Do the hostage releases mean a new strategy for Hamas?

Published: Oct. 25, 2023, 10:25 a.m.

b'They are now in safe hands.

After 17 dark days, two elderly Israeli women who were taken hostage by Hamas, have been returned to their families, in an emotional reunion.

Now, the fate of the remaining captives is key to Israel\\u2019s next move, as it may just have to stay its hand, if more hostage releases are on the horizon.

So, will this delay Israel\\u2019s ground invasion further? And what do the hostage releases mean for Hamas\\u2019 strategy?

From Tel Aviv, Senior International Correspondent John Irvine tells Lucrezia Millarini What You Need to Know\\u2026'