Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on the negotiations for the release of Israeli hostages

Published: Oct. 24, 2023, 6:50 p.m.

More than 220 Israeli hostages remain in captivity as the war with Hamas continues.\xa0

Four women have been released \u2014\xa0one says she was led through a spider's web of damp tunnels into a large hall where she was under 24-hour guard.\xa0

US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking that hopes for the rest remain unclear.\xa0

He says the US and Israel are pressing for a much larger hostage release but they're tough negotiators.\xa0

Meanwhile, more than 700 Palestinians were also killed overnight by Israeli air strikes, according to Gaza's health ministry.\xa0

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