Hamas releases hostage video, Biden attacks Netanyahu on hostage deal

A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a ship in the Red Sea on Monday, just north of the area where crews are attempting to salvage a tanker loaded with oil and still ablaze after an earlier assault by the group, authorities said.

The attack marks the latest in a series of strikes by the Iranian-backed Houthis that have disrupted the flow of $1 trillion in goods passing through the Red Sea annually and halted some aid shipments to Sudan and Yemen. The group has targeted over 80 vessels with missiles and drones since Israel's war on Hamas in Gaza began in October.

Monday's incident involved two projectiles striking the vessel and a third explosion occurring nearby, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). "Damage control is underway," the UKMTO stated, adding that there were no casualties and the ship continued to its next destination.

Einav Danino, the mother of murdered hostage Ori Danino, whose body was recovered by the IDF from Gaza on Saturday, told Kan Reshet Bet on Monday that she received a sign of life from her son three weeks ago.

The IDF said that the Danino, along with five other hostages, had been executed by Hamas shortly before the military was able to get to them.

The ongoing strike in Israel is set to conclude at 6 p.m. local time on Monday, a Histadrut representative told the labor court. 

The initial Histadrut position was that the strike would end Tuesday morning.

The Histadrut is holding talks with the Aviation Authority to enlarge the strike and to continue and limit the activities at the airport. 

Starlink infrastructure has arrived in Israel and is set to be transferred to Israel's North, Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi wrote in a post on X/Twitter.

עשרות עמדות סטארלינק נחתו בישראל.
רשויות, בתי חולים ומרכזי חירום בצפון יקבלו בימים הקרובים עמדה כזו לחמ״ל המרכזי. העמדה תספק WIFI לווייני לכל המתחם ותאפשר רציפות תקשורתית במקרי עלטה ובתרחישי יחוס למיניהם.
וזוהי רק ההתחלה.
נמשיך לחבר את ישראל בשגרה ובחירום.
תודה לרח״ל,… pic.twitter.com/LU14FoOBhZ

— 🇮🇱שלמה קרעי - Shlomo Karhi (@shlomo_karhi) September 2, 2024

It is expected to be useful in a scenario in which electricity is cut off from the North. 

Hamas will pay a price for the killing of the six hostages in Gaza captivity, Foreign Minister Israel Katz wrote on X/Twitter on Monday. 

The Hamas terror organization brutally executed six hostages to instill fear and attempt to fracture Israeli society. Israel will respond with full force to this heinous crime. Hamas is responsible and will pay the full price.

— ישראל כ”ץ Israel Katz (@Israel_katz) September 2, 2024

"The Hamas terror organization brutally executed six hostages to instill fear and attempt to fracture Israeli society. Israel will respond with full force to this heinous crime. Hamas is responsible and will pay the full price," Katz wrote. 

A drone targeted a vehicle in the Naqoura area of southern Lebanon, the Hezbollah-affiliated Al Mayadeen reported on Monday. 

According to Israeli media, two people were killed in the strike. 

Separately, the IDF said it had targeted overnight Hezbollah military structures in the Yaroun, Ayta ash Shab, Hanine, Tayr Harfa, and Blida areas of southern Lebanon.

Ben-Gurion Airport is set to expand the time in which it is expected to strike on Monday, according to KAN news. 

According to KAN, the strike is set to be expanded to the afternoon instead of occurring solely between 8-10 a.m.   

Security forces thwarted on Monday a car bomb that had been positioned at the entrance to the West Bank locality of Ateret, the Binyamin Regional Council said. 

The IDF later said troops were at the scene.

Police noted that its sappers were operating at the scene. 

Israeli workers went on strike Monday starting at 6 a.m., following a Sunday announcement by Histadrut head Arnon Bar David. The strike and and other protests come following the announcement that the bodies of six hostages had been retrieved from Gaza. Read on for a summary of which institutions are participating in the strike and what will remain open.

In an attempt to prevent the strike, Attorney-General Gali Baharav Miara appealed to the state attorney overnight, instructing it to contact the Labor Court for injunctions.

In parallel, the State Attorney's Office also submitted a request to halt the strike on behalf of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's consent.

Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur, commented on the deaths of the six Gaza hostages over the weekend by saying that all hostages, both "Israeli and Palestinian," should be freed in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday.

"Free the hostages, both Israeli and Palestinians," she stated.

"Whether the Israeli #hostages found dead in a Gaza tunnel were executed or killed, this is yet another heinous crime that must be accounted for," she wrote.

The autopsy of the hostages found they had been shot in the head approximately 48-72 hours before being discovered by the IDF under Rafah.

[edited] Whether the Israeli #hostages found dead in a Gaza tunnel were executed or killed, this is yet another heinous crime that must be accounted for.

Condoleances and solidarity to all those who are mourning their beloved ones.

May all hostages, whomever their captors,…

— Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt (@FranceskAlbs) September 2, 2024