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Palestinians examine the rubble of destroyed buildings after an Israeli bombardment. © Mohammed Talatene/dpa
While negotiations for the release of hostages from Hamas are underway, Israeli soldiers find the body of a woman who has been abducted. The overview.
Gaza/Tel Aviv - Almost six weeks after the attack on Israel by the Islamist Hamas, soldiers have recovered the bodies of hostages near the Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip.
The body of the young soldier kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in the border area on October 7 was found in a building near the largest hospital in the city of Gaza, a military spokesman said on Platform X, formerly Twitter. Noa Marciano's body has been identified by experts in Israel. A cause of death was not initially disclosed.
The armed wing of the Islamist Hamas, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, had previously published a video of the woman on Telegram. Among other things, she was seen with the most serious injuries. The terrorist organization claimed that the soldier was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip on November 9. The information could not be independently verified.
Second Dead Hostage
The military had previously discovered the body of a 65-year-old hostage in a neighboring building of the hospital. The woman was kidnapped from the border town of Beeri on October 7 during the Hamas massacre in Israel. Weapons such as submachine guns and bazookas were also found in the building.
During their operation in the largest clinic in the coastal strip, the Israel Defense Forces also found command and control centers, according to their own statements. What exactly is meant by this was left open by a military representative. Weapons, computers and military equipment were also found there.
It remained unclear whether one of the centers discovered was also the command center of the Palestinian Islamist organization suspected by the army under the hospital. Hamas denies the existence of such a base under the clinic.
Fighters of the Islamist terrorist organization Hamas from the Gaza Strip attacked Israel on October 7, brutally killing about 1200,240 people. At the same time, about 11 people were taken hostage. In response, Israel launched air strikes and a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip at the end of October. According to Palestinian figures, more than 000,<> people were killed. According to the UN, the supply situation is catastrophic. Israel has been under international pressure for its conduct of the war, especially since the attack on the Shifa clinic.
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"That's what we're trying, but unfortunately we're not succeeding. Every death of a civilian is a tragedy. We are trying to do everything in our power to get civilians out of harm's way, while Hamas is doing everything it can to keep them there."
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Israel Army: Hamas Tunnel Discovered at Shifa Clinic Compound
Israeli soldiers reportedly uncovered a Hamas tunnel on the grounds of Shifa Hospital. In addition, a booby-trapped vehicle with a large amount of weapons, ammunition and handcuffs was discovered at the site, the military said.
It was prepared for the Hamas massacre in Israel on October 7 and the hostage-taking, the army suspects. A tunnel was also discovered in the Rantisi hospital. In addition, weapons and ammunition were detected in the Al-Quds Hospital.
Report: Indications for hostage stay in clinic
According to a US media report, Israel's head of government sees "strong indications" that hostages were held by Hamas in the largest hospital in the Gaza Strip. This was one of the reasons for the entry of Israeli soldiers into the Shifa clinic, Netanyahu told the television channel CBS.
Negotiations are underway between Israel and Hamas over the hostages taken to the Gaza Strip. The release of at least 50 women and children and a three- to five-day ceasefire are being discussed, a person familiar with the negotiations told the German Press Agency.
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Israel's army has gained control of the western part of the city of Gaza in the northern Gaza Strip, according to Defense Minister Joav Galant. "The next phase has begun," Galant said. He left open what this phase should look like in concrete terms.
The Israeli army also reported that it had taken "operational control" of the city's port, which had previously been controlled by Hamas. Local sources confirmed the takeover to dpa. Israel's army again called on civilians in several neighborhoods of the embattled city of Gaza to flee. Hundreds of thousands have already fled from the north to the south of the coastal strip. However, there were also several Israeli air strikes there.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to visit Germany after his verbal attacks on Israel and his defense of Hamas, which is classified as a terrorist organization by the EU. Today he wants to meet with Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Chancellery. Erdogan had recently defended Hamas as a "liberation organization" and condemned Israel as a "terrorist state."
In addition, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell wanted to travel to Ramallah for talks. Among other things, talks with representatives of civil society and a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas were planned. Dpa