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.
RAFAH - 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 are still stuck on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing into Gaza, though Biden said they could cross in the "next 24 to 48 hours." Israeli troops are massed on the border with Gaza ahead of an expected ground invasion that officials have pledged will begin "soon". Hamas said Egypt and Qatar had negotiated the release and it was "working with all mediators to implement the movement's decision to close the civilian file if appropriate security conditions allow".
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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