The Israeli military has recovered the body of a hostage held in Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Elad Katzir, a farmer from Kibbutz Nir Oz, was killed by Islamic Jihad during the cross-border attack by Hamas gunmen. His father was killed in the same attack, while his mother was previously released.
The Israeli military has said its forces have recovered the body of a hostage held in Khan Younis in southern Gaza .
In a 8 January video posted by Islamic Jihad online, Mr Katzir said:"I was close to dying more than once. It's a miracle I'm still alive ... I want to tell my family that I love them very much and I miss them very much." Mr Biden urged an"immediate ceasefire" and for the first time hinted at conditioning American support for Israel on curtailing the killing of civilians and improving humanitarian conditions.
The White House confirmed negotiations would occur this weekend in Cairo, but would not comment on US media reports that CIA Director Bill Burns would attend along with Israeli spy chief David Barnea, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani and Egypt's intelligence chief Abbas Kamel. Charities have accused Israel of blocking aid, but Israel has defended its efforts and blamed shortages on groups' inability to distribute aid once it gets in.
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