JERUSALEM: sraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with relatives of two hostages held in Gaza seen in videos released by Palestinian militant groups, expressing his “profound shock” over the images, his office said. Since Thursday, Hamas and its ally Islamic Jihad have released three clips showing two hostages taken during the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel that triggered the ongoing war in Gaza.

JERUSALEM: sraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with relatives of two hostages held in Gaza seen in videos released by Palestinian militant groups, expressing his…

Prime Minister Netanyahu said that he was determined to free hostages and "eliminate Hamas," after hostages' families approved publishing videos showing their emaciated loved ones.

Israeli PM’s office said he asked the ICRC to help provide food and medical treatment and the ICRC repeated calls for access to the hostages.

The families of hostages are calling for an end to the war in order to negotiate the release of those still held captive. But the footage has also reinforced support for Benjamin…

Netanyahu appeared shaken in a statement after footage emerged of two hostages, Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski, both looking skeletal and pale in an underground tunnel.

Families want the Israeli PM to prioritise the hostages' release as reports suggest Benjamin Netanyahu may prefer escalating military action in Gaza.

MK Simcha Rothman of Religious Zionism will soon be able to resume watching television without fear of being hit in the head with a "psychological missile." MK Tally Gotliv of…