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An Israeli woman hangs a placard on a wall covered with photographs of some of those taken hostage by Hamas during their recent attacks, on October 20, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Photo by Gili Yaari/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
GAZA

‘Sliver of hope’ as Hamas releases two hostages, but Gaza aid stalled

The Islamist group took more than 200 people hostage when it stormed into Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7

  • Yahya Hassouna
  • Rosie Scammell
  • Robin Millard
5 min read
Staff members unload aid for the Palestinian Gaza Strip from an Emirates cargo plane on the tarmac of Egypt’s el-Arish airport in the north Sinai Peninsula on October 19, 2023. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)
GAZA

Aid for Gaza piles up as Israel rallies troops for invasion

Egyptian state-linked broadcaster Al Qahera News had said the Rafah crossing, the only route into Gaza, would open on Friday, but Cairo later said it needed more time to repair…

  • Yahya Hassouna
  • Majeda El-Batsh
5 min read