The IDF on Wednesday night continued attacks within Gaza, carrying out around 50 air strikes.
A statement said that they will provide all necessary assistance and support to the returning hostages and their families in all aspects, emphasizing close medical and mental health care and support, and will enhance emotional support and guidance for all families.
Regarding one of the strikes, Hamas claimed on Thursday that Israel struck a target in Gaza where one of the female hostages - who is expected to be released in the first phase of the deal - was located, spokesperson Abu Obeida announced on Telegram.
"Every act of aggression and bombing at this stage by the enemy can turn the freedom of a prisoner into a tragedy," the statement continued.
One specific strike which the IDF emphasized was against a Nukhba terrorist who took part in the October 7 massacre.
The Nukhba terrorist, identified as Muhammad Al-Hisham Zahdi Abu al-Rous, infiltrated Israel and participated in the massacre at the Nova Music Festival.
The army also killed other Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorists during airstrikes that took place in the Gaza.
Among the targets included in the strikes were Hamas and PIJ terrorists, military facilities, weapons storage sites, rocket launch positions, and observation posts, the military said.
Previous similar claims
This is not the first time Abu Obeida has claimed that a female Israeli hostage was targeted by an IAF strike; in November 2024, he claimed that a female hostage was killed in an area of northern Gaza that the IDF had struck.
In the same message, he claimed, "The danger still threatens the life of another female (prisoner) who was with her," implying that another female Israeli hostage was wounded. Her status remains unclear.
The IDF later stated that it is "currently reviewing the information" and cannot "confirm or refute its authenticity."
IDF sources indicated that it was not bound from striking in Gaza until the deal goes into effect: currently estimated to take place on Sunday.
Early Thursday there were reports which turned out to be false that the Palestinians fired a rocket near Nir Am.
However, the military did not clarify what the object was which had caused the rocket siren.