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JERUSALEM — Israel says a Hamas list shows that eight of the 33 hostages to be released in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire are dead. Government spokesman David Mencer told journalists Monday ...

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has handed over to mediators a list showing that 25 Israeli hostages are still alive, ...