Israel-Hamas war highlights: Tel Aviv probes killing of 3 Israeli hostages

On Saturday, Egyptian security sources said that Israeli officials appear more open to new truce in talks with mediators, reported Reuters. Notably, earlier a truce had taken place between Israel and Hamas as part of which many hostages were released from Hamas captivity in lieu of the freedom of Palestinian prisoners lodged in Israeli jails.

According to a report by AFP, the family of Israeli hostages appealed Israel to stop the war and start negotiations with Hamas to secure the release of their relatives held in Gaza.

"We only receive dead bodies. We want you to stop the fight and start negotiations," Noam Perry, daughter of hostage Haim Perry, said at an event in Tel Aviv organised by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.

Israel Defense Forces have shared a video highlighting the terrorist activities of Wessam Farhat who played a key role in the October 7 attack by Hamas.

On Saturday, the funeral of Al Jazeera journalist Abu Daqqa was held in Gaza. Abu Daqqa was allegedly killed in an Israeli drone strike on Friday, according to the Qatar-based Al Jazeera television network.

On Friday, Al Jazeera said it held "Israel accountable for systematically targeting and killing Al Jazeera journalists and their families," reported AFP.

Israel have shared a film depicting Jewish life in New York City since the October 7 massacre by Hamas, which triggered the ongoing war. The film has been created by a Jewish student named Benjamin Meppen.

On Saturday, Israel bombarded targets in northern and southern Gaza, leading to the death of dozens of Palestinians, reported Reuters. Among the targets hit was a YMCA building, which is sheltering hundreds of displaced people.

According to a report by Bloomberg, a major demonstartion is planned in Tel Aviv after Isreal mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages in Gaza. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is drawing the ire of hostages' families who want him to secure a new prisoner exchange deal with Hamas.

According to a report by Reuters, a military official said on Saturday that the three Israeli hostages, mistakenly killed, were holding white flag. The incident took place in an area of intense combat where Hamas militants operate in civilian attire and use deception tactics, the official said.

On Saturday, Israeli and Qatari officials were set to meet to dicuss a new deal involving the release of hostages held in Gaza in return for a ceasefire and the freeing of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, reported the Wall Street Journal.

Here is what Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said on the accidental killing of 3 Israeli hostages. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister of Israel has mourned the death of the hostages, amid protests in the country.

Israeli army is investigating the accidental killing of three hostages in Gaza on Saturday, reported AFP. Yotam Haim, Alon Shamriz and Samer El-Talalqa were the three hostages shot during Israeli operations in Gaza City. The killing incident has sparked protests in Israel.

According to a report by Reuters citing Palestinian media, Israeli air strikes killed dozens in Gaza on Saturday. At least 14 people died from strikes that hit two houses on Old Gaza Street in Jabalia, and dozens were killed in a strike that hit another home in Jabalia, the official WAFA news agency said.

Taking to X(formerly Twitter), Israel Defense Forces have shared details of their successful operations against Hamas in the last 24 hours.

According to a report by AFP, the terrorist attacks in Red sea mainly by Yemen's Huthi rebels has become a big worry for Global shipping lines. Global shipping lines Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have announced that they were halting voyages through the Red Sea following attacks on vessels by Yemeni rebels allied with Hamas.

More than 60 journalists and media staff have died since the war began, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. The war had begun after Hamas launched an unprovoked attack into Southern Israel on October 7, killing hundreds of innocent civilians.

Israel is suffering serious casualties in the ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza due to the Palestinian group's use of guerrilla tactics and an expanded arsenal, reported Reuters.

"There is no comparing the scope of this war to 2014, when our forces mostly operated no deeper than a kilometre inside Gaza," said Yaacov Amidror, a retired Israeli major-general and former national security adviser.

Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu has condoled the death of 3 Israeli hostages who were mistakenly killed by Israel Defense Forces.

Israel granted approval on Friday for the "temporary" delivery of aid to Gaza through the Kerem Shalom border crossing, responding to mounting pressure and providing a new channel for supplies.

“We don't have perfect visibility on exactly how this operation unfolded and how this tragic mistake was made,” White House spokesman John Kirby said.

Defence secretary Lloyd Austin has directed the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier and another warship to remain in the Mediterranean Sea for several more weeks, maintaining a two-carrier presence near Israel amid its ongoing conflict with Hamas.

This marks the third extension of the Ford's deployment, reflecting ongoing concerns about regional volatility during the conflict in Gaza.

An agent of Israel's Mossad was executed in Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan province on Saturday. The official IRNA news agency reported that the individual had been involved in gathering classified information and providing documents to foreign services, including Mossad. The identity of the agent was not disclosed.

Iran carries out the execution of an individual identified as an "agent of Israel's Mossad" intelligence service.

Two major shipping companies, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, announced on Friday that they are halting passage through a Red Sea strait crucial for global commerce. This decision comes in response to recent attacks by Yemeni rebels in the area. The Houthis, backed by Iran and controlling much of Yemen without international recognition, claim they are targeting shipping to exert pressure on Israel amid its two-month conflict with Palestinian Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.

US president Joe Biden's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, conveyed a message to Israel during his visit on Thursday and Friday, urging a shift from a broad military campaign to more targeted operations against Hamas leaders, according to U.S. officials.

On Friday, Washington hinted at a disagreement with Israel over the pace of de-escalation, with Sullivan saying that the timing was undergoing "intensive discussion" between the allies.

Israel announced a military police investigation on Friday following the release of videos by the B’Tselem human rights group suggesting that Israeli troops were involved in the killing of two Palestinians in the West Bank. One of them was incapacitated and the other unarmed, during a military raid in a refugee camp. B’Tselem has accused the army of conducting two "illegal executions."