Israel-Gaza updates: Gantz rejects Netanyahu's request, resigns

He said Netanyahu is "preventing us from progressing towards a true victory."

ByNadine El-Bawab and Kevin Shalvey
Last Updated: June 8, 2024, 3:01 PM EDT

As the Israel-Hamas war continues, negotiations are apparently stalled to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization, and Israeli forces continue to launch incursions in the southern Gazan town of Rafah ahead of a possible large-scale invasion.

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Here's how the news is developing.
Jun 08, 2024, 11:03 AM EDT

Central Gaza death toll rises to 150

At least 150 Palestinians were killed in Israeli bombing targeting Nuseirat, in central Gaza, Saturday, according the Ministry of Health.

A Palestinian man retrieves a ladder used in an operation by Israeli Special Forces in the Nuseirat camp, in the central Gaza Strip, on June 8, 2024.
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One video verified by ABC News shows about a dozen bodies lying on the street, covered in blood and surrounded by rubble.

A house destroyed in an operation by Israeli Special Forces is seen in the Nuseirat camp, in the central Gaza Strip, on June 8, 2024.
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Palestinians walk through the rubble of destroyed buildings following an operation by Israeli Special Forces in the Nuseirat camp, in the central Gaza Strip, on June 8, 2024.
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Others show people fleeing Nuseirat market as smoke fills the background, and people arriving at the hospital in droves, carrying wounded people and children.

Jun 08, 2024, 9:15 AM EDT

Gaza hospital receives 55 dead bodies amid Israeli raid on central Gaza

Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital says it received 55 bodies Saturday amid the Israeli raid on central Gaza, calling on people to come to donate blood, according to a spokesperson.

The hospital is overcrowded and cannot accommodate any more injured people, it said.

“We call on the international community and UN organizations to intervene to stop this brutal aggression,” the hospital said in a statement.

-ABC News’s Victoria Beaule

Jun 08, 2024, 8:08 AM EDT

47 killed in Central Gaza amid Israeli raid

At least 47 Palestinians have been killed and dozens others were wounded in Central Gaza Saturday amid ongoing Israeli raids in Nuseirat, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry.

A number of victims are still under the rubble and on the roads, with ambulance and civil defense crews unable to reach them.

"The occupation forces penetrating into the Central Governorate are committing a massacre against citizens in the Nuseirat camp, as a result of which many martyrs and wounded were transported to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital," the Health Ministry said.

At least 36,801 Palestinians have been killed and 83,680 have been wounded since Oct. 7, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.

Videos obtained by ABC News from the hospital show dozens of people being brought in and lining the floors of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.

-ABC News' Samy Zyara and Nasser Atta

Jun 08, 2024, 7:12 AM EDT

Israel says it rescued 4 hostages

Israel rescued four hostages alive from two locations in the heart of Nuseirat, Gaza, Israel said Saturday.

Noa Argamani, 25; Almog Meir Jan, 21; Andrey Kozlov, 27; and Shlomi Ziv, 40, were kidnapped by Hamas from the 'Nova' music festival on Oct. 7, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

The rescues come after a morning of strikes in Central Gaza. Videos show dozens of people in the emergency department at Al Aqsa Martyrs hospital, the region's only functioning hospital.

Hamas called it an "unprecedented brutal attack" and said there are "dozens of martyrs and wounded in the streets" although they do not yet know how many people were killed and injured in the attack.

The rescued hostages have been transferred to the 'Sheba' Tel-HaShomer Medical Center and are in good condition, the IDF said.

-ABC News’ Victoria Beaule

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