Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu spoke “at length” with the hostages’ families on Aug 2, decrying “the cruelty of Hamas”. – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with relatives of two hostages held in Gaza seen in videos released by Palestinian militant groups, expressing his “profound shock” over the images, his office said. Since July 31 , Hamas and its ally Islamic Jihad have released three clips showing two hostages taken during the Oct 7, 2023, attack on Israel that triggered the ongoing war in Gaza. The images of Mr Rom...