At least 32 Israeli hostages - one fifth of the 136 kidnapped still in Hamas hands - are dead.
This was reported by the New York Times, which has viewed an internal assessment of the Israeli army.
The families of the 32 hostages, whose deaths have been confirmed, have been informed, four military officials told the NYT, adding that intelligence reports are being verified that at least 20 other hostages have been killed.
The figure of 32 dead hostages is higher than what the Israeli authorities have publicly stated so far.
The IDF told the NYT that most were killed on October 7.
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