An Israeli army investigation has concluded that the presence of Israeli soldiers in the area likely led to the killing of six hostages held by "Hamas" in the Gaza Strip, Agence France-Presse reported, quoted by BTA.
The bodies of these people, taken prisoner in the attack carried out by the Palestinian Islamist movement against Israel on October 7 last year, were found in an underground well in late August.
At the time, the Israeli army said that the hostages were killed before the soldiers could reach them. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the prisoners were executed with a bullet to the head.
A Hamas official However, he told AFP that some of these people were on the list for release if a deal was reached.
The investigation carried out by the Israeli army subsequently concluded that "the army's ground actions, although gradual and cautious, had an indirect influence on the terrorists' decision to kill the six hostages".
After the conclusions were published, the association of families of those still held captive in Gaza again called for an agreement to be reached for their release.
Meanwhile, Netanyahu's office said, quoted by DPA, that the Israeli government had recalled the team that had been negotiating intensively in Doha for a week to conclude a deal.
It did not give details.
Recent reports of progress in indirect talks between Israel and "Hamas" in the Qatari capital have fueled hopes that a breakthrough could soon be achieved, DPA notes.
The Israeli army announced that it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen overnight, Agence France-Presse reported, quoted by BTA.
As a precautionary measure, sirens blared in several areas in the central part of the country to warn the population of the danger of falling debris. However, the missile was destroyed before it reached Israeli airspace.
Yesterday, the Houthis - the Iran-backed group that controls significant territories in Yemen - claimed responsibility for the launch of a "hypersonic ballistic missile "Palestine 2" against a military target in Central Israel. The Israeli army, for its part, reported that it had intercepted a rocket coming from Yemen, without causing any casualties, AFP noted.
Since the outbreak of the war in the Gaza Strip, triggered by the attack by the Islamist movement "Hamas" against Israel on October 7 last year, the Houthis have been carrying out attacks on Israel, as they say, in a sign of solidarity with the Palestinians.
The distance between Yemen and Israel is more than 2,200 kilometers.
The Yemeni group has also targeted ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, causing serious disruption to commercial shipping on this important route. In response, Israel, as well as the United States and Britain, have carried out several airstrikes on Houthi targets.