The sisters of an Israeli woman kidnapped and killed by Hamas have described the “inhuman” conditions in which she was held captive, telling CNN they have been living “a nightmare” since her body was recovered by the Israeli military in an underground tunnel in Gaza.

Palestinian officials say Israeli airstrikes have killed 16 people in the Gaza Strip, including five women and four children

Gaza’s Health Ministry says over 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the Israel-Hamas war began. It does not differentiate between fighters and civilians in its count. The war has caused vast destruction and displaced around 90% of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million, often multiple times.

More than 40,900 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, have been killed by the IDF’s attacks on Gaza since the war began on Oct. 7 when Hamas militants invaded Israel and slaughtered 1,200 people and took 250 hostage.

People thought they were asleep safely. Suddenly we woke up to the sounds of explosions, and fires were surrounding us from every side. We didn’t know where the strike hit, where the remains are, or where the blood is.

The IDF has admitted that its air strikes killed 3 more hostages back in December last year. The IDF released investigation details of Sunday which called the deaths of Sgt. Ron Sherman, Cpl. Nik Beizer,

The Israeli military on Sunday said that the three were likely killed in an Israeli airstrike aimed at assassinating Hamas Northern Brigade commander Ahmed Ghandour on November 10, 2023.