Israel issues new tally of 15 bodies held in Gaza Strip

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The Israeli prime minister’s office has said it had tallied the remains of 15 citizens that were being kept by Hamas in the Gaza Strip since the attacks of October 7, AFP reports.

Confirming three additional deaths of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, it said the group was now holding the remains of 15 people.

The published list named the dead as 11 civilians and four soldiers, one of them a senior officer, although it did not elaborate further.

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