Israel believes that more than a third of the remaining Gaza captives are dead, a cabinet tally showed on Tuesday.

About 250 people were taken captive when Hamas carried out a surprise military operation in southern Israel on October 7. More than 100 of them were released in a swap deal in November last year. 

The tally said 120 remain in captivity, 43 of whom have been declared dead in absentia by Israeli officials based on various sources of information, including intelligence tip-offs, CCTV or bystander videos and forensic analysis.

Some officials have privately said that the number of dead could be higher.

Hamas has said Israeli attacks have caused captive deaths.