Israel says it is investigating a claim by Hamas that a female hostage has been killed during Israeli operations in northern Gaza. The woman's identity was not revealed by Hamas, and it was unclear how or when she is said to have died.

Hamas' acting Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya said in remarks broadcast on Wednesday that there would be no hostages-for-prisoners swap deal with Israel unless the war in the Palestinian enclave ended.

The United States was the only country that voted against the resolution because the wording of it did not make the ceasefire contingent upon the release of the roughly 100 Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas over a year ago.

The International Criminal Court said there were "reasonable grounds" to believe they bore responsibility for various crimes against humanity and war crimes.

The Hamas attack on Israel that triggered the Gaza war has stirred debate among the enclave's Palestinian clerics, with some saying it was not worth the heavy civilian death toll and others declaring the Oct.

Palestinian health officials say the death toll in the Gaza Strip from the 13-month-old war between Israel and Hamas has surpassed 44,000.

A woman who was kidnapped and taken to the Gaza Strip died in an Israeli attack in northern Gaza, the military arm of Hamas said on Saturday. Abu Obaida, spokesman for the al-Qassam Brigades, said on Telegram that another female hostage was critically injured in the attack,