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Hamas released two American hostages held in Gaza, offering a “sliver of hope” to desperate families, as Israel pounded the densely-populated territory where millions waited for promised aid deliveries on Saturday.
Trucks carrying relief the United Nations calls a “lifeline” are still stuck on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing into Gaza, though Biden said movement could begin in the “next 24 to 48 hours.” But a full-blown land offensive carries many risks, including to hostages from Israel and around the world held by Hamas.There were no immediate details about the health of the released hostages, but Biden said he had spoken to them and promised US support “as they recover from this terrible ordeal.”
There is little information about the hostages, though Israel’s military said Friday “the majority” are still alive, and agonised families have demanded more action. At least 30 percent of all housing in Gaza has been destroyed or damaged, the UN says, citing local authorities, and thousands have taken refuge in a tent city set up in southern Gaza’s Khan Yunis.
Israel’s operation will take not “a day, nor a week, nor a month,” the country’s defence minister Yoav Gallant warned Friday, and will result in “the end of Israel’s responsibilities in the Gaza Strip”.
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