Hamas has published ‘a goodbye card’ with photos of 48 hostages in the hands of the terror movement. Israeli media report that all the faces shown state the name of Ron Arad, an Israeli air force pilot that has disappeared since 1986 after a flight over Lebanon. The Israeli offensive in Gaza city also cost dozens of lives on Saturday. Rescuers report that at least 31 people were killed in the city. Follow all developments about the Middle East in our live blog.

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