Israel recovers body of hostage Ilan Weiss from Gaza, as initial stages of attack on Gaza City begins

Displaced Palestinians fleeing the northern Gaza Strip move with their belongings on a street in Gaza City (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)

Israel has recovered the body of hostage Ilan Weiss from the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Friday.

The body of a second individual, whose identity has not yet been cleared for publication, was also retrieved, the statement added.

Meanwhile, the Israeli military said on Friday that it has begun preliminary operations and the initial stages of an attack on Gaza city, adding that it is currently operating with great force on the outskirts.

The Israeli military said that starting from Friday, a local humanitarian pause in milita

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