In response to Israel's Strong Warning, Hamas Releases 2 More Hostages: 10 Points

 In response to Israel's Strong Warning, Hamas Releases 2 More Hostages: 10 Points

Israel-Hamas Conflict: The two American ladies, Judith Tai Raanan and her daughter Natalie Shoshana Raanan, were liberated a few days before to their release.

On Monday, according to the organization, Hamas released two additional women captives from Israel. Since its Sabbath raid, over 5,000 Palestinians have perished in Israeli attacks on Gaza, according to Hamas.

Ten points about this major story are as follows:

Following mediation by Qatar and Egypt, the two women were released for "compelling humanitarian" grounds, according to the armed branch of Hamas.

A few days after two American ladies, Judith Tai Raanan and her daughter Natalie Shoshana Raanan, were released, they were brought to the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza.

Several media outlets have reported that Hamas may free 50 more captives. They said that Red Cross personnel were en route to Gaza to free the dual-national captives.

The number of verified captives in Tel Aviv rose to 222 persons on Monday. In spite of former US President Barack Obama's warning that "any Israeli military strategy that ignores human costs could ultimately backfire," the Israeli army claimed it was ready for "unrelenting attacks" to destroy Hamas.

Israel's Energy Minister Israel Katz told the German tabloid weekly Bild that the prisoners would not cause a delay in a potential ground invasion of Gaza and that every effort will be made to free the hostages. He was cited as stating, "But that cannot hinder our actions, including the ground offensive, if we decide on it."

Israel said that 1,400 people were murdered by Hamas in the biggest massacre in the nation's 75-year history.

Gaza's health ministry said that more than 5,000 people had died in the Gaza Strip, while the Israeli military reported on Monday that it had carried out more than 300 fresh attacks in the previous day. According to the government, there have been nearly 2,000 children killed.

A request for a humanitarian halt in the Israel-Hamas conflict is being considered by the European Union. Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, came in Tel Aviv today to declare his nation's "full solidarity" with Israel. The Sabbath assault by Hamas claimed the lives of 30 French nationals.

According to AFP, the US has expressed concern that a truce in Gaza might be advantageous to Hamas. According to State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller, a truce would "give Hamas the ability to rest, to refit, so to get ready to continue executing terrorist attacks against Israel."

According to President Joe Biden, conversations regarding a ceasefire in Gaza can only begin if Hamas releases all captives it took from Israel during its raid on October 7. When asked whether he would back a "hostages-for-ceasefire" arrangement, Biden said, "We should have those hostages released and then we can talk," according to AFP.