Gaza Hostages
Hamas released a video on Monday, October 30, claiming it shows three women among the more than 230 individuals whom Israel alleges were kidnapped by militants and transported to Gaza during the attacks on October 7.
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Military Invasion
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his war cabinet that Israeli forces were making “systematic progress” in the campaign to defeat Hamas in response to the October 7 attacks, the deadliest in the country’s history.
The Israeli ground forces were supported by heavy fire from the air and artillery, with the army striking more than 600 targets within 24 hours, a sharp increase from 450 targets a day earlier.
Collapsed Healthcare
Concern has surged about the widening humanitarian crisis and the fate of hospitals in the war zone where, the World Health Organization warns, many patients cannot be safely moved despite Israel’s evacuation order.
According to the UN, all 10 hospitals in northern Gaza have received evacuation orders, despite sheltering thousands of patients and about 117,000 of the displaced.
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Israeli Soldier Rescued
The release of soldier Ori Megidish was “secured during a ground operation after being kidnapped by Hamas on October 7,” the army said in a statement.
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