The Israeli army announced on Saturday April 6 that it had recovered the body of a hostage in Khan Younes, in the south of the Gaza Strip. Elad Katzir, who was 47 years old at the time of his October 7 kidnapping from Kibbutz Nir Oz, “reportedly killed in captivity by the terrorist organization Islamic Jihad”, states the IDF press release on Telegram. His body was repatriated to Israel, where he was formally identified. His mother, also taken hostage, was released on November 24 as part of the only truce in six months of war. Around a hundred hostages are still being held by Hamas. Follow our live stream.
Six members of Hezbollah and Amal killed in Israeli raids in southern Lebanon. Since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, there have been daily exchanges of fire on the border between the two countries between the Israeli army and Hezbollah, which supports the Palestinian Islamist movement in its war against the Jewish state in Gaza.
Australia considers information provided by Israel on the death of an aid worker “insufficient”. “We expect all those responsible for her death and those of her World Central Kitchen colleagues who died with her to be held accountable.”, declared the head of Australian diplomacy, Penny Wong, regarding the death of seven humanitarian workers during a strike in the Gaza Strip. Israel has recognized a series of“serious errors”.
UN chief ‘disturbed’ by reports of use of AI to pick targets in Gaza. “I am deeply disturbed by reports that the Israeli military’s bombing campaign includes artificial intelligence as a tool to identify targets, particularly in densely populated residential areas, leading to a high number of civilian casualties.”, said Antonio Guterres. An investigation published by Israeli media describes the existence of a program called “Lavender”, which uses artificial intelligence to draw on intelligence data and identify potential targets in the Gaza Strip.
The UN Human Rights Council demands an end to arms sales to Israel. In a resolution, the CDH also raised the fears of “genocide” against the Palestinians. This is the first position taken by this UN body on the Israeli military intervention in the Gaza Strip.