Hamas threatens to kill a hostage whenever Gaza civilians hit without warning

Israeli rescue service Zaka said more than 100 bodies have been recovered from a small farming community that was the scene of a hostage standoff during Hamas’ attack

Palestinians search for bodies in the rubble of a building after an Israeli airstrike in Jebaliya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip (Ramez Mahmoud/AP/PA)

The military wing of the militant Hamas group says it will kill one Israeli civilian captive any time Israel targets civilians in their homes in Gaza “without prior warning”.

The threat came as the death toll in Israel rose to 900 on Monday evening, according to Israeli media reports.