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Israel-Gaza updates: Protest erupts in Tel Aviv over cease-fire, hostage deal

PHOTO: Jonathan Polin and Rachel Goldberg, parents of Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, attend a demonstration by the families of the hostages near Kibbutz Nirim in southern Israel by the border with Gaza, Aug. 29, 2024.
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Israeli American Hersh Goldberg-Polin among 6 hostages found dead in Gaza
By Bill Hutchinson, Meredith Deliso, David Brennan, Nadine El-Bawab, Kevin Shalvey
Last Updated: September 2, 2024, 12:09 AM

As the Israel-Hamas war continues, the latest round of cease-fire discussions continues in the Middle East, even with Hamas rejecting the latest iteration over the weekend.

The United States and its allies continue to plead for a cease-fire deal.

Latest headlines:

  • Protest erupts in Tel Aviv as demonstrators demand cease-fire deal
  • 6 killed in IDF strike on Gaza school, says Gaza Civil Defense
  • Blinken speaks with parents of Goldberg-Polin
  • Israeli hostages killed by 'short-range shots': Israeli Ministry of Health
  • Israel's largest labor union set to strike Monday to demand cease-fire
Here's how the news is developing.

Sep 02, 2024 12:09 AM

Harris calls parents of slain Oct. 7 hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin

Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff spoke with the parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an American-Israeli hostage who was found dead in Gaza on Saturday along with five other Oct. 7 hostages, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

The vice president and her husband called parents Rachel Goldberg and Jon Polin on Sunday to "express our condolences following the brutal murder of their son by Hamas terrorists," Harris said in a statement on X.

"My heart breaks for their pain and anguish," Harris continued.

"I told them: As they mourn this terrible loss, they are not alone. Our nation mourns with them," Harris said.


Sep 01, 2024 8:59 PM

Protest erupts in Tel Aviv as demonstrators demand cease-fire deal

Protesters took to the streets of Tel Aviv Sunday night, demanding a cease-fire agreement and the release of the remaining hostages being held by Hamas terrorists.

PHOTO: People take part in a protest calling for a deal for immediate release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sep. 1, 2024.
Ariel Schalit/AP
People take part in a protest calling for a deal for immediate release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sep. 1, 2024.
Ariel Schalit/AP

The demonstration came a day after Israel Defense Forces recovered the bodies of six hostages in tunnels under the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip.

PHOTO: Protesters gather to demand a Gaza hostages deal on Sep. 1, 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Amir Levy/Getty Images
Protesters gather to demand a Gaza hostages deal on Sep. 1, 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Amir Levy/Getty Images

Protesters were seen waving Israeli flags as they demanded a cease-fire agreement, chanting "Deal. Now."

-ABC News' Victoria Beaule


Sep 01, 2024 7:24 PM

6 killed in IDF strike on Gaza school, says Gaza Civil Defense

At least six people were killed on Sunday when Israel Defense Forces conducted an airstrike on a school in Gaza City, according to Gaza Civil Defense.

The IDF said in a statement that the strike was aimed at Hamas terrorists they allege were operating a command-and-control center inside the Safad school to plan and carry out terrorist attacks against the IDF and Israel.

"Prior to the strike, numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians, including the use of precise munitions, aerial surveillance, and additional intelligence," the IDF said in a statement.

The Gaza Civil Defense confirmed the Safad school was hit in the IDF strike, but said the school houses displaced people from the Al-Zeitoun area east of Gaza City.

-ABC News' Victoria Beaulé



Sep 01, 2024 6:38 PM

Blinken speaks with parents of Goldberg-Polin

Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke Sunday with the parents of U.S.-Israeli citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who Isreal Defense Forces found fatally shot Saturday along with five other hostages who were being held in Gaza tunnels by Hamas terrorists, according to a State Department spokesperson.

In his phone conversation Sunday with Rachel Goldberg and Jon Polin, Blinken offered "deep condolences for the death of their son," said State Department spokesperson Matt Miller said.

-ABC News' Shannon Kingston


Aug 27, 2024 2:00 PM

Israeli forces rescue hostage from Gaza

The Israeli military announced Tuesday that it had rescued an Arab citizen of Israel who was among scores of people abducted in the Hamas-led Oct. 7 terror attack.

Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, from the Bedouin town of Rahat in southern Israel, was rescued "in a complex operation in the southern Gaza Strip," according to Israeli authorities. He is the eighth Israeli hostage to be rescued alive from Gaza by the Israel Defense Forces and the first hostage to be rescued alive from a tunnel in the war-torn territory, an Israeli official said.

PHOTO: Undated photo shows Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, who was held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza.
The Hostages Families Forum via AP
Undated photo shows Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, who was held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza.
The Hostages Families Forum via AP

An Israeli source told ABC News that Alkadi is currently at Soroka Medical Center in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba.

In a joint statement, the IDF and Israel Securities Authority said Alkadi "is in a stable medical condition and is being transferred for medical checks at a hospital." A spokesperson for the Soroka Medical Center told ABC News he "is fully conscious and in good general condition." The spokesperson added that Alkadi had "already met with a family member with great excitement."

The Hostages Families Forum -- a group representing family members of those taken hostage on Oct. 7 -- said in a statement that it "commends the rescue." It described Alkadi's return home as "nothing short of miraculous," adding: "We must remember: military operations alone cannot free the remaining 108 hostages, who have suffered 326 days of abuse and terror. A negotiated deal is the only way forward."

MORE: At DNC, parents of Israeli-American hostage make emotional plea for cease-fire deal

Israeli President Isaac Herzog wrote on X: "This is a happy moment for the State of Israel and for Israeli society as a whole. I wish for the immediate and speedy return of our 108 abductees who are brutally held captive in Gaza."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the leader had spoken with Alkadi by phone. "The prime minister congratulated Farhan and told him that the entire Israeli people are excited by his release," the office said in a statement. "The prime minister clarified in the conversation that he will continue to do everything to return all our abductees home."

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said the "bold and determined" operation "joins a series of impressive operational activities, which bring us closer to achieving all the goals of the war."

-ABC News' Morgan Winsor, Jordana Miller, Dana Savir and Anna Brund


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