🇵🇸🇮🇱 Video of Hamas handing over the 2 Israeli hostages pic.twitter.com/HOzUgRiANd
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Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:17am on 24 Oct 2023,Tuesday International
Hamas announced the release of two elderly Israeli hostages, citing humanitarian reasons. The International Committee of the Red Cross facilitated their transport out of Gaza. The hostages, Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz, were taken from the kibbutz of Nir Oz. Their husbands remain captive. The ICRC expressed readiness for future releases. Egypt played a role, and reports state Tel Aviv wasn't involved. US President Biden links talks of a ceasefire to the release of hostages. Israeli air raids on Gaza intensify, with 436 reported casualties in the last 24 hours.
