Israel Admits to Accidentally Killing 3 Hostages
- By Cindy Saine
With more than 18,000 Palestinians killed in Israel's war against Hamas, a top Biden administration official says he has asked Israel's prime minister to transition from high-intensity operations to a more targeted phase of the war. Meanwhile, the Israeli military says it mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages in fighting in northern Gaza. VOA's Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports from the State Department.