Israel investigates as Hamas says female hostage killed

Hamas says a pistillate hostage has been killed during Israeli operations successful bluish Gaza.

The woman's individuality was not revealed, and it was unclear however oregon erstwhile she is said to person died.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was presently incapable to “verify oregon refute” the claim, but that its representatives are successful interaction with the woman's family.

“This evening the violent enactment Hamas released a papers successful which a kidnapped pistillate is allegedly seen killed,” the IDF said successful a statement. “We are checking the accusation and astatine this signifier we are incapable to verify oregon refute it.”

Hamas claimed that connection with the woman’s captors had precocious been restored aft respective weeks, starring to the find of her death.

Abu Ubeida, spokesperson for Hamas’s subject wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, said different pistillate hostage who the pistillate was held with had been injured and that her beingness was endangered.

Israeli authorities judge determination are astir 60 surviving hostages remaining successful Gaza - and the bodies of dozens of others who are believed to beryllium dead.

The quality came arsenic Israel pressed up with its operations crossed Gaza connected Saturday.

According to the territory's Hamas-run wellness ministry, astir 120 radical were killed by Israeli airstrikes crossed the territory successful the past 48 hours.

Israel launched a run to destruct Hamas successful effect to the group's unprecedented onslaught connected confederate Israel connected 7 October 2023, successful which astir 1,200 radical were killed and 251 others were taken hostage.

Nearly 44,000 radical person been killed and much than 104,000 injured successful Gaza since then, according to the territory's Hamas-run wellness ministry.