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UN’s António Guterres calls for immediate ceasefire to end ‘epic suffering’ in Gaza

Secretary general’s comments spark fierce row and Israeli calls for resignation as 700 deaths are reported in a day and hospitals close for want of electricity

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the power of forgiveness: a freed hostage’s gesture should not be forgotten

Editorial: Recognising the common humanity of Israeli and Palestinian civilians can break the endless chain of attack and reprisal

The Guardian - UK

Israel drops leaflets in Gaza offering reward for hostage information

Latest effort to free more than 200 people comes as Israeli military continues preparing for expected ground offensive

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Grandmother, 85, held hostage by Hamas describes ‘hell’ of captivity in Gaza

Yocheved Lifshitz said she was beaten, forced onto a motorbike across border and then walked for kilometres through a ‘spider’s web’ of tunnels – but that she was treated ‘well’ by her captors once inside

The Independent UK

Israeli captive endured ‘hell’ in attack, but treated ‘well’ in Gaza

Hamas freed 85-year-old Yocheved Lifshitz, along with another elderly woman, on ‘humanitarian’ grounds late on Monday.

Al Jazeera

Freed Israeli hostage: Hamas kidnapping was 'hell'

In a remarkable press conference given the day after her release, Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, described how Hamas descended on her kibbutz near Gaza, tied her up, threw her over a motorcycle and beat her.

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Now freed, an Israeli hostage describes the 'hell' of harrowing Hamas attack and terrifying capture

Eighty-five year-old Yocheved Lifschitz spoke of a “hell that we never knew before and never thought we would experience” as she described the harrowing assault on her kibbutz by Hamas militants and the terror of being taken hostage into the Gaza Strip

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Grandmother released by Hamas ‘keen to share information’

A GRANDMOTHER released as a hostage by Hamas militants is “very sharp and is very keen” to share information, her daughter has said.

The National (Scotland)

Hamas hostage release: Two elderly Israelis leave Gaza after Egypt and Qatar broker deal

Hamas, who took more than 200 hostages in an attack in Israel two weeks ago, said it released the hostages – two elderly Israeli women – on ‘humanitarian grounds’

The Independent UK

'Now let them all go': Daughter's plea to Hamas terrorists as elderly mother released

Yocheved Lifshitz tells reporters Hamas hit her with sticks and kept her in a 'spider web' of tunnels

Evening Standard

A dozen Britons killed in Hamas attack with five missing, No 10 says

London-based daughter of one of hostages released tells BBC her mother, 85, is OK but her father is still missing

The Guardian - UK

Watch live: Family of British-Israeli Hamas hostages address Israeli Embassy in London

Watch live as family members of British-Israeli Hamas hostages address the Israeli Embassy in London on Tuesday, 24 October.

The Independent UK

Sharone Lifschitz: Grandmother released from Hamas captivity ‘very sharp’ and keen to share details

London-based Sharone Lifschitz said her 85-year-old mother, Yocheved Lifshitz, ‘seems OK’ after her weeks-long ordeal.

Evening Standard

Grandmother released by Hamas ‘very sharp’ and ‘keen to share information’

London-based Sharone Lifschitz said her 85-year-old mother, Yocheved Lifshitz, ‘seems OK’ after her weeks-long ordeal.

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The Independent UK

Israel increases strikes on Gaza, as two more hostages are freed

Israel has escalated its bombardment of targets in the Gaza Strip ahead of an expected ground invasion against Hamas militants

The Independent UK

Watch live: Israeli president Herzog meets with Macron as more hostages released

Watch live as Emmanuel Macron meets with Isaac Herzog in Israel on Tuesday, 24 October.

Radio France Internationale

Hamas releases two more hostages, as UN calls for an 'immediate humanitarian ceasefire'

Two elderly Hamas hostages were airlifted to an Israeli hospital to be reunited with family Tuesday, as the United States demanded Palestinian militants release more than 200 other captives before Gaza ceasefire talks are considered.

Evening Standard

UN chief says humanitarian law being broken in Gaza as Israel ramps up airstrikes and death toll soars

700 people have been killed in one day amid Israel’s air strikes across Gaza

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The Independent UK

British woman speaks of ‘relief’ after hostage mother released by Hamas

Yocheved Lifshitz’s daughter says she ‘cannot put into words the relief that she is now safe’

The Guardian - AU

UN chief calls Gaza situation ‘dire’ – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can follow the Guardian’s continuing live coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict here.

The Independent UK

FCDO vows to work for more hostage releases as British woman’s mother freed

London-based Sharone Lifschitz spoke of her relief that her Israeli mother Yocheved was handed over by Hamas.

The Independent UK

British woman speaks of relief after hostage mother released by Hamas

The Palestinian militants said they had released two hostages for humanitarian reasons on Monday evening.

Al Jazeera

Hamas releases two women held hostage after Egyptian-Qatari diplomacy

Palestinian group says two women released for ‘humanitarian reasons and poor health grounds’.

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