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Hamas released an undated video showing two hostages taken on October 7th, Keith Siegel and

Omri Maran alive.

Earlier the head of Egypt's intelligence agency reportedly met his Israeli counterpart

to press Israel to scrap its planned invasion of Ruffer,

where about a million Palestinians are clustering

and restart broader negotiations.

Israeli officials are apparently willing to consider Egypt's proposal

that Hamas released 33 hostages in exchange for a six-week truce in Gaza.

Russia bombed energy facilities across Ukraine.

Detec, a private energy company, reported damage to four of its six thermal power plants in the country.

Regional officials also said that strikes hit facilities in the regions of Neopropotrowsk and Kriariu.

The commander of Ukraine's Air Forces said that 21 of 34 missiles were brought down

before hitting their targets.

Dimitri Medvedev, a security official who once served as Russia's president, said the Kremlin could retaliate if Western governments seize Russian assets.

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