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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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