Hostage families demand answers after Trump says only 21 survivors in Gaza

(JNS) — Families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza issued an urgent demand for clarification from Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on May 7, following a statement by U.S. President Donald Trump that only 21 captives remain alive—contradicting Jerusalem’s official figure of 24.

In a statement issued by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, relatives called on the government to disclose any updated intelligence.

“Following the U.S. president’s statement last night regarding the number of living hostages still being held captive—the number of living hostages known...