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.
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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
Israel-Gaza live updates: Death toll passes 25,000 in Gaza, health ministry says
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Israel-Gaza live updates: Death toll passes 25,000 in Gaza, health ministry says
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