Current sectionIsrael NewsIsraeli hostage families slammed Netanyahu's error, which they warned erases lives with words – exposing the strain between Israel's war messaging and the anguish of families nearing two years without answers. '48. Not 40. Not 46. All of them, now,' the families said in a statementShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeOctober 07, 2025Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday misstated the number of hostages being held in captivity in Gaza in an interview, saying that there were "40 hostages – 46 actually" when in fact 48 captives are being held.CommentsIn the News'Fantasies of a Young Arab Lover': The Secret Gay Scene of Mandatory PalestineCould Brain-drain Leave Israel Brain-dead?Why Asking 'Are You a Zionist?' Is No Longer RelevantIn the Village Where a Body Was Exhumed at Settlers' Orders, Shock RemainsReport: U.S. and Israel in 'Intense Preparations' to Renew Strikes Against IranRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'Trump Collides With Reality in Latest Iran StandoffIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter Attacked