The Israeli military said its forces recovered the bodies of three hostages overnight in northern Gaza. It said they were killed and abducted during the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, bringing to seven the number of dead hostages recovered since last week. At The Hague, the International Court of Justice will rule Friday on South Africa’s request that the court order Israel to cease military operations in Gaza, in particular its offensive in Rafah.
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End of carouselThe Hostages Families Forum said the recovery of Hanan Yablonka, Michel Nisenbaum and Oryon Hernandez Radoux was “a silent but resolute reminder” that Israel must “immediately dispatch negotiation teams with a clear demand to bring about a deal that will swiftly return all the hostages home.”
The ICJ said its judgment is expected around 3 p.m. local time (9 a.m. Eastern time) on Friday. South Africa has argued that the offensive in Rafah is aimed at destroying “the essential foundations of Palestinian life,” while Israel described the case as “divorced from the facts.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will soon address a joint session of Congress. “This will be a timely, and I think a very strong show of support,” Johnson said at an event at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, without providing further details.
A U.S. military official said three service members on the U.S.-built pier aid operation had suffered noncombat injuries offshore. One was taken to a hospital in Israel while the others returned to duty, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, the deputy commander of U.S. Central Command, told reporters.
At least 35,800 people have been killed and 80,200 injured in Gaza since the war began, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants but says the majority of the dead are women and children.
Israel estimates that about 1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, including more than 300 soldiers, and says 282 soldiers have been killed since the launch of its military operation in Gaza.
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End of carouselThe Hostages Families Forum said the recovery of Hanan Yablonka, Michel Nisenbaum and Oryon Hernandez Radoux was “a silent but resolute reminder” that Israel must “immediately dispatch negotiation teams with a clear demand to bring about a deal that will swiftly return all the hostages home.”
The ICJ said its judgment is expected around 3 p.m. local time (9 a.m. Eastern time) on Friday. South Africa has argued that the offensive in Rafah is aimed at destroying “the essential foundations of Palestinian life,” while Israel described the case as “divorced from the facts.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will soon address a joint session of Congress. “This will be a timely, and I think a very strong show of support,” Johnson said at an event at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, without providing further details.
A U.S. military official said three service members on the U.S.-built pier aid operation had suffered noncombat injuries offshore. One was taken to a hospital in Israel while the others returned to duty, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, the deputy commander of U.S. Central Command, told reporters.
At least 35,800 people have been killed and 80,200 injured in Gaza since the war began, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants but says the majority of the dead are women and children.
Israel estimates that about 1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, including more than 300 soldiers, and says 282 soldiers have been killed since the launch of its military operation in Gaza.
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