Hostage and Missing Persons Coordinator, Reserve Brig. Gen. Gal Hirsh, addressed U.S. President Donald Trump's statement claiming that fewer than 20 hostages remain alive, and informed the hostages' families that "according to information Israel has, there is no change in the information you received from us: 20 of the hostages are alive, 2 with grave concern for their lives, 28 are not among the living and have been classified as deceased hostages."