Good evening. I'm Jeff Bennett and I'm Am the Navaz. On the news hour tonight

as the war in Gaza rages on we speak with a former Israeli hostage in her first exclusive interview

since being released by Hamas.

For the 51 days that I was there, there wasn't a minute that I thought that I'd ever come back alive.

Harvard University's president resigns after accusations of plagiarism and criticism of the

university's response to the Israel-Hamais war.

And big cities in the United States contend with an influx of migrants,

including thousands sent north by Republican governors.

They struggle to provide enough health care and housing. Welcome to the news hour.

Hamas confirms tonight that one of its top leaders has been killed in Lebanon,

possibly signaling an escalation of the Israel Hamas war beyond Gaza.

He's identified as Salé Aruri, who headed Hamas operations in the occupied West Bank.

Hamas officials say he and six other militants died in an explosion today in Beirut.

Lebanon State News Agency reports they were in a building that was hit by an Israeli drone attack.

Hezbollah, a Hamas ally, and militant group also backed by Iran, called it a dangerous development

and vowed to retaliate.

News of Aruri's death came as Hamas insisted again that no additional hostages will

be released until there's a complete ceasefire in Gaza.

Meantime, the Palestinian Red Crescent reported

an airstrike blasted its headquarters

in the Gaza city of Han Yunus, killing five people.

They were among thousands of refugees sheltering there.

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