the freeing of nurit cooper and yocheved lifshitz was enabled by the international red cross.ony at the burial of a teenage daughter and sister. her father is still missing. also on the programme this evening... a warning of more rain to come for some parts of the uk already badly flooded by storm babet. it's revealed that a prostate cancer drug is widely available on the nhs in scotland and wales but not in england and northern ireland. and the man from stoke who bought a pool table with his lottery winnings and now captains england at the sport. and on newsnight at 10.30, we'll go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today's big stories. plus, a first look at tomorrow's front pages.

the elderly women, eighty-five-year-old yosheva livshits and seventy-nine-year-old nurit cooper, were checkpoint , most recently they were met by representatives of the red cross, who are currently conducting a medical examination, after which they will be sent to israel, where they will be reunited with their families. obviously, this is the reason why the israelis are postponing the ground operation, because the west, the usa and france want to achieve the liberation of as many as possible. now there are 220 left. of course, every country will do everything it can to free them. obviously, hamas thinks that if it continues to do this, the israelis will not carry out a ground operation. no doubt antony blinken and other officials from the us and other countries are putting pressure on israeli prime minister netanyahu to delay the ground operation as long as possible. french president emmanul macron arrived here today and he will do everything possible to secure the release of the french hostages. israeli media reports today that qatar and hamas are negotiating the release of at least

now we have the release of 85-year-old yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper, 79 years old. the results of these intense negotiations that hamas is speaking with both qatar and egypt. qatar certainly leading those efforts from our understanding. we got word not too long ago these two israeli women were being released by hamas. they were released into red cross custody. we understand from the lifshitz family statement, from yocheved lifshitz's daughter, that they were given to the red cross at the rafah crossing, that's the gaza border crossing with egypt, and that they will soon be back in israel and handed over to israeli officials. yocheved lifshitz's daughter saying she can't put into words the relief she's feeling. she said her father is still among the more than 200 hostages still in hamas custody. so this is the same mechanism, the same model, if you will, that was used for the release of the raanan women on friday. they are still in israel, we understand. they're going to be debriefed by u.s. officials so the u.s. can green what they can in terms of intelligence, how

they are nurit cooper and yocheved lifshitz, who were taken hostage just over two weeks ago.r crossing with egypt. yocheved lifshitz�*s daughter confirmed her release. their belief brings the total number of hostages freed by hamas to four, but israel says more than 200 are still being held. released by hamas after more than two weeks in captivity, yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper were taken out of gaza into egypt.

yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper were among more than 200 people abducted by hamas fighters in the attacks of october 7th, and brought to gaza. hamas, which is designated a terrorist group by many western governments including the uk, said the release was for humanitarian reasons. the women, whose husbands are still being held, were handed over at the rafah border crossing between gaza and egypt at around 10 o'clock local time last night. president biden has called for the release of all hostages in gaza before there can be a ceasefire. lucy williamson reports. released by hamas after more than two weeks in captivity, yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper were taken out of gaza into egypt. freed on health grounds, hamas said — no longer hostages but survivors. both were kidnapped by hamas gunmen from their homes in nir oz, the scars of looting and destruction still mark the empty kibbutz. this was what they lived through. the vision of home they took to gaza, just three miles away. and this was what they lived through there. israeli air strikes, more than 300 a day, caught between the

release of two more hostages who were held captive, kidnapped by hamas, video, new video shows nurit cooper and yocheved lifshitz right after they crossed the border into egypt this evening. they were met by paramedics and taken away in ambulances. they become the third and fourth hostages released by hamas after two americans were released on friday. israel has also told the u.s. that they believe some of the american hostages still held by hamas are alive, but the fate of many others hostages remains unknown. hamas kidnapped 222 innocent people during its deadly heinous invasion on october 7th, 222, it is believed, and negotiating the release of these remaining hostages is one of the big reasons the u.s. wants israel to delay its ground incursion into gaza. the israeli defense minister saying an operation by air, ground, and sea will be coming, quote, soon. the idf today said israeli soldiers are taking part in training exercises to improve their capabilities for future ground operations. the other reason the u.s. wants israel to delay any ground offensive is to make sure that more humani

nurit cooper and yocheved lifshitz were taken in the hamas attack two weeks ago and held hostage in gaza. this is the moment on egyptian state news that the pair were transferred to ambulances at the rafah border crossing with egypt. while i cannot put into words the relief that she is now safe, i will remain focused on securing the release of my father and the 200 innocent people who remain hostages in gaza. the release brings the total number of hostages released to four but israel says more than 200 are still being held. released by hamas after more than two weeks in captivity, yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper were taken out of gaza into egypt. freed on health grounds, hamas said — no longer hostages but survivors. both were kidnapped by hamas gunmen from their homes in nir oz, the scars of looting and destruction still mark the empty kibbutz. this was what they lived through. the vision of home they took to gaza, just three miles away. and this was what they lived through there. israeli air strikes, more than 300 a day, caught between their army and hamas. many palestinian civilian

the group says nurit cooper and yocheved lifshitz were let go for compelling humanitarian reasons the two women seen tonight in this egyptian tv video clip as they were handed over to israeli officials. their release and that of two americans on friday raising hopes for the families of the other nearly 200 including as many as 20 americans that may be held hostage. against that backdrop israel today stepping up its bombing campaign against targets in hamas-occupied gaza. israel's defense minister saying, "it may take a month, two or three, but at the end there will be no more hamas." well, according to four u.s. officials, the biden administration is urging israel to hold off its expected ground invasion in gaza to allow more humanitarian aid into the territory and more time for hostage negotiations our chief foreign correspondent richard engel leads off our coverage tonight >> reporter: first it was two americans. now two israeli hostages are free. taken out of gaza and loaded into ambulances tonight on the egyptian side of the border hamas freed nurit cooper and yocheved lifshitz th

nurit cooper and yocheved lifshitz are at medical centers undergoing checkups.hat's something we saw happen with judith and natalie raanan last friday. their family members are waiting for them, we are told. but of course this news is bittersweet for a lot of families out there. a lot of the relatives of other hostages, who still have no news about their loved ones. it is believed to be 218 hostages that are still in gaza tonight. anderson cooper joins me now live from tel aviv. and anderson, i know you got to speak with yocheved's daughter, charone. what did she tell you? >> she's obviously overjoyed about the news about her mom. she was at the airport about to board a flight to come here to tel aviv to see her mom. she's going to be landing shortly, if she hasn't already gotten here. she's obviously thinking very much about her father, who is in custody, and all the other hostage families. let's listen in. >> it's impossible to describe. my mom, i think she had a good smile. i don't know. i'm so delighted. but my heart is with, you know -- this is a small ray

nurit cooper, 79 years old, she's a teacher.he has been released along with yocheved lifshitz who is 85 years old, a photographer, and actually she was one of the founders of the kibbutz where both women were abducted from nir oz. ambulances were seen arriving from rafah, from gaza, from the rafah crossing into egypt soon after the hostage release had been negotiated and obviously there's speculation that perhaps these two women could be inside them. they're being taken to medical facilities to be evaluated and their families will be waiting for them there. the israeli government interestingly, wolf, is specifically thanking the red cross for this as well as egypt. egypt is the main facilitator. you will remember for the american hostages on friday that the facilitator was qatar. in this case, thanking egypt and the red cross and specifically thanking the idf and israeli security forces as well. which is something just to take into consideration, the implication obviously that there is a direct israeli involvement in these negot

hamas freed nurit cooper and yocheved lifshitz. their release, like with the american mother and daughter last friday, was facilitated by the red cross. before hamas began to release hostages we spoke to a senior hamas official who said the group was willing to free civilians. >> well, if you stop the aggression, it can be implemented in the next hour. >> reporter: tonight we interviewed him again. he told us hamas wants to talk and is open to negotiations. >> so where do we go now? >> stop the aggression, open the borders. we are ready to release all. we don't need to have anyone in our houses. i'm talking about open migration, opening the borders, discussing our rights to get rid of this siege and occupation, and everything is on the table to be discussed. >> reporter: at the white house president biden was asked about a potential ceasefire and said hamas has it backwards. hostages out first. >> we should have those hostages released and then we can talk. >> reporter: today israel raised its estimate saying there are 222 hostages

the last few hours, news came in of two hostages being freed by hamas — yokhefed lifshitz and nurit cooperthe family of yokhefed lifshitz, who live in north london, said they were delighted and have spoken to her, saying yokhefed is well. but there are concerns about more than 200 others who still remain in captivity. meanwhile, officials in gaza say hundreds more palestinians have been killed in israel's intensified bombardment of the territory, many of them in the south, where they had fled for safety. 20 more lorries carrying food, water and medical supplies have crossed the border with egypt, but aid agencies say without deliveries of fuel, their humanitarian work will stop. the airstrikes are in response to attacks by hamas, a designated terrorist organisation by the uk and other western governments which killed over 1,400 israelis. with the latest, here's our middle east correspondent lucy williamson. released after more than two weeks in captivity, yocheved lifshitz at nurit cooper were taken out of gaza into egypt. freed on health grounds, no longer hostages but survivors. both wer

nurit cooper and yocheved lifshitz. both israeli citizens, both taken from their kibbutz on october 7. mrs. lifshitz and her husband are founding members of the kibbutz. she and mrs. cooper were handed over in southern gaza, where they each were examed by medics. now the medics telling an egyptian media outlet that mrs. kuiper and lifshitz were in stable condition. just a few moments ago, we got this video of a military helicopter carrying the two freed women now safely back here in israel. this comes with sources telling cnn that the biden administration has been pressing israel to delay its ground incursion into gaza to allow more time to get hostages out and humanitarian aid in from the south. that said, national security spokesman john kirby tells cnn tonight, quote, we don't believe this is the time for a ceasefire. there's certainly a lot to get to in the hour ahead. we begin with my conversation with yocheved and nurit lifshitz daughter. when we spoke, she just got the news of her mother's release and was at heat

they are nurit cooper and yocheved lifshitz, who were taken hostage just over two weeks ago. this is the moment they were transferred to ambulances at the rafah border crossing with egypt. yocheved lifshitz�*s daughter confirmed her release. their belief brings the total number of hostages freed by hamas to four, but israel says more than 200 are still being held. released by hamas after more than two weeks in captivity, yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper were taken out of gaza into egypt. freed on health grounds, hamas said — no longer hostages but survivors. both were kidnapped by hamas gunmen from their homes in nir oz, the scars of looting and destruction still mark the empty kibbutz. this was what they lived through. the vision of home they took to gaza, just three miles away. and this was what they lived through there. israeli air strikes, more than 300 a day, caught between their army and hamas. many palestinian civilians feel the same. gaza's hamas—run government says israeli strikes killed more than 400 people in a single day. hope, draining from the chance of peace,

the two women yocheved and nurit cooper both treated and nurit cooper both treated and described as beinggood health. now yocheved was actually well enough and determined enough. it seems, to give that news conference this sitting alongside her daughter sharon, from london and she spoke about the ordeal that she had undergone that she says she will never forget how she was strapped to the back of this motorcycle , her legs tied down motorcycle, her legs tied down her head tied down on the other side and driven for some distance to a town near kibbutz to begin with, then taken eventually down into the tunnels. and she describes in quite some detail through her daughter how she went through 2 or 3 hours, it seems, for kilometres was underneath these tunnels which had wet floors, understandably , the ground was understandably, the ground was wet in these tunnels until they came to what she said was a big hole within the tunnel system where there were 25 or so hostages being held at that time. they were all separate and off, depending on the kibbutz that they came from . now, she that they ca

yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper were among more than 200 people abducted by hamas fighters in thes designated a terrorist group by many western governments including the uk, said the release was for humanitarian reasons. the women, whose husbands are still being held, were handed over at the rafah border crossing between gaza and egypt at around 10 o'clock local time last night. president biden has called for the release of all hostages in gaza before there can be a ceasefire. lucy williamson reports. released by hamas after more than two weeks in captivity, yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper were taken out of gaza into egypt. freed on health grounds, hamas said — no longer

they are nurit cooper and yocheved lifshitz, who were taken hostage just over two weeks ago.lances at the rafah border crossing with egypt. yocheved lifshitz�*s daughter confirmed her release. she said, while i cannot put into words the relief that she is now safe, i will remain focused on securing the release of my father and the 200 hostages in gaza. their release brings the total number of hostages freed by hamas to four, but israel says more than 200 hostages are still being held. released by hamas after more than two weeks in captivity, yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper were taken out of gaza into egypt. freed on health grounds, hamas said — no longer

the hostages identified as israeli citizens, nurit cooper and yocheved lifshitz were among the more than00 people captured by hamas in a deadly rampage on october 7th. israel has been responding to that attack by bombarding gaza almost nonstop. the palestinian interior ministry in gaza says at least 28 people were killed in southern gaza in overnight strikes. in the northern part of the enclave, hamas says a hospital has lost electricity due to fuel shortages. the group is holding israel responsible, calling it a crime against humanity. journalist elliott gotkine joins us live from london. good morning to you, elliot. two more hostages greed monday. can we expect to see more hostages released while the ground incursion appears to be on hold for now? >> reporter: before the release of these two elderly israeli women, there were 222 people being held by hamas that they abducted on october the 7th. so we would expect and certainly there's a hope that these releases now, these are the third and fourth people to be released by hamas since it took all of those people hostage on october the 7th

the two ladies released were taken from the any oz kibbutz, yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper were released. the 85-year-old woman is a grandfather and one of the founder of the kibbutz and a long-time peace activist. she spoke not just about the terror that she experienced along with her husband and others, but how her captors treated her as they held her and dozens others in the maze of tunnels that the hamas has built under the gaza strip. also, she says that she missed the signs that something big may have been coming. this is what she said after being released. >> translator: the lack of the warnings were not seen. they burned fields and we did not treat it seriously. all of the sudden is on a saturday morn, everything was quiet, and there was a hard pounding on the settlement, and hoards broke into the homes and people taken hostage. it was a painful act. they came through the gate, and i was lying on the motorbike. because of my bruise, it made breathing hard. >> my mom is very much hoping that the people who were with her will come back, and the is the story is not over until everyb

two israeli women, nurit cooper and, yochi lifshitz, were released by hamas. they said they were released for health and humanitarian reasons. anderson cooper spoke with the grandson of one of the women about her current condition. >> she is talking. she can walk. she can hug her grandchildren, which are very happy and we are very glad to meet her. it is incredible that we see her. i mean, we couldn't imagine that it would happen. >> lifshitz doctor says she's now trying to secure her father's released, this also believed to be held by hamas and gaza. the red cross says it is looking to help facilitate future releases as well, should they happen. the release of four hostages over well is bringing some hope to those families relatives are still being held and there's also hope for another family. now knowing their son might be among them. israeli american goldberg -- was at that music festival where 250 people were killed by hamas militants more than two weeks ago. its parent spoke with cnn's anderson cooper not long after the attack, describing their sons injur

nurit cooper and yocheved lifshitz were taken in the hamas attack two weeks ago and held hostage in gazaer crossing with egypt. while i cannot put into words the relief that she is now safe, i will remain focused on securing the release of my father and the 200 innocent people who remain hostages in gaza. the release brings the total number of hostages released to four but israel says more than 200 are still being held.

yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper were among more than 200 people abducted by hamas fighters in theacks of october 7th, and brought to gaza. hamas, which is designated a terrorist group by the uk, said the release was for humanitarian reasons. the women, whose husbands are still being held, were handed over at the rafah border crossing between gaza and egypt at around 10 o'clock local time last night. our middle east correspondent yolande knell has the details. freed after more than two weeks in captivity. in a video released by hamas, nurit cooper and yocheved lifshitz were handed over to representatives of the international committee of the red cross. not before 85—year—old yocheved lifshitz turns to a masked hamas gunman, shakes his hand and says, "shalom," hebrew for peace. hamas is designated a terrorist group by many western governments, including the uk. the women were taken out of gaza and into egypt to be flown back to israel. both had been kidnapped by hamas gunmen from their homes in nir oz. the scars of looting and destruction still mark the empty kibbutz. many residents

. >> reporter: hamas handed over lifshitz and nurit cooper last night. lifshitz says she was treated well but separated from her husband early on . he is still believed to be held by hamas, among about 220 remaining hostages. >> we do not know, from my mom's story, what happened to my dad. we do know that she was beaten. >> reporter: israel has stepped up airstrikes in gaza head of a widely anticipated ground assault. israel's military says it hit more than 400 hamas targets overnight. gaza is very densely populated and many of the dead and wounded appear to be civilians including children. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken is attending a u.s. meeting in the middle east as nations call for much more humanitarian aid to be allowed into gaza. >> food, medicine must be able to flow into gaza and to the people who need them. troupe u.n. organizations describe the situation in gaza, home to 2 million people, as gaza. they say more than 20 times the eight currently being delivered as needed to support civilians. u.n. officials say nearly 2/3 of gaza's hea

. >> reporter: that's right, laura. 79-year-old nurit cooper and 85-year-old yocheved lifshitz were kidnapped and the pair were freed from hamas control yesterday. this is new video of the pair arriving at the tel aviv hospital last night. in a post on telegram, hamas says they decided to release the pair due to compelling humanitarian reasons. with her daughter translating for her in english, lifshitz spoke about what it was like when she was taken. >> my mom is saying that she was taken on the back of a motorbike, with her legs on one side, that she was taken through the plowed fields with the men in front on one side and one behind her, and that while she was being taken, she was beat with sticks. >> reporter: you might remember on friday two women from illinois were also released by hamas. 200 hostages are believed to remain captive, including the husbands of the two recently released hostages. meanwhile, president biden's administration is pleading for israel to hold off on a much anticipated ground invasion. today members of the house committee on foreign affairs will receive a classifi

on monday, a hamas spokesperson said 79-year-old nurit cooper and 85-year-old yocheved lifshitz had beenet go for humanitarian reasons and poor health grounds. hamas shared video showing armed fighters releasing the elderly hostages to red cross officials. just before the video ends, lifshitz reaches back to shake the hand of one of her captors, saying "shalom" -- the hebrew word for "peace." earlier today, lifshitz spoke to reporters in tel aviv, describing a harrowing scene as she was kidnapped and driven off to gaza on a motorbike with two hamas fighters, then forced to walk for miles through a network of underground tunnels. once in gaza, lifshitz says her treatment improved. she says she was seen by a doctor, fed well, and had the opportunity to wash. her daughter sharon translated her remarks to reporters. >> my mom is speaking about the time there. she is telling us about sharing food with the people. when she first arrived, they told him they are muslims and are not going to hurt them and that they ate the same food that hamas was eating. amy: israel believes about 220 other host

yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper. they were placed in ambulances. they then switched vehicles and were driven to the crossing which is not far away at all in israeli territory and now are being medclal processes before being reunited with their families. the big question is going to be going forward, will we see more of this drip, drip hostage release? hamas seems to be addressing not just the governments of the region, not just the prime minister of israel, but also the israeli public, by saying look, so long as there's no incursion, every couple days, every three days, maybe there will be a hostage release and the families of the hostages have been putting a lot of pressure on the israeli leadership, asking them to delay this incursion until more hostages are out. and as far as the u.s. president, president biden, is concerned, there is also some pressure placed on prime minister netanyahu to try to get more humanitarian aid in, joy. so we're going to be watching, but it looks so far as though this long anticipated ground incursion is on hold at l

this all comes as hamas has released two more hostages, 85-year-old yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper nbc news' jay gray is following the developments. >> reporter: less than 24 hours after her release, we're hearing from an 85-year-old grandmother being held by hamas. in fact, we saw as she was turned over from soldiers, she shook hands with her captors before leaving. she said she was treated well, given food and medicine. and she questioned why the idf did not take the warnings three weeks before the attack, she said there's information so many allowing how and why did this take place. they're working through multiple channels of communication, trying to get a message to residents in gaza, telling them they'll pay them and protect them if they can get information about those hostages that are being held. as for the aid moving into gaza, we know that 54 aid trucks have moved in over the last three days. no fuel is moving into the area. and palestinian authority ministry of health says the hospitals are now at 150% of capacity. we know that many of those hospitals are running out of

overnight two israeli women freed by hamas arrived at a tel aviv hospital. 79-year-old nurit cooper and 85-year-old yocheved lifshitz were taken hostage during the deadly october 7th hamas raids along with their husbands who are still being held. lifshitz's grandson says his family is excited and thrilled she's been released and hopes she's in good health. this latest hostage release comes days after two americans were also freed, but israeli officials estimate more than 200 hostages are still being held by hamas. >> it's crime against humanity. >> reporter: nir shani says hamas took his 16-year-old son during the kibbutz be'eri attack. >> he's a boy. he's not a warrior. he was taken from his room and from his bed. >> reporter: israeli air strikes have intensified in recent days, and there are new warnings for evacuations in gaza ahead of an imminent ground invasion. two sources told cbs news the white house has sought to slow israel's plans for a ground invasion in order to free hostages and a give aid to gaza. yesterday president biden was asked if he supported the exchange of hostage

during the night, hamas released two elderly women, seventy-nine-year-old nurit cooper and eighty-five-year-oldz from kibbutz nir-os. their husbands , eighty-five-year-old amiram and eighty-year-old adet remains in captivity. these footage shows how exhausted the women are, we were taken into the tunnels, it seems we walked underground for whole kilometers, there were a lot of branches, then about 25 of us were gathered in a large hall, divided into groups, placed in separate cells, there was a doctor assigned and he came every few days to check on us. officials in israel say that the release of the hostages is now the first priority, in the sense that the ground operation can wait, but this is slow... israeli society. the marari newspaper in its article calls netanyahu the most cowardly leader in the entire history of israel, despite the fact that he himself fought in the special forces. and all this is happening against the backdrop of new details of the hamas attack on israel on october 7. this is what hamasov, who was captured, says about that attack. the plan was to go door to door, throw

to the israeli side and the palestinian red moon two elderly women, these are seventy-year-old nurit coopernd eighty-five-year-old livshetz from kibbutz from kibbutz neroz, abducted with them husbands amiram, eighty-five years old, and eighty-year-old odet, it is yohivet’s husband who continues to remain in captivity of hamas, the day before there was information that hamas agreed, had already practically agreed to release 50 hostages with dual citizenship, but in exchange demanded to arrange fuel supplies to the enclave, which israel did not let's go, these negotiations broke down and as a result, only these two elderly women were released, well, in the gas sector itself they are no longer talking about the fact that it is on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe, it is already there began, people stand in kilometer-long queues for water, there is a catastrophic shortage of it, there is not enough food, medicine, the day before, by the way, israel announced that it had revoked the work permits of 18,000 palestinians. who live in the gaza strip, previously these palestinians who had permi

tonight 85-year-old yocheved lifshitz and 75-year-old nurit cooper.l thought to be in the hands of hamas. >> it's okay. let's go. >> reporter: ahead of their release, yocheved's grandson spoke of his grandparents' kindness. >> my grandfather and grandmother were taking the sick people from gaza strip who cannot get their treatment there to israeli hospitals. >> reporter: it comes as israeli forces launched a ferocious new assault across gaza. hundreds of explosions in and some of the heaviest bombardment gaza has seen in two weeks of israeli air strikes. ahead of an expected ground offensive, u.s. officials warn of an escalation of violence across the region, especially from iranian-backed groups like hezbollah in lebanon. cbs's debora patta is in northern israel. >> reporter: we just arrived in the border town of kiryat shmona to film the evacuation of residents when we were ducking for cover. the air raid sirens were followed within seconds by a loud blast. what you've just been hearing is exactly why authorities want the last few thousand people le

yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper only landed here in tel aviv from egypt in the early hours.ing 85-year-old lifshitz was ready to share her story, saying, "i went through hell," describing how hamas kidnappers draped her over a motorcycle. "i was lying on my side with my legs here and my body there," she said. "and a group of guys hit me with sticks on the way." she said militants took away her watch and jewelry as she was led down a vast network of tunnels she said looked like a spider web. but asked why she shook the hand of a hamas gunman when she was set free, she said her captors treated her with softness and "supplied all our needs." lifshitz also criticized israeli defense forces for not doing more to pick up the threat from gaza before militants launched their attack. lifshitz and cooper's husbands are still believed to be held by hamas along with at least 220 more hostages according to israeli officials. the israeli air force dropped leaflets over gaza today, asking residents to reveal the whereabouts of those hostages in exchange for a reward. this amid some of the

released by hamas after more than two weeks in captivity, yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper were taken out of gaza into egypt. freed on health grounds, hamas said — no longer hostages but survivors. both were kidnapped by hamas gunmen from their homes in nir oz, the scars of looting and destruction still mark the empty kibbutz. this was what they lived through. the vision of home they took to gaza, just three miles away. and this was what they lived through there. israeli air strikes, more than 300 a day, caught between their army and hamas. many palestinian civilians feel the same. gaza's hamas—run government says israeli strikes killed more than 400 people in a single day. hope, draining from the chance of peace, still surfaces in the chance to save a life. ibrahim from blackpool is trying to leave gaza with his mother and three siblings. they have been living here for a year. buildings very close to us on our street, destroyed. we had to flee the house, flee our flat where we were living, and go to khan younis and stay with family members. there were 43 of us staying in one flat. 0n

nurit cooper and yekhevvet livshits. the terrorists beat old women along the road, trying to break the will of the captives and force them into submission. i was lying on motorcycle, they beat me up on the way. the ribs are strong. when we arrived, the first thing they told us was that they believed in god and would not harm us. i must say that they were very kind, kept us clean and fed us. some saw signs of stockholm syndrome in the woman’s words, others reproached her for giving a farewell handshake to a hamas jailer. such footage was shown, for example, on the american television channel cbs. however, the husbands of both freed hostages remain prisoners in the gas, and they themselves my relatives came to visit our grandmother and celebrate my nephew ahad's ninth birthday at kibbutz niroz. later the army reported that all four members of our family had been kidnapped and were in gas. this is the story of the aunt of the boy oz, who turned 9 years old yesterday and spent this birthday in the dungeons of hamas, elderly

to the red cross in the palestinian enclave, these are elderly women eighty and 85 years old, nurit cooperev lifshitz, the terrorists beat the old women along the road, trying to break the will of the captives and achieve submission. i was lying on a motorcycle, they beat me along the way, my ribs hurt a lot, so it was difficult for me to breathe. when we arrived, they first of all told us that they believed in god and would not harm harm us. i must say that they were very kind, they supported us... someone saw signs of stockholm syndrome in the woman’s words, someone reproached her for giving a farewell handshake to a hamas jailer. such footage was shown, for example, on the american television channel cbs. however, the husbands of both freed hostages remain prisoners in the gas. and they themselves have seen and experienced such things that any criticism of their behavior today looks like inappropriate tactlessness. my family came to visit our grandmother. and celebrate my nephew ahad's ninth birthday in kibbutz niroz. later the army reported that all four members of our family had been

the last few hours, news came in of two hostages being freed by hamas — yokhefed lifshitz and nurit cooperere delighted and have spoken to her, saying yokhefed is well. but there are concerns about more than 200 others who still remain in captivity. meanwhile, officials in gaza say hundreds more palestinians have been killed in israel's intensified bombardment of the territory, many of them in the south,

. >> reporter: out of captivity, tonight 85-year-old yocheved lifshitz, 79-year-old nurit cooper, theirill thought to be in the hands of the hamas. ahead of their release, yocheved's grandson spoke of his grandparents kindness. >> my grandfather and grandmother were taking people from gaza strip to get their treatment there to israeli hospitals. >> reporter: it comes as israeli forces launched a ferocious new assault against gaza. hundreds of explosions and some of the heaviest bombardments gaza has seen in two weeks of israeli air strikes. i had have been expected ground offensive, u.s. officials warn of an escalation of violence across the region, especially from irani and backed groups like hezbollah in lebanon. cbs's debora patta is in northern israel. >> reporter: we just arrived at the border town to film the evacuation of residents, when we were ducking for cover. air raid sirens were followed within seconds by a loud blast. what you've just been hearing is exactly why authorities from the last few thousand people left in this town to evacuate to safety. less than a mile from thi

. >> reporter: this is the moment tonight in which two elderly israeli hostages, 79-year-old nurit cooper and 85-year-old yocheved lifshitz, arrive at the border between gaza and egypt, finally free, after more than two weeks in the hands of hamas. lifshitz seen here eased out of a red cross van, reaching back for that embrace and kiss of a red cross official. both taken away in ambulances, receiving care at the rafah border crossing with egypt, before arriving back in israel. hamas releasing this video, showing armed militants turning the hostages over to the red cross, which facilitated their release. qatar and egypt also helping broker the deal. yocheved and nurit abducted from their homes, along with their husbands, during that merciless surprise attack on october 7th, when hamas terrorists stormed dozens of communities near the gaza strip, including their kibbutz, nir oz. over 1,400 israelis killed that a quarter of that community's population taken hostage. cooper and lifshitz's husbands, both in their 80s, still believed to be captives of hamas. late today, lifshitz's grandson, dan

yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper only landed here in tel aviv from egypt in the early hours, yet thising 85-year-old lifshitz was ready to share her story, saying, "i went through hell," describing how hamas kidnappers draped over a motorcycle. "i was lying on my side with my legs here and my body there," she said, "and a group of guys hit me with sticks on the way." she said militants took away her watch and jewelry, she was led down a vast network of tunnels she said looked like a spider web. but asked why she shook the hand of a hamas gunman when she was set free... she said "her captors treated hr with "softness" and supplied all our needs. lifshitz also criticized israeli defense forces for not doing more to pick up the threat from gaza before militants launched their attack. her grandson told cbs news she came back walking and waving to everyone. >> we have been expecting the worst, and as always, she just proved us that she can survive everything. >> reporter: lifshitz and cooper's husbands are still believed to be held by hamas, along with at least 220 more hostages. according

images -- two israeli seniors released by hamas, 85-year-old yocheved lifshitz and 79-year-old nurit cooper, loaded into those ambulances in egypt, air lifted to israel. today, lifshitz describing living through hell. sitting in her wheelchair, frail. her voice faint. her daughter, sharon, translating, describing the moment hamas terrorists stormed her kibbutz and kidnapped lifshitz and her husband. >> she was taken on the back of a motorbike with her body, with her legs on one side and her head on another side. while she was being taken, she was hit by sticks. >> reporter: we have reported here on the vast network of tunnels hamas has built under the gaza strip. and lifshitz describing being taken into those tunnels with the other captives. >> there are a huge, huge network of tunnels underneath. it looks like a spider web. >> reporhe activist who helped palestinian civilians in the past, getting them medical care in israel, describing how hamas kidnappers took her jewelry, her watch, but she say, they fed her bread, cheese, and cucumbers, even game her medicine. describing the ground as m

released by hamas after more than two weeks of capital captivity, nurit cooper and the other hostage were taken out of... no longer hostages, but survivors. both were kidnapped by hamas gunmen from their homes in nahal oz. this kidnapped by hamas gunmen from their homes in nahal 0z. this was what they lived through. the vision of home they took to gaza, just three miles away. and this was what they lived through there. israeli airstrikes, more than 300 a day, caught between their army and hamas. many palestinian civilians feel the same. gaza's hamas run government says it israeli strikes killed more than 400 people in a single day. hope draining from the chance of peace still surfaces in the chance to save a life. ibrahim from blackpool is trying to leave gaza with his mother and three siblings. they've been living here for a year. building very close to us on our street destroyed. we had to flee the house, fully our flat where we were living and go to khan younis and stay with family members. there was 43 of us staying in one flat. fin stay with family members. there was 43 of us sta

in a video released by hamas, nurit cooper and yocheved lifshitz were handed over to representativesittee of the red cross. not before 85—year—old yocheved lifshitz turns to a masked hamas gunman, shakes his hand and says, "shalom," hebrew for peace. hamas is designated a terrorist group by many western governments, including the uk. the women were taken out of gaza and into egypt to be flown back to israel. both had been kidnapped by hamas gunmen from their homes in nir oz. the scars of looting and destruction still mark the empty kibbutz. many residents were among the 1,400 killed in israel on its deadliest ever day. yocheved's husband, 83—year—old oded, is still in captivity. yocheved's daughter sharone, who lives in london, spoke exclusively to the bbc on a flight to tel aviv. i am very excited. ijust saw pictures of my mum with ourfamily. they are all in the hospital. i'm very worried for my dad, so it's a very mixed emotion. it's wonderful to see my mum and her grace — it comes across, she's quite something. i'm so proud of her. the international red cross helped secure the rel

nurit cooper on israeli women. nurit cooper on humanitarian grounds.heir husbands are being held as hostages . yakov's daughter, hostages. yakov's daughter, sharon , who's a british citizen, sharon, who's a british citizen, translated her mother's description of her abduction in a swarm of people came through the fence. >> the defence costs 2.5 billion shekels and it didn't help even a little bit. my mum is saying that she was taken on the back of a motorbike when she first arrived. they told them that they are muslims and they're not going to hurt them and that they share. they ate the same food that their , the, the hamas was that their, the, the hamas was eating . eating. >> meanwhile , the israeli >> meanwhile, the israeli security agency has released footage of interviews with captured hamas fighters where one says they were promised huge rewards for capturing hostages . rewards for capturing hostages. in gaza. >> whoever brings the kidnapped gets a bonus. >> how much is the bonus? they give an apartment and $10,000 for each person captured ? yes.