Violence has persisted in Gaza since the October 10 cease-fire, with at least 38 Palestinians killed. Families of hostages are pressing Israel to reconsider the truce if Hamas fails to return the deceased hostages, as authorities work with Egypt to reopen the Rafah crossing for humanitarian aid

The Houthis did not specifically blame Israel for the killing of Maj. Gen. Karim al-Ghamari in their statement. Shortly after their announcement, Israeli PM Netanyahu said: 'Another chief of staff has been eliminated in the line of terrorist commanders who sought to harm us'

A foreign official told Haaretz that Israel was aware Hamas would struggle in locating the bodies and that recovering them is expected to take months. Meanwhile, Jerusalem is eyeing sanctions, including delaying the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza