The women are handed over to Red Cross workers at the Egyptian border but more than 200 are believed to still be prisoner in under-siege Gaza.
Hamas has released two more hostages, with the British daughter of one of the women flying to Israel and saying she's relieved beyond words. Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, and Nurit Cooper, 79, were taken to the Rafah crossing into Egypt and put into ambulances. Hamas said it released them on humanitarian and 'poor health grounds', but their husbands are still being held prisoner.
' Israeli tanks and thousands of troops have been waiting for days for the order to attack - a moved that's likely to significantly increase casualties on both sides. Defence minister Yoav Gallant told troops on Monday 'it will come' and to keep preparing. He said the attack would be from land, air and sea but gave no timeframe. More than 5,000 Palestinians have now been killed and 15,000 wounded in Israeli airstrikes, according to Gaza's health ministry.
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