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- Hamas releases video of hostage Noa Argamani, whose mother is battling terminal brain cancer
- Small boats approach merchant ship off Eritrea: UKMTO
- 'Differences' in approach to hostage release efforts apparent in war cabinet meeting, says report
The war in Gaza has crossed a grim milestone as Israel and Hamas entered the 101st day of fighting. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Egypt-Gaza border should be closed before the Israeli army eliminates the Palestinian terror group.
Israel marked the 100th day of the Gaza war with the 24-hour "100 Days in Hell" rally that featured messages from global leaders. This comes as a Hamas spokesperson said the fate of many hostages in Gaza has become "unknown."
On the northern border with Lebanon, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed that the Iran-backed terror group will continue to fight Israeli forces until the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ends its military campaign in the Gaza Strip.
The IDF said Monday that carried out a "wave of attacks" against Hezbollah facilities in Lebanon, including an "operational headquarters."
- 2 ammunition depots in Khan Yunis destroyed: IDF
- Former IDF chief pushed for more political efforts in freeing hostages: Report
- Highest number of humanitarian aid trucks entered Gaza Sunday
- Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre needs 'deep investigation': Former IDF chief of staff
- QatarEnergy halts Red Sea transit of its tankers: Report
- 'Senior' Israeli law firms refused to represent Red Cross: Report
Mediators have struck a deal to allow for the delivery of medicine to some 40 hostages in Gaza. It is expected that the Red Cross will be involved in the transactions -- marking the first time since the war started that the organization will have access to the hostages.
Over in the troubled Red Sea, the U.S. army shot down a missile fired by Yemeni Houthi rebels from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen toward the USS Laboon, a destroyer deployed to the area as part of the Washington-led maritime task force operations to protect commercial shipping.
Decades of violence in the Israel-Palestine conflict erupted on Oct. 7, when Hamas operatives invaded Israel in a surprise attack, murdering more than 1,200 people, and dragging more than 200 hostages into the enclave.
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Red Cross rejected by some Israeli law firms: Report
Several "senior" law firms in Israel refused to represent the Red Cross in a lawsuit filed by freed hostages and the families of remaining hostages in Hamas captivity, Israel's national broadcaster Kan reported Monday.
Among the nationally-known law firms that reportedly rejected the organization was the Herzog, Fox & Ne'eman, which is a known law powerhouse in the country. The law office reportedly refused to comment on the report.
