Yousef Al-Ziyadnah, 53, who was kidnapped during the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, was found dead in a tunnel in the Rafah area, a statement from the Israel Defense Forces said. The IDF said he had been “killed in captivity” and confirmed that the dead bodies of at least two Hamas operatives were found nearby.

Palestinian medics say Israeli airstrikes have killed at least five people in the Gaza Strip, including two infants and a woman. One strike hit a home in the central city of Deir al-Balah, killing two men and a woman,