Israeli Hostage Killed in Failed Rescue Mission, Escalating Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza

An Israeli hostage, Sahar Baruch, has been killed in Gaza, with the circumstances of his death still unclear. Hamas alleges that Baruch was killed during a failed Israeli rescue operation, but the IDF has not commented on that allegation. Shelling continues near Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis, and two of the oldest mosques in Gaza City have suffered severe damage. The Israeli military is apprehending military-aged men in northern Gaza to identify potential terrorists. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza has seen 71 fatalities in the past 24 hours, and the Russian government has criticized the US for vetoing a UN ceasefire resolution, accusing it of being "complicit in Israel's brutal massacre."