Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. The International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday confirmed two women held hostage in Gaza have been released by Hamas. It was the second time the group has freed hostages seized in its bloody Oct. 7 cross-border incursion into Israel. The hostages were identified by Israeli media as Yocheved Lifshitz and Nurit Cooper of the Israeli kibbutz of Nir Oz.

Source: CBC News October 23, 2023 20:29 UTC