Hamas said it had freed the elderly hostages on humanitarian grounds.
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.
Gaza hospitals are struggling to keep generators running to power life-saving medical equipment and incubators for premature babies. Hamas and other militants in Gaza are believed to have taken roughly 220 people, including an unconfirmed number of foreigners and dual nationals. 🆘Tamer details how our medical teams are doing absolutely everything they can to provide care to over 400,000 displaced people inHe said it will be a combined offensive from air, land and sea but did not give a timeframe.
Israel said it had hit 320 militant targets throughout Gaza over the last 24 hours. The military says it does not target civilians, and that Palestinian militants have fired more than 7,000 rockets at Israel since the start of the war. The military said the raid was part of efforts to rescue hostages. Hamas hopes to trade the captives for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.On Monday the Palestinian Red Crescent said 20 lorries entered Gaza carrying food, water, medicine and medical supplies, through the Rafah crossing with Egypt, the only way into Gaza not controlled by Israel.
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