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Newshour: 23/10/2023 20:06 GMT: Red Cross confirms two more hostages released from Gaza

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Red Cross confirms two more hostages released from Gaza

23/10/2023 20:06 GMT

23/10/2023 20:06 GMT: Red Cross confirms two more hostages released from Gaza

BBC World Service - Newshour, Red Cross confirms two more hostages released from Gaza

The International Committee of the Red Cross has confirmed that Hamas has released two elderly Israeli hostages from Gaza. Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz were kidnapped by Hamas militants two weeks ago, when gunmen attacked Israeli settlements in the south of the country. Gaza's health ministry says more than 5,000 people have been killed since Israel began bombing the territory in response, flattening entire neighbourhoods.

We also hear about political polling among Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, where 800 Palestinians have been arrested in the last two weeks. 

Also in the programme: scientists declare a significant breakthrough in treating cervical cancer and Argentina faces a hotly contested presidential election.

(Photo: Released hostage is transported after being released by Hamas militants to Israel, October 23, 2023. Credit: Al Qahera News/Handout via Reuters).

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