Israel frees two hostages in Rafah as officials say air strikes kill 67 people in city

Simon Marman and Louis Hare are rescued, Hamas says attack on Rafah a continuation of a ‘genocidal war’Palestinians stand in the remains of a building where two hostages were reportedly held before being rescued by Israeli security forces in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

The Israeli military said the air strike on Rafah coincided with the raid to allow its forces to be extracted. A relative of two Israeli hostages rescued from Gaza by the IDF said that he was “shocked” to hear the news of their rescue. Video: Reuters He said: “I am happy to know that two hostages have been liberated but also very much worried by the situation in the border with Egypt where new military operations seem to be taking place by the Israeli defence forces.

Aid agencies say an assault on Rafah would be catastrophic. It is the last relatively safe place in an enclave devastated by Israel's military offensive. Hamas militants killed 1,200 people in southern Israel and abducted at least 250 in their October 7th incursion, according to Israeli tallies. Israel has responded with a military assault on the Gaza Strip that has killed more than 28,000 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.

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