The Israeli military is Gaza Strip The Defense Secretary said on Saturday that the remaining hostages were released to Hamas.
Defense Minister Katz said Operation Gideon Chariot began and was led by the Israeli army.
"The heroism of the Israel Defense Forces soldiers, the unity of the people and the determination of the political echelon increased the chances of hostages returning - just like that, now," he said.
The operation was the day after a strong strike that caused hundreds of people across the territory.
IDF spokesman Colonel Avichai Adraee said in a videotape in the Gaza Strip that the troops “are expanding and increasing the bombing and pressure on Hamas throughout the strip – from the north to the south, above and below, even outside the strip, even outside the ground.”
The army said it will not stop until the hostages return and Hamas is demolished.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows Elevated pressure on Hamas earlier this week A militant group that ruled Gaza for nearly two decades.
More than 150 people have died in the Israeli strike in the past 24 hours, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health, which runs by Hamas. It said more than 3,000 people have been killed since Israel broke the January ceasefire on March 18.
The humanitarian crisis continues
When US President Trump summed up his journey, the action was also The Middle East has not visited Israel.
People hope Trump's visit to the region can increase the chances of a ceasefire agreement or restore humanitarian aid to Gaza, which Israel has blocked for nearly three months.
On Friday, Mr. Trump responded to a warning call that people were hungry on besieged Palestinian territory.
"We are looking at Gaza. We will be taken care of. A lot of people are hungry," the president told reporters.
Israel imposed a blockade in Gaza for more than two months, leading UN agencies and other humanitarian groups to warn of rapid reductions in fuel, food and medicines in the Palestinian territory, about 2.4 million people before the war.
Food security experts say Gaza will fall into famine without a lockdown.
The Israeli government has repeatedly denied that Gaza is facing hunger and said the blockade is to force Hamas to release the remaining hostages held in the October 7 attack.
According to the World Food Program, at least 14,000 children in Gaza are undernourished.
One of the children was Najwa Hajaj and they had to be discharged from the hospital because it ran out of food and medicine. Her mother said the 6-year-old girl weighed just 13 pounds, the average weight of a 3-month-old baby.
"She's dying and I'm doing nothing," her father, Hussain Hajaj, told CBS News. "I can hardly feed her, I don't know what to do."
Meanwhile, negotiations between Israel and Hamas have not yet made progress in Doha, the capital of Qatar. Hamas, released Israeli-American as a gesture of kindness Before Trump's trip to the Middle East, insisting on a deal to end the three-year war - Israel disagrees.
Among the hostages left in Gaza, Israel believes that as many as 23 people are still alive, although Israeli authorities are concerned about three of them.
The war began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas-led terrorists attacked southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and kidnapped 251 people. According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, Israel's retaliatory offensive killed more than 53,000 Palestinians, many of whom were women and children, and the ministry did not distinguish between civilians and combatants.