A man holds the body of a small child as he and others mourn while collecting the bodies of friends and relatives killed in an airstrike on January 13, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza. (Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that governs Gaza, freed over 100 of the more than 200 people its militants took hostage during the Oct. 7 surprise attack on southern Israel. In exchange, Israel released more than 200 Palestinians from Israeli prisons.
Here's how the news is developing. All times Eastern:
Jan 21, 1:27 PM IDF confirms death of kidnapped soldier
The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday announced that Sgt. Shay Levinson, who until now had been identified as a hostage, was killed in battle on Oct. 7 and his body is being held in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli officials say 532 IDF soldiers have been killed, including 195 since the ground operations in Gaza began.
-ABC News' Anna Burd
Jan 21, 12:41 PM Netanyahu says war to continue 'on all fronts,' rejects Hamas' 'terms of surrender'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will "continue the war on all fronts and in all sectors."
"We do not give immunity to any terrorist -- not in Gaza, not in Lebanon, not in Syria and not anywhere," Netanyahu said in the statement Sunday, written in Hebrew.
The prime minster added, "Whoever tries to hurt us -- we hurt him."
Netanyahu said he's working to secure the return of all the hostages "around the clock," and added: "But to be clear: I reject outright the terms of surrender of the monsters of Hamas."
Netanyahu also said he had a conversation with President Joe Biden over the weekend, in which he emphasized "determination to complete all war objectives, and to ensure that Gaza will no longer pose a threat to Israel," according to the prime minister's statement.
"That is why I insist that after we achieve complete victory, after we eliminate Hamas -- there will be no factor in Gaza that finances terrorism, educator of terrorism or courier of terrorism," Netanyahu said.
"Gaza must be demilitarized, under full security control of the State of Israel," he said. "I will not compromise on full Israeli security control over all the territory west of Jordan."
Netanyahu added he will continue to "firmly" stand by his insistence to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state for as long as he is prime minister.
-ABC News' Jordana Miller
Jan 21, 5:39 AM More than 25,000 killed in Gaza, health ministry says
More than 25,000 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war, the Gaza Ministry of Health said Sunday.
Citizens inspect a car that was destroyed by Israeli air strikes on Jan. 21, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza. At least 62,681 people have been injured since the war began, said the ministry, which operates under the Hamas Authority.
A ministry spokesperson said at least 178 bodies were brought to hospitals in the last day.
-ABC News’ Nasser Atta and Edward Szekeres
Jan 20, 12:54 PM Relatives of hostages protest outside Israeli PM's home
Several relatives of hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza protested outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home on Saturday, demanding the government take more steps to free the captives.
Some protesters camped out in front of his home, in the coastal town of Caesarea.
More than 130 hostages are still held in captivity, according to Israeli officials.
Jan 20, 12:01 PM Fatal shooting of Palestinian-American teen in West Bank under investigation
The fatal shooting of a 17-year-old Palestinian-American in the West Bank on Friday remains under investigation, as mourners gathered Saturday for the teen's funeral.
Tawfiq Ajaq was killed near the city of Ramallah, according to the Defense for Children International - Palestine advocacy group.
Israeli police said they received a report Friday regarding a "firearm discharge, ostensibly involving an off-duty law enforcement officer, a soldier and a civilian." Police did not identify who fired the shot but described the shooting as taking place over people "purportedly engaged in rock-throwing activities" along a main highway.
Israeli police said its internal affairs department is investigating the incident.
An initial assessment by the Defense for Children International - Palestine also found that it was unclear who fired the shot that struck the teen.
A State Department spokesperson confirmed the death of a U.S. citizen civilian in the West Bank on Friday.
Asked about the incident at a briefing on Friday, U.S. National Security spokesman John Kirby said White House officials "don't have perfect context about exactly what happened here" but are "seriously concerned about it."
"We're going to be in constant touch with counterparts in the region to get more information," he said.
The teen's funeral was held Saturday in the West Bank.
Jan 19, 3:18 PM Biden speaks with Netanyahu in 1st known call in 27 days
President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Friday, according to the White House.
This was the first known call between the two leaders since Dec. 23, 2023.
Biden and Netanyahu spoke about a two-state solution, among other things, one day after Netanyahu expressed opposition to a Palestinian state.
"The president still believes in the promise and the possibility of a two-state solution," White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said Friday. "He recognizes that it's going to take a lot of hard work. It's going to take a lot of leadership, there in the region, particularly, on both sides of the issue. And the United States stands firmly committed to eventually seeing that outcome."
"We're not going to agree on everything," Kirby said. He later added that Netanyahu’s comments will not change Biden’s "strong conviction" that “the best long-term solution for regional security, particularly the security of the Israeli people, is a free, independent Palestinian state that they can live in peace and security with -- and this is an important caveat -- with Israel's security also guaranteed." Though Biden will continue to press for a two-state solution, "this isn't about trying to twist somebody's arm or force a change in their thinking," Kirby said.
Kirby said Netanyahu’s comments did not trigger the two leaders’ Friday call.
"This was a call that we've been, actually, trying to land on the schedule for quite a bit of time," he said.
ABC News’ Fritz Farrow
Jan 19, 11:43 AM Teen boy shares story of being held hostage by Palestine Islamic Jihad
Yagil Yaacov, now 13, was 12 years old when he was kidnapped at knifepoint from his room at the Nahal Oz kibbutz on Oct. 7.
He told his captors -- allegedly members of the Palestine Islamic Jihad -- “Don’t take me, I’m too young,” according to his mother, Renana.
Yagil’s brother was also kidnapped and the two were separated. Yagil told ABC News in an exclusive interview that he was first taken to a safe house, and then to another home where he stayed for 30 days.
Yagil said during his time as a hostage he listened to some radio and learned a little Arabic to determine what was happening around him.
He was eventually reunited with his stepmother and brother.
Yagil's father is still being held hostage.
ABC News’ Matt Gutman
Jan 18, 2:54 PM Netanyahu voices opposition to Palestinian state in post-war Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced his opposition to a Palestinian state in a post-war Gaza.
"For 30 years I have been consistent -- this conflict is not about the absence of a Palestinian state but about the existence of a Jewish state. Wherever we vacate territory, we receive terrorism," he said at a news conference. "It happened in Judea and Samaria and it happened in Gaza. In any agreement, Israel must control all territory west of Jordan. This is what I say to our A