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Israel's chief military spokesperson: 31 hostages in Gaza are dead

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Israel's chief military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said on Tuesday that 31 of the remaining hostages held in Gaza were pronounced dead.

Israel has said 136 hostages are still being held in Gaza © Mena Today 

Israel has said 136 hostages are still being held in Gaza © Mena Today 

Israel's chief military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said on Tuesday that 31 of the remaining hostages held in Gaza were pronounced dead.

"We have informed 31 families that their captured loved ones are no longer among the living and that we have pronounced them dead," he told a regular media briefing.

Israel has said 136 hostages are still being held in Gaza.

Reporting by Henriette Chacar

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