They are the first hostages to be freed since Hamas gunmen attacked Israel nearly two weeks ago. Read more at straitstimes.com.
US citizens Judith Tai Raanan and her daughter Natalie Shoshana Raanan are pictured with Israeli official Gal Hirsch, after being released by Hamas militants.
At least 4,137 Palestinians have been killed, including hundreds of children, and 13,000 wounded in Gaza, the Palestinian health ministry said.Israel has amassed tanks and troops near the perimeter of Gaza for an expected ground invasion.“We will topple the Hamas organisation. We will destroy its military and governing infrastructure. It’s a phase that will not be easy. It will have a price,” he told a parliamentary committee.
“The IDF can unequivocally state that the church was not the target of the strike,” it said.Israel has already told all civilians to evacuate the northern half of the Gaza Strip, which includes Gaza City. Many people have yet to leave saying they fear losing everything and have nowhere safe to go with southern areas also under attack.
“Everything I ever dreamt of and thought that I have achieved was gone. In that apartment was my dream, my memories with my children, and my wife, was the smell of safety and love,” Ali, a resident of the district, told Reuters by phone.
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