"After more than 600 days of pain and waiting, the bodies of Gadi Haggai and Judih Weinstein Haggai were returned to Israel overnight in a military operation," the kibbutz announced. "The couple, residents of Kibbutz Nir Oz, were murdered and abducted by Hamas terrorists in the fields of their kibbutz during the October 7th attack."

Israel's response has taken on unacceptable scale and must stop immediately, protecting the civilian population,' says Italian prime minister

"More nations want to protect their citizens using Israeli defense equipment," said Israeli official Major General Amir Baram.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged only that Israel had been working with “clans.” But the opposition leader warned that the “weapons going into Gaza will eventually be pointed at Israeli soldiers and civilians.

Spain’s Defense Ministry ordered the suspension of an Israeli missile manufacturing license, effectively canceling a $310 million contract.

The controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has halted its work for a day and is asking Israel to reduce the risks for Palestinians seeking access to its sites.

Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu – who the International Criminal Court (ICC) alleges is responsible for war crimes in Gaza – responded angrily. He accused the leaders in London, Ottawa and Paris of offering Hamas a “huge prize” for its October 7 attack on Israel.

Israeli special forces recovered the bodies of two American hostages who were held in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces and the Shin Bet intelligence service announced Thursday. Why it matters: Judi Weinstein-Haggai and Gad Haggai from Kibbutz Nir Oz were murdered during the Oct.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a private organization that disburses vital supplies to starving Palestinians in the Gaza war zone, temporarily suspended operations in the wake of controversy stemming from Israeli military operations in the area.