Two elderly Israeli women were freed on Monday in response to mediation by Qatar and Egypt
A protest for the return of hostages on a main street in Tel Aviv on Saturday, October 21st. Photograph: Amit Elkayam/The New York Timeswere intensifying on Monday as reports from the region suggest a significant number – perhaps up to 50 – may be freed imminently.in an attempt to exert more pressure on Hamas, experts warn that negotiations are likely to be the only way to obtain their freedom.
Gaza stories: ‘I have lost my house, I have lost everything. We are hearing heavy shelling everywhere’ “There is no experience of rescuing hostages from Gaza in the past. In any circumstances, a kinetic tactical solution is very sensitive and the last thing we want to do if we want to maximise the chances that the hostages will stay alive,” said Timor Israeli, an Israeli special forces veteran who now teaches hostage rescue techniques in the US.
Israeli officials have said they have cut off supplies of food and fuel to Gaza to force Hamas, which has ruled the territory since 2007, to make concessions and free hostages. Hamas has made a series of demands for the hostages. Officials of the organisation have said the captives could be exchanged for some or even all of the thousands of Palestinians in prisons in Israel.
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