Israel investigating after Hamas releases photos purportedly showing body of female hostage

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******* investigating after ****** releases photos purportedly showing body of female ********

******* says it is investigating after ****** released photos purportedly showing the body of a female ******** in Gaza.

Speaking during his weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at this point ******* could not verify the images.

“We are in contact with the family, and a relevant notice has been issued to all families. Our hearts are with them,” Netanyahu said. He stressed that *******’s government is committed to bringing back all the hostages, including those who are *****.

The prime minister also said he had spoken with the mother of the ******** purportedly shown in the photos.

“It is hard to describe the nightmare she is enduring. We embrace her and her family,” he said.

******’ military wing claimed on Saturday that a female ******** had been ******* in an area of northern Gaza that was “under ******** aggression.”

It did not identify her by name but shared two photos of the ********’s body. ******* has made no comment on the circumstances surrounding the alleged ******.

More than 250 people were taken ******** and about 1,200 ******* during the ******-led attacks on October 7, 2023.

A handful of hostages have since been rescued and in November 2023 more than 100

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as part of a short-lived ********-and-ceasefire deal.

Some 101 hostages are still being held in Gaza, 97 of whom were taken on October 7, ******** authorities believe. At least 34 of the hostages taken on October 7 are thought to be *****.

******* has in the past accused ****** of releasing footage and information about the hostages as a form of

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aimed at ramping up pressure on Netanyahu’s government to agree a ceasefire deal.

Near-weekly protests calling for the government to secure the release of the hostages have taken place across *******, including near Netanyahu’s residences, often involving family members of the hostages.

Last week, the pressure on Netanyahu intensified with the decision of the International ********* Court to

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for his arrest.

Meanwhile, negotiations for a ceasefire-for-hostages deal in Gaza have all but ground to a halt.

Except for a brief flurry of activity last month, there have been no real negotiations since six ******** hostages

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and discovered in a Gaza tunnel at the end of August.

Qatar announced this month it was suspending its role as a mediator in talks between ******* and ****** after concluding that the two sides are no longer negotiating in good ******.

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