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73-year-old Gadi Haggai, an Israeli-American dual national and hostage who was kidnapped by Hamas from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, has died while being held captive in Gaza, the Missing Persons Families Forum said in a statement released Friday.
The number of people killed in Gaza since October 7 has risen to 20,057, according to a statement from the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health in the strip on Friday.
President Joe Biden said the US is still working through whether to support a UN Security Council resolution that calls for a halt in Gaza hostilities after a vote on the matter was pushed to Thursday. Follow for live updates.