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20-year-old Ilya Senkin was killed in Gaza on Monday. His family recall his determination to save the Hamas-held hostages even if it meant losing his life.

Both sides would free women and children and details will be announced by Qatar, which is mediating in the negotiations, according to one Hamas official.

Their deaths bring the total number of Israeli soldiers killed during operational activity inside Gaza to 65, though more were killed outside of the Strip since the operation began.

"I believe we are closer than we have been in quite some time, maybe closer than we have been since the beginning of this process, to getting this deal done," White House deputy national security adviser Jon Finer told NBC's "Meet the Press". The delicate hostage talks coincide with Israel preparing to expand its offensive against Hamas to Gaza's southern half, signaled by increasing air strikes there on targets Israel sees as lairs of armed terrorists.

Two-thirds of the personnel in the Home Front Command's Rescue and Training Brigade are women. "Currently within the strip, on behalf of the Home Front Command, 40% are women, sharing the mission responsibilities with the men beside them," explained the commander of the brigade. The fighters joined the combat teams and operated together in the area of the Shati refugee camp – one of Hamas' central strongholds in the Gaza Strip.

According to a ship-monitoring website, the ship was detected on Saturday in the Red Sea, sailing under the Bahamas flag. In the past, Israeli owned vessels were attacked by Iranian entities but this is likely the first such incident by Houthis. 

The singer records the message as part of efforts to mobilize the international LGBTQ community in support of Israel.

Twenty-two-year-old Clemence Felix Mtenga was abducted by Hamas along with fellow Tanzanian 21-year-old Joshua Loitu Mollel.

"They left her in front of us when she couldn't move forward," Army physician Gedalya Pandel told Israel Hayom in a conversation from Gaza. "For two days, we brought her blankets, a mattress, and food. We tried to evacuate her to the Red Crescent to transfer her to the hospital – without success."

On Saturday, the marchers carried Israeli flags and photos of the hostages as they finished the 70-kilometer (45-mile) walk to Jerusalem and slowly converged on Netanyahu's office. Once there, they were joined by crowds carrying yellow balloons printed with the words "Bring them home."