Key points
- Four hostages rescued by Israeli forces - what you need to know
- Number of Palestinians killed during operation rises to 210
- Some hostages killed during rescue mission - Hamas
- Israel confirms soldier died during rescue
- Hamas suggests it could take more prisoners
- Who are the rescued hostages?
- Analysis:Hostages rescue will be cathartic for Israelis - but Netanyahu is under pressure and infuriating the US
- Live reporting by Jess Sharpand (earlier)Josephine Franks
Cargo ship hit by missile in Gulf of Aden
A missile has struck a cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden in a suspected attack by Houthi rebels in Yemen.
The British military's UK Maritime Trade Operations centre reported the attack on the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged ship.
Private security firm Ambrey said the missile hit the ship's forward station, starting a fire that the crew were able to put out.
A second missile missed and people "on board small boats in the vicinity opened fire on the ship during the incident", Ambrey added. No one was hurt onboard.
Suspicion for the attack fell on the Houthis. The rebels did not immediately claim responsibility.
The Houthis have been targeting shipping throughout the Red Sea corridor during the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.
They say the attacks are aimed at stopping the war and supporting the Palestinians, although the attacks often target vessels that have nothing to do with the conflict.
The Houthis have launched more than 50 attacks on shipping, killing three sailors, seizing one vessel and sinking another since November, according to the US Maritime Administration.
A US-led airstrike campaign, supported by Britain, has targeted the Houthis since January, with a series of strikes.
Hospital dealing with 'back-to-back mass casualties'
Al Aqsa hospital is dealing with "back-to-back mass casualties", Doctors Without Borders has said.
The international organisation, which is also known as MSF, has been helping medical staff in Gaza throughout the conflict with Israel.
In a series of posts on X, it said there had been "intense bombings by Israeli forces" this morning, leaving the hospital in central Gaza treating an "overwhelming number of severely injured patients".
"It's a nightmare at al Aqsa. There have been back-to-back mass casualties as densely populated areas are bombed," said Samuel Johann, the organisation's coordinator in Gaza.
"It's way beyond what anyone could deal with in a functional hospital, let alone with the scarce resources we have here."
Another member of staff, Chris Hook, said doctors were dealing with patients suffering from multiple major open fractures and several unconscious children.
Watch: 'This is what we do in Israel'
As news broke that four Israeli hostages had been rescued from Hamas captivity, an Israel Defence Forces spokesman released a video statement, detailing how they were retrieved.
Noa Argamani, 25, Almog Meir Jan, 21, Andrey Kozlov, 27, and Shlomi Ziv, 40, spent a total of 246 days trapped in Gaza.
Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said they were found alive and well as a result of a "his risk, complex mission".
"This is what we do in Israel - we risk our lives to save the lives of our hostages," he added.
You can watch his address below...
In pictures: Palestinians wounded in Israeli strike
At al Aqsa Martyrs hospital in central Gaza has been dealing with waves of injured Palestinians.
Many have filtered in following strikes carried out by Israel earlier today.
The Hamas-led government has said at least 210 people were killed during Israel's rescue operation, which saved four hostages from captivity.
This figure was later confirmed by Dr Khalil Al-Dakran, the spokesman for al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.
'Shame on you' - Israeli minister hits back at EU official
An Israeli minister has hit back at European Union official Josep Borrell for condemning Israel's rescue operation as a "massacre of civilians".
Eli Cohen told the EU's high representative for foreign policy that he should be condemning Hamas.
"Shame on you," he said.
Mr Borrell had earlier posted on X saying: "Reports from Gaza of another massacre of civilians are appalling.
"We condemn this in the strongest terms. The bloodbath must end immediately."
He also suggested the path to peace was in a three stage plan put forward by US President Joe Biden.
Under the idea, the first phase would consist of a six-week ceasefire, a withdrawal of Israeli forces from all populated areas of Gaza and the release of a number of hostage in exchange for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
The second phase would see the release of all remaining living hostages and a withdrawal from Gaza by Israeli forces.
The third phase calls for the start of a major reconstruction of the devastated enclave.
Watch: Two Israeli hostages flown home
This is the moment two of the four freed hostages arrived back in Israel.
Almog Meir Jan can be briefly seen on the right and Andrey Kozlov is on the left.
The pair touched down in a helicopter after being rescued from Hamas captivity in Nuseirat earlier today.
Iran criticises alleged 'inaction' of world governments and UN
Iran appears to have blamed the 200 reported deaths of Palestinians after an Israeli operation to free four hostages on"inaction" by world governments and the United Nations.
According to Reuters, it was notimmediately clear whether the hostage rescues and an Israeli air assault were part of the same operation.
Both took place in central Gaza's al-Nuseirat, a densely built-up area.
Iranian foreign ministryspokesperson Nasser Kanaani said:"These horrific and shocking crimes are the result of theinaction of governments and responsible international bodies,including the United Nations Security Council, in the face ofeight months of war crimes and violations by the Zionist regime(Israel)."
The number of Palestinians killed was 210, according to Dr Khalil Al-Dakran, spokesman for Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah.
A further 400 people have been wounded, the doctor added.
Cameron's thoughts with 'all innocent lives' affected by the conflict
The foreign secretary has echoed the prime minister (see previous post) in saying that the rescue of Israeli hostages will be a "huge relief to their families".
In a statement on X, Lord Cameron has called for a ceasefire agreement to "secure the release of all hostages and end the fighting".
He added: "My thoughts [are] also with [the] families of those still captive, and all the innocent lives affected by the conflict."
'Huge relief' to see hostages freed, Sunak says
Rishi Sunak has said it is a "huge relief" that four Israeli hostages have been freed.
The prime minister said they had been through an "unimaginable ordeal" and it was "heart-warming to see the pictures of them reunited with their families".
He added on X: "We will continue to strive towards an end to the fighting as well as safety and security for all."
Hezbollah 'fires rockets at Israeli military compound'
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah says it has fired Falaq 2 rockets at a military command centre in northern Israel.
A security source said it was the first time the group had used that type of rocket after firing the Falaq 1 on dozens of previous occasions, Reuters reported.
Hezbollah said it was acting in retaliation.
Lebanon's state news agency, NNA, said two people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the outskirts of thesouthern Lebanese town of Aitaroun.
The Israeli military said its soldiers identified a Hezbollah militant in the Aitaroun area.
An Israeli aircraft conducted anairstrike that hit the individual, it added.
