Israeli hostage deal: Can freeing captives and a truce lead to lasting peace?

Israel's military says there are 236 hostages in captivity, but some reports still cite 250 as the number held. They were all snatched during the Hamas cross-border raids on October 7. At the same time, horrific atrocities were committed on what were mostly Israeli civilians.

The human cost of the Israel-Hamas war has already seen over 14,000 Palestinian civilians killed. Among that number are some 6,000 children. These figures come from the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry.

They also run the hospitals that have been targeted by Israel's military, who say Hamas operatives and control centres are based underneath the hospitals in tunnels.

Produced by Juliette Laurain, Rebecca Gnignati and Louise Guibert.

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