Release of the two hostages, 85-year-old Yocheved Lifshitz and 79-year-old Nurit Cooper, confirmed by the International Committee of the Red Cross
A Palestinian journalist comforts his niece in a hospital in Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip, on Oct. 22. She was wounded in an air strike on her family home in Nusseirat refugee camp.Hamas released two elderly Israeli women held hostage in Gaza on Monday, as the United States expressed increasing concern that the escalating Israel-Hamas war will spark a wider conflict in the region, including attacks on American troops.
In a statement, Hamas said it had released them for humanitarian reasons. Hamas and other militants in Gaza are believed to have taken roughly 220 people, including an unconfirmed number of foreigners and dual nationals. Hamas released an American woman and her teenage daughter last week. He said U.S. officials were having “active conversations” with Israeli counterparts about the potential ramifications of escalated military action.
More than 1,400 people in Israel have been killed – mostly civilians slain during the initial Hamas attack. At least 222 people were captured and dragged back to Gaza, including foreigners, the military said Monday, updating a previous figure. Israel carried out limited ground forays into Gaza. On Sunday, Hamas said it destroyed an Israeli tank and two armoured bulldozers inside Gaza. The Israeli military said a soldier was killed and three others were wounded by an anti-tank missile during a raid inside Gaza.
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