Hamas's military wing on Monday released footage it claimed showed three elderly Israeli hostages held in Gaza since the Palestinian group's deadly October 7 attacks on Israel. Israeli media reported the three hostages were aged between 79 and 84 and came from the Nir Oz kibbutz. Families and friends of the 129 hostages demonstrated day and night in Tel Aviv, calling on the government to prioritise negotiations above military action, FRANCE 24’s Rob Parsons said. Hamas, however, has refused to release the remaining hostages without a full-on ceasefire, something Israel is unlikely to consent to, Parsons said.
