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STORY: :: The parents of Israeli hostage Almog Sarusi mourn at his funeral :: Raanana, Israel :: His body was among those of six hostages Israel said it recovered from a tunnel in Gaza :: September 1, 2024 The Israeli military said on Sunday the six hostages were apparently killed not long before troops reached them. The recovered bodies were from about 250 hostages captured during the Hamas-led shock incursion into southern Israel that sparked the war in Gaza on Oct. 7 last year. Their deaths leave 101 Israeli and foreign captives still in Gaza, but around a third of these are known to have died, with the fate of others unknown. About 1,200 people were killed in the Hamas assault, according to Israeli tallies. Since then, at least 40,738 Palestinians have been killed and 94,154 injured in Israel's military offensive in Gaza, the enclave's health ministry says.

STORY: Israel has recovered the bodies of six hostages from an underground tunnel in southern Gaza, the military said on Sunday (September 1)... …sparking protests in Jerusalem and calls for an immediate deal with Hamas to release further hostages. ‘’They should have come back alive. They could have come back alive. We need a deal now. They need to come back alive." An Israeli military spokesperson listed the names of the six hostages for reporters on Sunday (Sept 1). "Ori Danino, Alex Lobanov, Almog Sarusi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Carmel Gat, and Eden Yerushalmi.’’ The military said the six were kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 and killed not long before Israeli troops reached them, less than a mile from the tunnel from which another hostage, Qaid Farhan Alkadi, was rescued a few days ago. Among the group was 23-year-old Israeli American Hersh Goldberg-Polin. A video of his kidnap from a music festival near Gaza was released by Hamas in late April. He was one of about 250 hostages taken in Hamas' killing spree through southern Israel on October 7th that sparked the war in Gaza. According to Israeli tallies, about 1,200 people were killed in that assault. Since then, at least 40,691 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's military offensive in Gaza, the enclave's health ministry says. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would not rest until it catches those responsible for the killings, adding that his government is committed to achieving a deal to release the remaining hostages. Senior Hamas officials said that Israel, in its refusal to sign a ceasefire agreement, was to blame for the deaths. In a statement issued by the White House, U.S. President Joe Biden said he was ‘’devastated and outraged’’ by the news.

Children in Israel returned to school on Sunday - although many schools remain closed due to the war with Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. (AP Video by Moshe Edri)

STORY: :: Khan Younis, Gaza Children at Nasser Hospital in Gaza started to get vaccinated against polio on Saturday… Ahead of the planned start to a United Nations campaign. Marwa al-Qot says she’s doing her best to keep her baby girl safe — both from polio — and fighting in the enclave. “I was worried and afraid because this is scary, the polio disease.” // “Every step we take, we thank God that we are safe, because of the strikes, jets and everything happening.” Underscoring the risk in the area... Palestinian health authorities said Israeli strikes killed dozens of people on Saturday... :: August 30, 2024 ... with clashes in Gaza's central and southern areas. In a statement, the Israeli military said it continued to operate in the central and southern Gaza Strip. :: WHO The U.N. is due to start vaccinating some 640,000 children on Sunday. It will rely on daily eight-hour pauses in fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas militants in specific areas of the war-torn territory. World Health Organization officials say at least 90% of children need to be vaccinated twice — four weeks apart — for the campaign to succeed. Gaza’s deputy health minister Yousef Abu Al-Reesh said teams would try to get to as many areas as possible - but added the daily pauses may not be enough to guarantee enough children are reached. “We call for a real ceasefire so that this campaign can really succeed,” he said. :: August 28, 2024 The vaccination push comes after confirmation that a baby was partially paralyzed by the type 2 polio virus — the first case in the territory in 25 years. But the effort faces huge challenges in Gaza. :: Khan Younis, Gaza :: August 30, 2024 The enclave has largely been destroyed by nearly 11 months of war. Nearly the entire Gaza population of 2.3 million has been displaced and there is hunger crisis. :: Ashkelon, Israel :: October 7, 2023 The conflict was triggered on Oct. 7 when Hamas fighters attacked Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies. Israel's subsequent assault on the Hamas-governed territory has killed more than 40,600 Palestinians, according to the local health ministry.

Israel's operation in the occupied West Bank continues as Gaza may be getting some pauses in fighting so children there can be vaccinated against polio. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports.

Israel is pressing forward with its expanded operations in the occupied West Bank for a third consecutive day after the IDF says it killed a senior Hamas commander and several militants during a strike in Jenin. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has more.

STORY: :: Houthis Military Media :: Yemen’s Houthis release a video said to show the storming and burning of a Greek-flagged tanker :: Released August 29, 2024 :: Given as Red Sea The Iran-aligned Houthis over 10 months have launched more than 70 attacks on commercial ships in solidarity with Palestinians in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Those assaults have sunk two vessels, killed at least three crew and disrupted global trade by forcing ships to avoid the vital Suez Canal shortcut.

STORY: The World Health Organization on Thursday said both the Israeli military and the Palestinian militant group Hamas have agreed to abide by three separate, short cease-fires in specific areas of the Gaza Strip to allow for a massive vaccination program to protect children from polio in the war-ravaged enclave. "A two-round polio vaccination campaign is, will actually starts on the 1st of September..." The WHO official overseeing the Palestinian Territories said the campaign is due to start Sunday. Each pause in fighting will last three days, with hostilities halted between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. local time each day. "... and we start in central Gaza for three days, followed by South Gaza and then followed by the north of Gaza." The campaign comes after the WHO last week confirmed at least one baby has been paralyzed by the type 2 polio virus. It's the first such case in the territory in 25 years. The child, Abdul-Rahman, is just days away from his first birthday. He should be learning to walk. His mother, Nivine Abu Al-Jidyan, says he was born just weeks before the war began and because they had been displaced from one place to another, he did not have all his routine infant vaccinations. Almost two months ago she noticed something was wrong, when her son couldn’t crawl as usual. "Suddenly, I found the boy vomiting, he stopped moving and had a fever. He also stopped walking and crawling. I took him to al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital and I was told my son might have polio. He took antibiotics for 15 days and they took some sample from him to Jordan. I got a call from the health ministry saying Abdul Rahman is the only child, and the only detected case of polio until now. It was a shock for me." Nivine says she’s in shock, especially as she says she’s been told by doctors there is little more they can do for her son. "He is my only baby boy. It's his right to travel and be treated; it's his right to walk, run and move like before. It's his right to get the proper treatment, travel, get out and get his chance in life. It is unfair that he stays thrown in the tent without care or attention." Poliomyelitis is a highly infectious virus primarily spread through the fecal-oral route. It can invade the nervous system and cause paralysis. Cases of polio have declined by 99% worldwide since 1988 thanks to mass vaccination campaigns and efforts continue to eradicate it completely. The U.N. says it is now preparing to vaccinate an estimated 640,000 children in Gaza. The latest bloodshed in the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict was triggered on October 7 when Palestinian Islamist group Hamas attacked Israel, killing 1,200 and taking about 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies. Israel's subsequent assault on the Hamas-governed enclave has since killed over 40,000 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.

Israel has launched a major military operation in the occupied West Bank that has killed at least 10 Hamas militants. Israel says it is rooting out West Bank militants to prevent attacks, while Palestinians fear it intends to broaden the war and expel them from territories they want for a future state.

STORY: Forty-one dollars. That’s how much three potatoes in Gaza costs. This Palestinian man says before the war, three potatoes would cost just $0.55 or 2 Shekels. The soaring costs don’t stop at potatoes. All of these canned goods once cost 20 Shekels or $5.50. Now, 20 Shekels can’t buy you one can. Palestinians in the north of the Gaza Strip, where people have been hit hardest by hunger, say they can barely afford to eat, and there's no work for them to try to afford the exorbitant prices. “The prices here in the north are unbelievable” says this man shopping in Gaza City’s old market. “The basic necessities are not available, we don’t have vegetables, meat, eggs.” Most of the food found in the market is canned, with many saying that it makes them sick. The number of children with acute malnutrition in northern Gaza was four times higher in July than in May. While in the more accessible south, where fighting is less severe, the number more than doubled. United Nations humanitarian agency OCHA said last week that the amount of food entering Gaza in July was one of the lowest since October, when Israel imposed a full siege after Hamas gunmen stormed Israeli communities killing 1,200 and taking hundreds of hostages, according to Israeli tallies. More than 40,500 Palestinians have been killed in the war, according to Gaza's health ministry, and the crowded enclave has been laid to waste.

STORY: The Israeli army released video on Tuesday that it said showed Qaid Farhan Alkadi, an Israeli hostage the military said was rescued from a tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip. Video showed a military helicopter landing at a hospital to receive the 52 year-old, who spent more than 10 months in captivity after he was abducted by Hamas-led gunmen on Oct. 7. “I am happy to inform you that today in the afternoon we received Mr. Farhan Qadi, a returned captive from Hamas tunnels.” Dr. Shlomi Codish of the Soroka Medical Center said Alkadi was in stable condition. “He underwent initial evaluation in our emergency department. He appears to be in general good condition, but will require another day or two of medical tests to make sure he is still ok.” Military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said Alkadi was recovered in "a complex rescue operation" from an underground tunnel in southern Gaza. He gave no other details of the operation, citing the security of the remaining hostages and Israeli forces. The operation was hailed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said he had spoken with Alkadi. He added that Israel would work "tirelessly" to return the more than 100 hostages still in Gaza back home. Ismail Alkadi, the brother of the rescued hostage, spoke to reporters outside the hospital: "Can't express my feelings. I hope my mother will be happier than us. We prayed for him, my mother prayed for him more, her prayer reached the sky.” Alkadi was taken hostage in Kibbutz Magen, one of a string of communities around the Gaza Strip that were attacked by Hamas-led fighters on Oct. 7. More than 250 Israelis and foreigners were taken hostage in the attack, in which some 1,200 people were killed. Since then, Israel's military has leveled much of the Gaza Strip and displaced most of the 2.3 million population. And Palestinian health authorities say more than 40,000 people have been killed in Gaza by Israeli forces.

Abdel-Rahman Abu El-Jedian was less than a month old when Hamas launched its cross-border attack on southern Israel on October 7. Amid continued displacement, the infant didn’t receive the required vaccinations including the crucial anti-polio vaccines. Ten months into the grinding war, the infant was confirmed to have polio. (AP Video: Abd Al Kareem Hana)

A retaliation "is definitive and will be measured and calculated," Iran's foreign minister said. The U.S. noted that two aircraft carrier strike groups will remain in the region to defend Israel.

STORY: Premature Palestinian babies were being evacuated from the main hospital in Gaza's Deir Al-Balah on Monday, following new evacuation orders issued by Israel. The United Nations said humanitarian aid operations in the area have ground to a halt as a result of the new orders. And more families have been forced to flee. Some now live in makeshift tents on the beach in Gaza’s Khan Younis. DISPLACED GAZAN WOMAN UMM NIDAL SHARIM, FROM RAFAH: "We are ordinary people, peaceful people. We have nothing to do (with what is happening). We end up stepped on like this. They want Hamas, where are they? Have the Israelis caught them? They only caught the people and destroyed the people. They have sent them back to the Stone Age. All of our life’s harvest is gone. Bulldozers have run over our house and flattened it - leaving no trace. All the shops are gone. Why? What have we done? We have been displaced four times in two days. We were displaced twice in one day and one night.” Israel has issued several evacuation orders across Gaza in recent days, the most since the beginning of the 10-month old war. Israel said its forces intended to act against Hamas and other militant groups operating in the area. On Monday, medics said Israeli military strikes killed several Palestinians. The recent escalation comes with little hope of an end in sight to the war as diplomacy efforts by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States have so far failed to close the gap between Israel and Hamas, whose leaders traded blame over the lack of a ceasefire agreement. According to two Egyptian security sources, neither Hamas, nor Israel, agreed to several compromises presented by mediators at talks in Cairo on Sunday.