Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made clear on Monday that Israel would not agree to a ceasefire, saying "this is a time for war."
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Israeli soldier kidnapped by Hamas rescued during ground operation, IDF says
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An IDF spokesperson said they initially misspoke when they said she had been released from Hamas. The initial IDF announcement was a translation error as she had been “actively rescued” with “boots on the ground” in a joint operation between the IDF and the Israeli Security Agency (ISA), or Shin Bet, IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus told CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Tuesday local time.
“Based on intelligence” the Israeli special forces went into northern Gaza knowing her whereabouts and rescued her, Conricus said.
“They were in there for a job,” Conricus said adding that he is happy with the results as Pvt. Ori Megidish is “well mentally and physically” and reunited with her family.
He added that Megidish has also provided information about her captivity with Israeli intelligence officers which “can be used for the future.”
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Israel-Hamas war live updates: Fears rise over strikes near Gaza hospitals (nbcnews.com)
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Hostages include people with breast cancer, autism and Parkinson’s disease
Many of the hostages being held by Hamas have life-threatening conditions that require consistent access to medication, according to The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, a volunteer group advocating for the hostages’ release.
The group gathered information about the hostages’ medical histories from family members, then sent a summary report to the Red Cross on Oct. 15.
The report mentions three young boys — ages 5, 13 and 16 — with autism that require special assistance, as well as a 27-year-old woman with Crohn’s disease, a 60-year-old man with multiple sclerosis and an 85-year old woman with heart failure, kidney disease and asthma.
Several hostages have breast cancer, according to Dr. Hagai Levine, the group's head of medicine. Other conditions reported by the families include Parkinson’s disease, dementia, diabetes and high blood pressure.
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Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, crisis in Gaza, Netanyahu rejects ceasefire calls (cnn.com)
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Hamas claims it is 'firing machine guns and anti-tank missiles' towards Israeli forces in Gaza
Reuters: Hamas said its militants fired machine guns and anti-tank missiles toward Israeli forces in north and south Gaza early on Tuesday as Israel’s tanks and infantry attacked the enclave’s main city, raising concerns about the plight of Palestinian civilians.