American hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war in the Gaza Strip. Israeli strikes overnight and into Thursday meanwhile killed at least 13 people, including three local journalists who were in the courtyard of a hospital,

Israeli forces recovered overnight the bodies of an Israeli American couple who were killed on Oct. 7, 2023, and since held by Hamas, Israeli officials said Thursday. The bodies of Judi Weinstein Haggai and Gadi Haggai were recovered from Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip,

The bodies of Judi Weinstein Haggai, 70, an Israeli who held U.S. and Canadian citizenship, and her husband, Gad Haggai, 72, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen, were recovered, the country's military said.