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IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari in a press conference says the military and Foreign Ministry have notified the families of Thai national hostages Sonthaya Oakkharasr and Sudthisak Rinthalak, that they were killed during the October 7 onslaught and their bodies are held by Hamas in Gaza. The two had worked in agriculture in the border community of Be'eri.

  Israeli troops operating in southern Gaza's Rafah located several primed rocket launchers with long-range projectiles, the military says. According to the IDF, some of the launchers were used in attacks on Israeli cities in recent months. Troops of the 414th Combat Intelligence Collection Unit, using drones, located the primed launchers and demolished them, the military says. In a different area of Rafah, the IDF says troops located another rocket launching site with dozens of launchers, before it was also demolished. The site had also been used in recent attacks on Israeli cities, including last week's barrage on Beersheba, according to the military.

  According to Palestinian reports IDF has dropped flyers. In the IDF flyers dropped in the Gaza Strip this morning, the military warns Palestinians against approaching the borders with Israel or Egypt. One flyer, addressed to all Gaza Strip residents, announces the expansion of the designated humanitarian zone in the al-Mawasi area. "In this area the expanded humanitarian aid will continue. The IDF will continue fighting the terror organizations that use you as human shields. Therefore: Gaza City is a dangerous fighting zone; avoid crossing to the north of Wadi Gaza," it continues. "It is prohibited to come near to the eastern and southern security fences," the IDF flyer adds. The second flyer, addressed to the residents and those sheltering in eastern Rafah neighborhoods, warns that "the IDF is about to operate with force against the terror organizations in the area you currently reside, as the IDF has operated so far." "Anyone in the area puts the

  Troops also shelled areas near Naqoura, Marwahin, Hanine, and Matmoura with artillery to "remove threats," the military says. In addition, tanks shelled a building in Kafr Kila where the IDF says it identified "terror activity." Earlier, an anti-tank guided missile was fired from Lebanon at the border community of Shtula, and two more rockets were fired at the Mount Hermon area. The IDF says it shelled the launch sites.

  Hamas has agreed to implement the first phase of the hostage deal after the US, through Egypt and Qatar, committed to a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip after 124 days and the end of the war.  However, a political official recently said that, contrary to reports, Israel will not accept an end to the war under any circumstances as part of the agreement to release the hostages. The political official added that the IDF will enter Rafah and destroy the remaining Qassam units.