[faucetman]

” 20 hostages who died in captivity, “

MURDERED!

[verum ago]

” 20 hostages who died in captivity, “

MURDERED!

Yeah. A tapir or a snake 'dies in captivity;' a human being who was violently attacked, kidnapped, possibly tortured or raped, then dies of their injuries was, as you say, MURDERED. (Assuming they weren't simply executed, in which case, they were still MURDERED!)

Funny, isn't it, the media's diction when it comes to such things:

Israeli casualties are mentioned as "xxxx Israelis have died," while Palestinian casualties are mentioned as "xxxx Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces, most of them women and children, according to [insert Hamas-controlled org here]"

Those darn Israelis, just *coincidentally* dropping dead when Hamas attacks. Heart attacks? Strokes? Drownings?