The explosion happened some 100 metres from the vessel but caused no damage and its crew is safe, said. an organisation monitoring Mideast waterways overseen by the British military.
One of the women who was luckily released by the Hamas terrorists, Chen Goldstein-Almog, shared the terrible condition of the women who have become a "sex doll" for the militant group.
The Gaza militants had held at least 253 people in the cross-border Hamas rampage of October 7 that triggered the worst fighting in decades. At least 130 are still in Gaza after others were brought home in a November truce.
Hamas released a video showing three hostages: Noa Argamani, Yossi Sharabi, and Itay Svirski, who were abducted on the day the militant group barged into the neighbouring nation and killed over 1400 Israeli civilians.
Hezbollah had threatened to retaliate against Israel following an alleged Israeli strike in Beirut that killed Hamas' deputy political leader Saleh al-Arouri earlier this week. Israel has claimed to have struck a "terrorist cell" in retaliation as the war threatens to expand across the Middle East.
The United States has sought to prevent any widening of the conflict, including by deploying two aircraft carriers and other military assets to the region. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was expected in the region this week.
Arouri, one of the founders of Hamas’ military wing, had headed the group’s presence in the West Bank. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had threatened to kill him even before the Hamas-Israel war began on October 7.
Earlier this month, the IDF mistakenly identified three hostages as a threat and opened fire at them in northern Gaza's Shejaiya neighbourhood. IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said that the military failed in its mission to rescue hostages and takes responsibility for the "grave event".
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Israel-Hamas war: The 68 fatalities include at least 12 women and seven children. Besides airstrikes, the IDF claimed it recovered the bodies of at least five Israeli hostages killed in captivity from an underground tunnel network of Hamas in northern Gaza.
US President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling it a long and private conversation a day after the Biden administration again shielded Israel in the diplomatic arena.
PM Narendra Modi stressed that New Delhi has supported the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza while maintaining its support for a two-state solution.
The draft resolution on the table Monday morning called for an “urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities,” but this language was watered down in a new draft circulated early Tuesday.
Israel-Hamas war: Sitting in the middle, one of the hostages speaks to the camera, saying he and other elderly hostages who have health issues are "suffering greatly in very harsh conditions."
The Israeli military said that it stretches for more than four kilometres, links up with a sprawling tunnel network across Gaza and is wide enough for cars to pass through.
Azar is currently serving as the Ambassador of Israel to Romania. It is not yet known when he will take charge in New Delhi.
Political leaders expressed shock but asserted that the Israeli military would implement the lessons learned from the tragic incident and continue with the offensive against Hamas. The Israel Defence Forces said that they took "full responsibility" for the tragic incident.
A Hamas member played down Israel's attempts to flood the group's tunnels in Gaza saying when militants built them
Three Hamas members were detained in Berlin, three in Denmark and another Hamas member was detained in the Netherlands. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the threat was "as serious as it gets" as the EU warned of an increase in terrorist attacks around Christmas earlier this month.
Protesters gathered outside the Knesset, calling for the release of the remaining hostages held in Gaza, Crowds waved flags and banners aloft as they chanted for the remaining captives to be freed
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