质人数估计的消息人士称，只有一半人质据信仍被囚禁的人还活着，比上个月大幅下降。
In February, Israeli officials told relatives of the hostages that roughly 90 of the 134 captives were believed to be alive, though 20 of them were in serious and potentially life-threatening condition.
Now, Israel is quietly estimating that only 60 to 70 of the captives are still alive.
“I hope I’m mistaken,” the source told Ha’aretz, “but the number may be even lower.
今年 2 月，以色列官员告诉人质亲属，134 名俘虏中约有 90 人据信还活着，但其中 20 人伤势严重，可能危及生命。
现在，以色列悄悄估计只有60至70名俘虏还活着。
“我希望我错了，”消息人士告诉《国土报》，“但这个数字可能会更低。
Israel and Hamas are still in talks for a possible hostage deal, which according to recent reports would include the freeing of roughly 40 captives, in exchange for ceasefire and the early release of 700-800 jailed terrorists.
Hamas has thus far refused Israel’s offer of a six-week ceasefire, and instead demanded that the truce be permanent, marking an end of the current war, and be accompanied by a full withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip – demands that Israel has repeatedly stated are non-starters.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with relatives of some of the hostages on Thursday, telling them Israel would move forward with the planned ground operation in Rafah, Hamas’ last stronghold in Gaza.
On Sunday, Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, hosted the families of the abducted female soldiers at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem.
以色列和哈马斯仍在就可能的人质协议进行谈判，根据最近的报道，该协议将包括释放大约 40 名俘虏，以换取停火和提前释放 700-800 名被监禁的恐怖分子。
哈马斯迄今拒绝了以色列提出的为期六周的停火提议，而是要求永久停火，标志着当前战争的结束，并伴随着以色列军队从加沙地带全面撤军——要求以色列反复声明是行不通的。
本杰明·内塔尼亚胡总理周四会见了一些人质的亲属，告诉他们以色列将继续在哈马斯在加沙的最后一个据点拉法实施计划中的地面行动。
周日，内塔尼亚胡和他的妻子萨拉在耶路撒冷总理办公室接待了被绑架女士兵的家属。