KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli ground forces pushed deeper into Gaza, advancing in tanks and other armored vehicles on the territory’s main city and freeing a soldier held captive by Hamas militants. The Israeli prime minister rejected calls for a cease-fire Monday, even as airstrikes landed near hospitals where thousands of Palestinians are sheltering beside the wounded. The military said a female soldier captured during Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 incursion was rescued in Gaza — the first since the weekslong war began. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed her home, saying the “achievement” by Israel’s security forces illustrates his country’s “commitment to free all the hostages.”