An Israeli source on Thursday confirmed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s statement on Wednesday—that there are grave concerns about the lives of three hostages—and clarified that one is Israeli and two are foreign nationals.

The source explained that there have been no signs of life from three hostages since shortly after the outbreak of war.

“Their families have been updated on this situation since then,” he said. “Of the three, one is Israeli and two are foreigners.”

Later on Thursday, Cherut Nimrodi, the mother of Tamir Nimrodi, an IDF soldier who was abducted from his base near the Gaza border, told reporters that her son is the Israeli hostage the official was referring to.

Regarding the foreign hostages, the official said: “The contact with the families of the foreigners is carried out continuously through the embassies of the relevant countries. Their families are supported by the State of Israel in the same way that the families of Israeli hostages are supported.”

According to Israeli reports, the two foreign citizens whose fate is of grave concern are Pinta Nattapong of Thailand and Bipin Josh of Nepal, the only two foreign citizens who were thought to be still alive in Gaza.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)