Retired Israeli general says Gaza strikes will mean more dead hostages

As Israel's renewed strikes kill hundreds in Gaza, a retired Israeli general says the assault will mean "more hostages dead," too.

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Israeli strikes on Gaza add to soaring child death toll

Hospitals say high proportion of women and children among dead in latest strikes. Israel–Gaza war – latest updates At least 91 Palestinians have been killed and many more injured in a third ...
The Guardian - 5d
Palestinian medics say Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight killed dozens

Palestinian medics say Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight killed dozens
ABC News - 5d
Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli military says it is conducting ground activity in northern Gaza as dozens reported dead after Israeli strike

Israeli military says it is conducting ground activities in northern Gaza strip after 58 people killed by Israeli attacks overnight. The resumption of airstrikes has sent Palestinian residents ...
The Guardian - 5d
Netanyahu says Israeli strikes across Gaza that killed hundreds are 'only the beginning'

Israel has launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says are “only the beginning” and “a necessary condition for freeing hostages.”
ABC News - 6d
Hamas says it has accepted a proposal to release an American-Israeli hostage in Gaza and 4 bodies of dual nationals

Hamas says it has accepted a proposal to release an American-Israeli hostage in Gaza and 4 bodies of dual nationals
ABC News - Mar. 14
Gaza War Led to Deaths of More Than 3 Dozen Hostages, Officials Say

Israel’s leaders promised that their military campaign in Gaza would help save the lives of hostages. At least 41 have died in captivity, some killed by Hamas and others in Israeli airstrikes.
The New York Times - Mar. 8
Deadly Israeli strikes in Gaza and Lebanon amid calls for halt to ‘endless war’

Hamas leader in Khan Younis among 19 dead from Gaza bombing, while Iran-backed rebels in Yemen fire missile at Israel. Israeli strikes across southern Gaza killed at least 19 people overnight into ...
The Guardian - 2d
Hamas says it will only release American-Israeli hostage if truce agreement is implemented

Hamas says it will only release an American-Israeli and the bodies of four other hostages if Israel implements the existing ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, calling it an “exceptional deal” ...
ABC News - Mar. 15
Hamas says it will free U.S.-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander

Hamas says it has agreed to release living American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander as well as the bodies of four other deceased hostages. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more.
CBS News - Mar. 14
UN says worker killed in Gaza as Israeli air strikes resume

Israel's military denies attacking the Deir al-Balah compound, after the Hamas-run health ministry blamed an Israeli strike.
BBC News - 6d
Aid workers killed in Israeli air strike in Gaza, charity tells BBC

The Israeli military says it was targeting terrorists who "posed a threat to Israeli troops".
BBC News - Mar. 15
Hamas says it will release American hostage, agrees to restart Gaza ceasefire talks

Hamas on Friday said it agreed to release American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander and the bodies of four other Americans, following a proposal from mediators to resume negotiations with Israel over ...
The Hill - Mar. 14
Israel launches deadly new strikes in Gaza as ceasefire falls apart

Officials in Hamas-ruled Gaza say the new Israeli assault has killed more than 400 people, as Israel accuses Hamas of refusing to extend the ceasefire.
CBS News - 6d
Hamas says it will release Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander and four more bodies

Hamas said it has agreed to release Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, the last living U.S. citizen in the militant group's captivity.
NBC News - Mar. 14
Israeli strike at Gaza hospital kills five, including senior Hamas figure

Ismail Barhoum and medics die in attack, which Israel says was based on extensive intelligence. An Israeli airstrike on Sunday night hit the largest hospital in southern Gaza, killing five people, ...
The Guardian - 1d
Netanyahu says Israel has resumed ‘fighting with force’ against Hamas

Israeli military’s renewed air strikes in Gaza kill more than 400 people, say Palestinian officials
Financial Times - Mar. 18
Israel-Hamas ceasefire collapses, IDF launches deadly strikes on Gaza

Palestinian officials in Gaza say hundreds of people were killed in Israeli airstrikes Monday night. Israel says the strikes were aimed at Hamas targets and blamed the militant group for a lack of ...
CBS News - Mar. 18
Israel strikes that shattered ceasefire ‘just the beginning’, Netanyahu says, after deadliest 24 hours in Gaza since 2023 – live

Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli military will continue to fight until Hamas ‘no longer posed a threat’. Commenting on the fresh strikes in Gaza, Sally Thomas, humanitarian manager at Caritas ...
The Guardian - Mar. 18
U.N. to cut staff numbers in Gaza as Israeli strikes escalate

The United Nations said Monday it will reduce international staff numbers in Gaza by about a third after Israeli strikes in the enclave that killed hundreds.
NBC News - 10h
Mapping Israel's wave of strikes

More than 400 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. BBC Verify’s Nick Beake has been assessing footage of the strikes and building a ...
BBC News - Mar. 18
Israeli Strikes on Gaza Kills Over 400, in Breakdown of Cease-Fire

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said he had ordered the aerial attacks after Hamas’s “repeated refusal” to release the remaining hostages it holds. “This is just the beginning,” he said.
The New York Times - 6d
Israelis Take to Streets a Day After Gaza Strikes

Israeli protests are converging over the war in Gaza and domestic politics amid concerns about a government push to reduce the power of state watchdogs.
The New York Times - 6d
British daughter of Gaza hostage says burying father 'incredibly meaningful'

Sharone Lifschitz said it was important all families were reunited with their relatives, both dead and alive
BBC News - Mar. 16
After Israeli Strike Kills More Than 400, Palestinians Tally the Dead

For two months, a cease-fire spared Palestinians the grim task of identifying bodies. With Israel resuming its assault, they are back at it.
The New York Times - 5d
Israel threatens 'permanent' control of Gaza areas unless Hamas releases hostages

Israeli Defense Minister Katz told Hamas that the IDF would take "permanent" and "annexed" control of parts of the Gaza Strip unless the hostages were freed.
NBC News - 4d
Israel Keeps Up Attacks in Gaza Despite Truce

In the latest strikes, the Israeli military killed at least nine people, according to the Gaza health ministry. Israel says militants were threatening its forces.
The New York Times - Mar. 15
Families of hostages in Gaza are terrified they won't return after Israel resumes fighting

Families whose relatives remain hostages in Gaza are terrified their loved ones might not return after Israel launched a wave of strikes on the territory
ABC News - 6d
What to know about Israel's latest strikes on Gaza, end of ceasefire

Palestinian officials say Israel killed hundreds of people as it struck targets up and down Gaza Monday night, blaming Hamas for not agreeing to its latest demands to release the remaining ...
CBS News - Mar. 18
Houthi rebels in Yemen say they're resuming attacks on Israeli ships

Yemen's Houthi rebels say they will resume attacks on Israeli ships in response to Israel's blockage of aid to Gaza. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more on that and the future of ...
CBS News - Mar. 12
Hamas says it will release U.S.-Israeli hostage and 4 bodies, but Israel is wary

Hamas said it accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-nationals, but Israel cast doubt on the offer.
CBS News - Mar. 14
Israeli strike on south Gaza hospital kills senior Hamas official

A senior Hamas official was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a hospital in southern Gaza on Sunday, the group and the Israel Defense Forces said.
ABC News - 1d
Israel targets Hamas official with airstrike on Gaza hospital

An Israeli airstrike hit Gaza's Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, in what it says was a precise strike on a Hamas official. Video from an NBC News crew in Gaza shows hospital workers evacuating ...
NBC News - 1d
Israeli strikes kill hundreds in Gaza as ceasefire teeters on the brink

Israel's military launched the deadliest strikes on the Gaza strip since the agreement of its ceasefire with Hamas, killing hundreds of people.
NBC News - Mar. 18
Israel launches 'extensive strikes' on Gaza with at least 220 reportedly killed

The Israeli military says it is targeting "terror targets" belonging to Hamas.
BBC News - Mar. 18
U.N. to Pull International Workers From Gaza Amid Israeli Strikes

The United Nations is withdrawing about one-third of its international work force in Gaza, with the reduction coming after an Israeli tank shell hit a U.N. compound.
The New York Times - 18h
Over 400 killed in Israeli strikes, Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas fell apart Monday night as Israel launched deadly airstrikes on Gaza. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio and Weijia Jiang have the latest.
CBS News - Mar. 18
Netanyahu warns Israel’s renewed Gaza offensive ‘is only the beginning’

Israeli PM says attacks will continue until Hamas is destroyed and hostages freed, as airstrikes kill hundreds. The wave of deadly airstrikes that shattered the pause in hostilities in Gaza is ...
The Guardian - Mar. 18
Israel launches Gaza airstrikes on second day of resumed offensive

Gaza health officials say five killed in two strikes as Israeli evacuation order may suggest plans for ground operations. Israel has launched a fresh wave of airstrikes in Gaza on the second day of ...
The Guardian - 6d
60 feet underground in a 3-foot-wide tomb: Freed Israeli hostage details captivity

Israeli hostage Tal Shoham was held captive by Hamas for more than 500 days.
ABC News - Mar. 17