Hamas released the two elderly women who were being held hostage in Gaza on Monday after negotiations were led by the Red Cross.
A day that started with intense bombing ended with two hostages being released, ITV News Correspondent John Irvine reports
Hamas released two elderly women held hostage in Gaza on Monday after negotiations were led by the Red Cross.The two women, along with their husbands, were taken from their homes in the kibbutz of Nir Oz near the Gaza border in Hamas' October 7 rampage through towns of southern Israel. The Foreign Office welcomed the release of the hostages on Monday and added: "We will continue to work tirelessly with Qatar, Israel and others to ensure all hostages come home safely."
The prime minister told the House of Commons: "The misreporting of this incident had a negative effect in the region, including on a vital US diplomatic effort, and the tensions here at home."The Israeli Defence Forces say in the past 24 hours it has attacked more than 320 targets in the Gaza Strip.
Relief workers said far more aid was needed to address the spiralling humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where half the 2.3 million population have fled their homes. The Palestinian Health Ministry has said that the death toll in Gaza had climbed to at least 5,087 people, with another 436 people killed overnight, while over 1,400 people in Israel have died.Meanwhile, Ireland is calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as a "matter of the utmost urgency. The loss of life is enormous, is at a scale that has to be stopped.”
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