In Gaza City, the Palestinian group Hamas revealed on Wednesday that seven hostages, including three individuals holding foreign passports, had tragically lost their lives in the Israeli airstrikes that took place on Tuesday at the Jabalia refugee camp.

These airstrikes caused a significant number of casualties, with the majority being women and children, and resulted in the complete destruction of the residential area known as Block 6.

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The Israeli army had intensified its air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip, which had been under continuous airstrikes since the surprise cross-border offensive launched by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas on October 7.

The death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has now risen to 8,796, as reported by the Health Ministry in the blockaded enclave.