Netanyahu has urged for the full defeat of Hamas in Gaza to free hostages, amid global calls for ceasefire and humanitarian aid.

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.

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.