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Israel pledges U.S. to long war in Gaza Strip. Although the US continues to support Israel in the war against Hamas, it also urges caution because of the civilian casualties. Israel, on the other hand, speaks of a war "until absolute victory" Israel reportedly asked Egypt for help in more hostage deals with Hamas. Israel's army has also tested flooding the tunnels, according to U.N. media reports. It is unclear whether the hostages who have been declared dead are among them.

Israeli Archaeologists Have Found a Huge Ditch Carved Into the Rock That May Have Split Ancient Jerusalem in Two 3,000 Years Ago, With the Elites on One Side and the Rest on the Other. Why Is Another Question

A second group of Israeli hostages and foreigners was handed over to the Red Cross on Saturday and brought out of Gaza into Egypt after hours of delay. Israel released a first group of 39 prisoners.

Fighting pauses in Gaza for a hostage-prisoner exchange. But Israel vows that the war will continue, and has shown no sign of relenting in its determination to destroy Hamas.

It was the clearest indication yet that Israel plans to maintain control over the coastal enclave that is home to some 2.3 million Palestinians