Hamas releases 2 more hostages:7 points

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Hamas releases 2 more hostages. On Monday, two more Israeli hostages were released by Hamas; both were women. Since its Sabbath attack, Israel has reportedly carried out over 5,000 airstrikes on Gaza, according to Hamas.

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Hamas releases 2 more hostages, here are the 7 points on the developing situation:

1. Following mediation by Qatar and Egypt, the two women were released for “compelling humanitarian” reasons, according to the military wing of Hamas.
2. They were taken to the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, days after two American women, Judith Tai Raanan and her daughter Natalie Shoshana Raanan, were freed.
3. Several media outlets have reported that Hamas may free 50 more hostages. They stated that Red Cross representatives were en route to Gaza to free the dual-national hostages.
4. The number of confirmed hostages in Tel Aviv rose to 222 people on Monday. In spite of former US President Barack Obama’s warning that “any Israeli military strategy that ignores human costs could ultimately backfire,” the Israeli army said it was preparing for “unrelenting attacks” to destroy Hamas.
5. According to Daniel Hagari, a military spokesperson for Israel, the army is “ready and determined” for the next phase of the conflict and is awaiting political direction. Although “our war is on our borders, not thousands of miles from Israel,” he added, adding that he expected weeks of fighting ahead. He claimed that Israel was learning from the US experience in the Middle East.
6. Israel reported that 1,400 people were killed by Hamas in the worst attack in the nation’s 75-year history.
7. Gaza’s health ministry reported that more than 5,000 people have died in the Gaza Strip, and the Israeli military reported on Monday that it had carried out more than 300 new strikes in the previous day. According to the ministry, there have been over 2,000 children killed.