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GAZA: The Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, released a video of two male Israeli hostages in Gaza pleading for their release on its Telegram account on Tuesday. The two men identified themselves as Gadi Moses and Elad Katzir and appeared in a short video asking for efforts to be intensified so they can reunite with their families. “We are dying every moment. We are in an unbearable situation,” said Moses, looking at the camera against a plain background. The two men were both unshaven and appeared to have lost weight.

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GAZA STRIP: Before war broke out in Gaza, Mahmud Al-Daoudi could never have imagined the radio sets gathering dust in his shop would be in such high demand, offering his customers a precious link with the outside world. Power cuts have long been a part of everyday life, but the besieged territory’s 2.4 million people are now enduring long blackouts after Israel cut off electricity and fuel supplies. Its relentless assault has killed more than 19,450 Gazans, mostly women and children, according to the Hamas-run territory’s Health Ministry.

Hamas says it will not enter negotations over releasing captives until Israel ends its war on Gaza.