Jonah Goldberg
According to any reasonable understanding of law or morality, the hostages were certainly killed by Hamas. Under any reasonable understanding of morality alone, they were outright murdered. “Deceased” is water-carrying for terrorists.
ABC News
BREAKING: Hamas will release the bodies of four deceased hostages on Thursday and six living hostages on Saturday, Hamas and Israel confirmed. Four more dead hostages will be released next week, according to Israel. Read more: https://abcnews.link/aXBuZjj