And the Israeli military says it will continue to operate in Gaza
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* Gaza Casualties: The Hamas-run ministry in Gaza reports a high number of Palestinian deaths,but doesn’t differentiate between civilians and combatants. Despite this, UN agencies and experts generally consider their records reliable. Israel disputes the numbers without providing its own.
* October 7th Attack: Hamas-led militants killed around 1200 people in Israel (mostly civilians) and abducted 251 people on October 7, 2023.
* Hostage Remains: Israel has identified the remains of a 10th hostage, Eliyahu Margalit, who was abducted from Nir Oz. His remains were found in Khan Younis.
* Trump’s Warning: Donald Trump has stated he woudl allow Israel to resume the war if Hamas doesn’t return the remains of all dead hostages.
* Hamas’ Position: Hamas says it’s committed to the ceasefire deal but retrieving remains is challenging due to unexploded ordnance.
* Hostage Families’ Protests: Families of those abducted are continuing weekly rallies in Tel Aviv demanding the return of all hostages.
* Image Caption: The image shows the bodies of Palestinians killed by israeli fire after crossing the ceasefire line, brought to Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza City.
