The Israeli military says it’s recovered the bodies of six captives from a tunnel under Rafah, in southern Gaza.
\nOne of the bodies has been identified as Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli-American.
\nHis family confirmed the 23-year-old’s death in a statement.
\nHis relatives have been among the most high-profile Israelis lobbying the government to bring home the captives.<\/p>\n
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is blaming Hamas for what he calls the \u201ccold-blooded murder\u201d of the Israeli captives.
\nHe says securing a deal to bring the remaining captives home is his priority.
\nBut Hamas says the captives were all killed in an Israeli army strike. <\/p>\n
Pressure is rising on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree a ceasefire deal that includes the release of the remaining captives.
\nAbout 97 Israelis are believed to be held in Gaza, about a third of them are presumed dead.
\nA group representing the six captives killed blames their deaths on the government’s failure to reach an agreement with Hamas.
\nThousands of people rallied across Israel on Saturday, as they have done most weeks since October the 7th, demanding the captives be brought home. <\/p>\n
Akiva Eldar is a political analyst and contributor to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
\nHe says it is unlikely the deaths of the captives would lead to a ceasefire. <\/p>\n
Al Jazeera’s Hamdah Salhut has more.<\/p>\n
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