Sara Netanyahu on Monday said the number of hostages thought to be still alive in Gaza was lower than the official figure of 24, during a meeting in which her husband, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, appeared to have forgotten the captives altogether while speaking about Israel’s military achievements.

The comment by Sara Netanyahu, which sparked outrage among hostage families on Tuesday, was based on partial, classified information that was recently relayed to cabinet ministers, the Kan public broadcaster reported. The premier’s wife has previously sued Channel 12 for reporting that she leaked state secrets related to attacks in Iran and the assassination in September of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.

Speaking to honorees set to light torches at the 77th Independence Day state ceremony Wednesday night, Benjamin Netanyahu talked at length about Israel’s successes against Hezbollah, Syria, Iran, and the Houthis, and about the heroism of Israel’s soldiers, but failed to mention the hostages still held by Hamas and other terror groups in Gaza, according to a video released by the Prime Minister’s Office on Tuesday.

As Netanyahu’s wife Sara began speaking after his remarks, Transportation Minister Miri Regev, seated to the premier’s left, wrote something on his notepad, after which he immediately said: “And of course we have another important........

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