hostages believed to be held in gas ga sa has gone up to 240. this comes as israeli troops and tanks push deeper into the gaza strip. the prime minister benjamin netanyahu is rejecting calls for a cease fire and refusing to halt the ground and air assault to wipe out hamas. calls for a cease fire are calls for israel to surrender to hamas, to surrender to terrorism, to surrender to barbarism. that will not happen. the bible says that there is a time for peace and a time for war. this is a time for war. the israeli military tells cnn special forces operation was able to rescue a hostage held in northern gaza. she is an idf soldier who was kidnapped during the october 7th terror attack. this is video of the emotional reunion, that s her with her grandmother. meanwhile on the ground in gaza, the idf says troops have been battling terrorist cells armed with machine guns and anti-tank missiles. israeli forces advance, hamas released a new hostage video of three israeli women