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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Friday that it had recovered the bodies of three more hostages in an operation in northern Gaza.

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US calls on Hamas to free hostages • IDF recovers hostage body • National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to head to Israel

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A member of Israel's three-person war Cabinet has threatened to quit if Benjamin Netanyahu does not adopt a fresh plan on Gaza.

Grant Shapps has said the world "needs to know" Israel's plan for Gaza after the war against Hamas ends.

Gaza faces a "dire" food situation as barely more than 300 aid trucks have entered the strip since Israel began its offensive in Rafah, a UN agency said in a report published Friday. Follow live updates.

"The Families Forum bows its head and mourns upon receiving the difficult news of the murder of Ron Benjamin by Hamas terrorists and the taking of his body to Gaza as a hostage.

Israel Defense Forces confirmed the recovery and identity of the body of Israeli hostage Ron Benjamin.