At the end of seven phases of release and at the end of the ceasefire, it emerged that 137 abductees were still being held in Gaza, 17 of them women and children. The testimonies of the abductees assisted the IDF in the intelligence effort, and the army defined them as valuable.
Meanwhile, there is still no concrete indication of the fate of the Bibas family. The body of the abducted Ofir Sarfati, whose family was informed yesterday of his murder, was recovered in an operation inside Gaza. The deaths of some of the abductees whose families were notified were declared on the basis of intelligence information in the IDF's possession.
Israeli Air Force airstrikes in the Gaza Strip // IDF Spokesperson
As for the resumption of fighting, more than 200 targets were attacked as of 07 a.m. The IDF prepared to violate the plan, in light of Hamas' refusal to return women and children. The IDF is also deployed in the Northern Command, after a "suspicious target" was intercepted.
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