Despite former hostage's mother being Chinese-born, Beijing refused to assist, either by ignoring requests or claiming she ‘lacked Chinese blood’

Israel increases the number from three and removes the UN from the list of guarantors of the cease-fire agreement  being negotiated 

Hours after being rescued from Gaza captivity, freed hostage arrives at Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv where her mother Liora, whose battling cancer, awaits her

Centcom says it has re-established the temporary pier anchored off Gaza's coast, which had been temporarily removed after part of the structure broke off, two weeks after it started operating.

IDF says Noa Argamani, Andrey Kozlov, Almog Meir Jan and Shlomi Ziv extracted from Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza; all reported in good health

Moving clip captures first meeting between 25-year-old and her father Yaakov in IDF helicopter; freed hostage transported to Sheba Medical Center where she'll reunite with her mother Liora who's battling cancer

Forces exchange fire with hundreds of terrorists deployed around sites where hostages held; vehicle carrying 3 hostages malfunctions mid-operation, safely rescued under heavy fire; Yamam fighter seriously wounded in firefight