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Netanyahu also informed the hostages' families: "Last night's operation to recover the hostages' bodies is just one of many we are conducting. I can't disclose everything. We are constantly working on these and additional operations."

In anticipation of potential pro-Palestinian protests, the 10-campus University of California system has announced new policies prohibiting encampments and face coverings used to conceal identity.

The families allege that SJP is violating foreign agent registration laws by operating as an unregistered proxy for Hamas on American college campuses.

The fallen soldier is named as Chief Warrant Officer Mahmood Amaria, 45, a tracker in the 300th “Baram” Regional Brigade, from Ibtin.

While Israelis mark the holiday akin to Valentine's Day, families of hostages cling to hope and devotion.

US secretary of state meets with Israeli leaders and warns time is running out for agreement, saying "It is time for everyone to get to 'yes'.”

On Tuesday morning, Kibbutz Nirim confirmed that the bodies of Yagev Buchshtab and Nadav Popplewell had been recovered from a tunnel in Khan Younis. Both were declared dead by the IDF in July, while their bodies were still in captivity. Kibbutz Nir Oz announced another hostage's body, Yoram Metzger, as having been returned as well, as well as Avraham Munder, whose death was not previously known. 

Despite the lack of visual confirmation during the Friday incident, military and air force officials have not entirely dismissed the possibility of a small unmanned aerial vehicle launched from Lebanon. Sources confirm that Netanyahu was not at the residence during the reported incident.

An Israeli court has made an unprecedented ruling, allowing the marriage of two minors due to exceptional circumstances surrounding the girl's pregnancy and the couple's religious background.