" the 40-year-old Israeli who also holds Austrian citizenship told The. “There are so many ways to die there.” Shoham was one of dozens of hostages released from Gaza in February as part of a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel that has since been broken.

Israel's president said at a Holocaust remembrance ceremony on Thursday that the return of hostages held by Palestinian militants in Gaza was a "universal moral imperative" and called on the international community to help end "this horrific humanitarian crime".

Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli strikes have killed at least 28 people, mostly women and children. Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 28 people, mostly women and children, the territory’s Health Ministry said Thursday.

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Wednesday urged Hamas to free all hostages, saying keeping them provided Israel with "excuses" to attack Gaza, as rescuers recovered charred bodies from an Israel

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on the Islamist organization Hamas to release the hostages it is holding. Speaking at a gathering in Ramallah on Wednesday, Abbas said that ending the Gaza war was the top priority.