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Hamas frees two Israeli women as warplanes strike targets

The International Committee of the Red Cross says Hamas militants have released two hostages it had been holding captive in the Gaza Strip. A U.S. official said Monday that Washington has advised Israel to delay a possible ground invasion to allow more time to try and secure the release of more hostages. Palestinian officials and witnesses say heavy airstrikes across Gaza demolished buildings, killing hundreds of people.

By Associated Press, al-Qahera News and Al Qassam brigades

Oct. 23, 2023

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Hamas released two elderly Israeli women held hostage in Gaza on Monday, as the United States expressed increasing concern that the escalating Israel-Hamas war will spark a wider conflict in the region, including attacks on American troops.
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Rockets are fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Monday, Oct. 23.
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Palestinians wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip are brought to a hospital in Rafah on Monday, Oct. 23.
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Palestinians wounded in the Israeli bombardment wait for treatment in Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Monday, Oct. 23.
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Mourners gather around the graves of Sgt. Yam Goldstein and her father, Nadav, during their funeral in Kibbutz Shefayim, Israel, Monday, Oct. 23. Yam and her father were killed by Hamas militants on Oct. 7 at their house in Kibbutz Kfar Azza near the border with the Gaza Strip. The rest of the family are believed to be held hostage in Gaza. More than 1,400 people were killed and some 200 captured in an unprecedented, multi-front attack by the militant group that rules Gaza.
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Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Monday, Oct. 23.
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Palestinians unload boxes of medicine from a truck arrived at Nasser Medical Complex, as part of the aid batch that entered in to the Gaza strip from Rafah crossing Sunday, in town of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Monday, Oct. 23.
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An Israeli woman cries as she holds a photo of a woman who was kidnapped, during a rally calling for the return of more than 200 people captured by Hamas militants, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Oct. 23. On Oct. 7, the militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza strip carried out an unprecedented, multi-front attack that killed over 1,400 and captured more than 200.
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Mourners attend the funeral of Erik Kraunik, the chief of security of Kibbutz Be'eri, at Yehud cemetery, central Israel, Monday, Oct. 23. Kraunik was killed by Hamas militants at Kibbutz Be'eri near the border with the Gaza Strip. More than 1,400 people were killed and over 200 taken captive in an unprecedented multi-front attack by the militant group that rules Gaza.
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HOSTAGES AND MISSING FAMILIES FORUM VIA AP

Yocheved Lifshitz, left, and Nurit Cooper, who were held as hostage by Palestinian Hamas militants, are seen in these undated handout photo combination. The International Committee of the Red Cross says Hamas militants have released both Lifshitz and Cooper it had been holding captive in the Gaza Strip.
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AL-QAHERA NEWS VIA AP

In this image taken from video released by al-Qahera News, Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, is helped by the Red Cross to waiting ambulances at the Rafah border crossing, Monday, Oct. 23, after being released by Hamas militants.
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AL-QAHERA NEWS VIA AP

In this image taken from video released by al-Qahera News, Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, waves from an ambulance at the Rafah border crossing, Monday, Oct. 23, after being released by Hamas militants.
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AL-QAHERA NEWS VIA AP

In this image taken from video released by al-Qahera News, Nurit Cooper, 79, rests in an ambulance at the Rafah border crossing, Monday, Oct. 23, after being released by Hamas militants.
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AL QASSAM BRIGADES

This image taken from video released by Al Qassam brigades on its Telegram channel, shows Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, center, and Nurit Cooper, 79, being escorted by Hamas as they are released to the Red Cross in an unknown location, Monday, Oct. 23.
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AL QASSAM BRIGADES

This image taken from video released by Al Qassam brigades on its Telegram channel, shows Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, shaking hands a thanking a member of Hamas as she is released to the Red Cross in an unknown location, Monday, Oct. 23.
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AL QASSAM BRIGADES

This image taken from video released by Al Qassam brigades on its Telegram channel, shows Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, shaking hands a thanking a member of Hamas as she is released to the Red Cross in an unknown location, Monday, Oct. 23.

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