Israel corrects Trump after he wrongly claims that more hostages have died in Gaza

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Israel corrects Trump after he wrongly claims that more hostages have died in Gaza

Israel has corrected comments made by US president Donald Trump after he told reporters last week that 21 hostages are alive in Gaza – rather than 24 – because three had died.The claim caused alarm amongst the families of hostages, who had not been delivered this update by the Israeli government. But an official said on Wednesday that 24 hostages do still remain alive in Gaza, with figures remaining unchanged since before Trump spoke.Gal Hirsch, Israel's coordinator for hostage issues, said in a post on X that the Palestinian militant group Hamas was holding 59 hostages of whom 24 were ..