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JERUSALEM: Hamas aired video on Sunday showing three Israeli hostages it is holding in Gaza in which they urged their government to stop the offensive against the Palestinian Islamist group and bring about their release, as both sides marked the 100th day of the war. The undated 37-second video of Noa Argamani, 26, Yossi Sharabi, 53, and Itai Svirsky, 38, ended with the chyron: “Tomorrow we will inform you of their fate.”

Here is the situation as the war enters its 691st day.

As the war enters its 689th day, these are the main developments.

CAIRO: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Cairo on Sunday. Also in attendance were Sameh Shoukry, Egypt’s foreign minister, and senior Chinese officials. Egypt was the first stop of Wang’s tour of Africa and will be followed by visits to Tunisia, Togo and Cote d’Ivoire. The meeting touched on ways to strengthen frameworks of cooperation.

Massive destruction, displacement, hunger and loss in Gaza are 'staining our shared humanity', the United Nations says.