IDF sources admitted that this meant that if the Hamas guards had not already shot the six hostages, the air force bombing probably would have killed them.
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Wednesday that at least 44,532 people have been killed in nearly 14 months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants.
Hamas said it had information that Israel intended to carry out a hostage rescue operation similar to one conducted in Gaza's Nuseirat camp in June and threatened to "neutralize" the captives if such ...