Leaders of 18 countries urge Hamas to release hostages held in Gaza
by The Guardian
The Guardian— UK and US leaders among those calling for release, as families renew pressure on Netanyahu to restart negotiationsThe leaders of 18 countries including the US and the UK have called on Hamas to free Israeli and dual-national hostages held in Gaza.“The fate of the hostages and the civilian population in Gaza, who are protected under international law, is of international concern,” they said. “We strongly support the ongoing mediation efforts in order to bring our people home.” Continue reading
dailym.ai—More peace talks underway between Israel and Hamas in Cairo to secure release of hostages still trapped in Gaza after nearly seven months of fighting. Hamas said its delegation flew in from Qatar in a 'positive spirit' after studying the truce proposal, which would see a halt to the fighting and hostages returned to Israel.
ABC7 New York—American hostage speaks out in new video released by Hamas. The American hostage is featured along with Israeli hostage Omri Miran, who have both been in captivity for more than 200 days.
VINnews—Hamas Releases Proof-Of-Life Videos Of 2 More Hostages. JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a further attempt at psychological warfare, Hamas released Saturday another video featuring two of the kidnapped hostages in their hands. The two, Keith Segal and Omri Miran, are seen for the first time, apparently in a clip taken this week, and voice their awareness of recent demonstrations advocating for their release. […]