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Hostage released by Hamas talks about kidnap

One of the two hostages freed by militant groups Hamas on Monday - 85-year-old Yocheved Lifschitz - has described how she was kidnapped by Hamas gunmen on motorbikes.

Yocheved Lifschitz - one of the two hostages freed by Hamas on Monday - has described how she was kidnapped by Hamas gunmen on motorbikes

Lifschitz and her fellow captives were hit with sticks and taken into a "spider's web" of underground tunnels, her daughter said.

We also hear from Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip. The Israeli government told Palestinians to head there for safety, but now it's also been bombed and residents are worried food shortages could mean things turn violent.

Also in the programme: The women of Iceland are on strike over inequality and gender violence; and we'll look at the carbon emissions that come from European club football competitions and what can be done about them.

(Photo shows Yocheved Lifschitz, 85, speaking with the media after being released by Hamas at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center. Credit: Abir Sultan/EPA)

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