US, Israel unsure how many Hamas hostages are 'still alive,' Jake Sullivan says
Sullivan is working to secure the release of 10 missing Americans from Gaza
By Anders Hagstrom Fox News
Published November 12, 2023 10:57am EST
The U.S. and Israel are unsure of how many hostages that Hamas terrorists took on Oct. 7 are "still alive," national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday.
Sullivan made the comments during an appearance on ABC's "This Week." He said the U.S. remains focused on securing the release of the nine U.S. citizens and one U.S. green card-holder believed to be in Hamas custody. He said that while Israel is classifying all 239 missing individuals as hostages of Hamas, there is no way to be sure how many of them are "still alive."
"We do not know the precise number of hostages. We know the number of missing, and that's the number the Israelis have given, but we don't know how many of those are still alive," Sullivan told ABC. "As far as Americans are concerned, there are nine missing American citizens as well as a missing legal permanent resident--a green card holder."
Sullivan said he will be meeting with family members of the missing Americans later this week.
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