The Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of six hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that started the war in Gaza. The operation came as U.S. and Arab mediators try to advance an agreement to halt the fighting and release scores of other militant-held captives. An Israeli airstrike on Tuesday meanwhile killed at least 10 people at a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City, in what the military said was a precise strike on a Hamas command center. Another strike killed a mother and her five children in central Gaza. The recovery of the hostages' bodies is a blow to Hamas, which hopes to exchange captives for Palestinian prisoners, wants an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and a lasting cease-fire.
