Pressure mounting on Israel to extend Hamas hostage deal as it enters final 24 hours
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Abigail Edan, 4, was one of the third group of hostages released by Hamas on Sunday Ella Mor, Abigail’s aunt, said that the four-year old had landed safely in the hospital by helicopter and the family was “very emotional”. open image in gallery Elma Avraham, 84, is the oldest of the latest group to be freed Ron Karibu, a 25-year-old Russian-Israeli citizen, was not released under the main truce deal, which involves women and children, but “in response to the efforts of Russian president Vladimir Putin”, Hamas said. open image in gallery President Joe Biden welcomed the release of the hostages He added that the war – in which Israel has said it wished to crush Hamas – is not over. open image in gallery Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today visited in the Gaza Strip, where he received security briefings with commanders and soldiers and visited one of the tunnels that has been found Elsewhere, Hamas announced the death of Ahmed al-Ghandour, who was in charge of northern Gaza – where Israel has been focusing its military campaign – and a member of its top military council.