The Royal Air Force will conduct surveillance flights over Gaza to help locate hostages taken by Hamas on Oct 7, the Ministry of Defence revealed last night.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned to the Mideast this week pressing for agreements to extend the Gaza cease-fire, step up the release of hostages held by Hamas and limit Palestinian civilian casualties if fighting with Israel resumed. Blinken wrapped up his third Middle East tour since the Israel-Hamas war started in October with decidedly mixed results.
As the Palestinian militant group Hamas frees more hostages amid a temporary truce with Israel, a harrowing glimpse of captivity in war-torn Gaza emerges.
President Biden on Wednesday confirmed that a second American hostage has been released by Hamas amid the fragile pause in fighting in the Middle East. Biden told reporters that Liat Atzili, an Israeli American, is “safe in Egypt just across the border.” The president added that he has spoken with Atzili’s mother and father. “Things…