LIVE Middle East Crisis. Hamas announces death of two Israeli hostages in video – European Commission fears rising inflation due to Red Sea attacks

Since the start of the war between the Israeli army and Hamas on October 7, 24,100 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip, the Hamas health ministry says. There were another 132 fatalities in the past 24 hours. The Israeli army, for its part, says it has killed 9,000 members of Hamas and other terror groups since October 7. During an operation at a Hamas command center in Khan Younis, the army seized Hamas grenades, other weapons and equipment. Follow all developments in our live blog.

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