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The comments from an Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps leader suggested that a widely feared regional conflict might be averted, at least for the moment.

The bodies were retrieved in an overnight operation in southern Gaza, the Israeli military said. Five of the hostages were already known to have died in captivity.

The statement by the secretary of state put new pressure on Hamas, whose officials have called the proposal fundamentally slanted toward Israel.

American intelligence agencies also confirmed that the effort extended to the Biden-Harris campaign, though that bid was unsuccessful.

The strike came as tensions between the two countries were running high over the Gaza war. Negotiators are pushing for a truce in Gaza, hoping to avert a wider regional conflagration.

The delay is meant to allow mediators time to make a high-stakes push for a cease-fire to end the war in Gaza, according to U.S., Iranian and Israeli officials, who warn

The Palestinian Authority said one person had been killed. The Israeli military said it was investigating and condemned the attack, as did the Israeli prime minister.

Some measure of self-governance will be restored in the region, which was stripped of its semiautonomous status by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.

Israel has severely set back Hamas but will never be able to completely eliminate the group, U.S. officials said.

The country made five new demands, according to documents detailing its newest negotiating positions.