Middle East crisis live: Israeli hostage in Gaza confirmed dead by government as ceasefire negotiations continue

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Israel has not said how it learned of the death of Dror Or, who was kidnapped on 7 October

Iran has released the crew of a seized Portuguese-flagged ship linked to Israel, but remains in control of the vessel itself, foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said, according to the Reuters news agency.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized the container ship MSC Aries, with a crew of 25, in the strait of Hormuz on 13 April, days after Tehran vowed to retaliate for a suspected Israeli strike on its consulate in Damascus. Iran had said it could close the crucial shipping route.

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