The hostages are two elderly women who are both Israeli nationals.
Thousands of people have died and thousands more were injured after the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with a bombing campaign and total siege of the neighboring Gaza Strip, leaving the region on the verge of all-out war.
At least 1,400 people have died and 4,629 others have been injured in Israel, according to Israeli authorities. In Gaza, 5,087 people have died and 15,273 have been wounded, according to the Palestinian Health Authority.
Aid workers and officials fear that Israel's call for an evacuation of the northern part of Gaza is precipitating a humanitarian disaster as electricity and other supplies have been cut off in preparation for what appears to be an imminent ground offensive.
Humanitarian groups have urged Israel to call off the evacuation and agree to a cease-fire, even as the country has asserted a right to defend itself -- a right the United States endorses.
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The Israel Defense Forces said its latest tally finds that 203 people have been kidnapped and 100 remain unaccounted for.
Meanwhile, in the West Bank, the Israeli military arrested 70 suspected Hamas members on Thursday, IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari said.
-ABC News' Will Gretsky
Thirty-two Americans have been confirmed dead in Israel and another 11 U.S. citizens are unaccounted for, State Department spokesperson Matt Miller said Thursday.
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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told troops on Thursday to "get organized" and "be ready" to enter Gaza.
"The order will come," Gallant said, according to The Associated Press. "Whoever sees Gaza from afar now, will see it from the inside. I promise you."
Former foreign minister of Israel Tzipi Livni on Israel's response to Hamas attack
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Gaza hospitals are operating at 150% capacity, with some patients lying on the ground or in corridors, the Gaza Health Ministry said.
Fourteen health centers were forced to stop operations, and all health facilities are at risk of shutting down due to power outages and fuel, the ministry said.
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