International

The Palestinian militant group, Hamas, has released 24 hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza. The Qatari foreign ministry spokesman, Majed Al Ansari, confirmed the development on X platform, formerly Twitter. The hostages handed over to the Red Cross by the group comprised 13 Israelis, 10 Thais and one Filipino in a deal brokered by Qatar. The Gulf State worked …

The Palestinian militant group, Hamas, has threatened to kill the Israeli hostages if the country’s army goes ahead with the planned air strikes on the Gaza Strip. The Hamas armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassem Brigades, issued the warning in a statement on Monday evening. Israel has launched hundreds of strikes on Gaza since Saturday’s surprise attack by the militant group. …