Middle East live updates: Gaza death toll rises to 46,000, officials say

Families of American hostages who are still believed to be held in Gaza will attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration later this month, a release from the families said Wednesday.

"During the trip, the families plan to meet with officials from the incoming Trump administration, along with members of Congress and their staff," the release said.

"The families are urging leaders to prioritize the safe return of their loved ones and to take decisive action to bring an end to their prolonged captivity," it added.

There are seven American hostages still believed to be held captive inside Gaza, according to the families.

Trump said this week that "all hell will break out in the Middle East" if the remaining Gaza hostages are not released before his inauguration on Jan. 20.

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The Israeli Defense Forces and the Shin Bet "located and returned the kidnapped body" of hostage Yosef Al-Zaydani on Tuesday "from an underground tunnel in the Rafah area," the army said in a release Wednesday. Israel said it has also recovered another body and are working to determine whether it is Al-Zaydani's son, Hamza.

The Israel Defense Forces said they have identified the body of one hostage, Yosef Al-Zaydani, and are examining the identify of the second body.

The IDF believes the second body is likely Hamza Al-Zaydani, but they are not certain yet, so at this time the IDF is saying they've identified one body and are examining the findings of a second body.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his "deep sorrow for the bitter news that the Al-Zaydani received today," in a statement Wednesday.

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The Israel Defense Forces said Wednesday its fighter jets "struck a terrorist cell" in the occupied West Bank Palestinian town of Tamun.

Unconfirmed reports by local media suggested that two children were among three Palestinians killed.

On Tuesday, the IDF said its aircraft struck and killed two armed Palestinian militants in the area of Tamun after an armed cell opened fire toward Israeli security forces there.

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At least 51 people were killed and 78 others were injured in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, according to Gaza's Ministry of Health.

In total, at least 45,936 people have been killed and another 109,274 have been injured by Israeli forces in Gaza since the ongoing war began on Oct. 7, 2023, the ministry in the Hamas-run territory said.

-ABC News' Diaa Ostaz, Samy Zyara and Joe Simonetti