Foreign Office works on more hostage releases

THE Foreign Office has said it will “continue to work tirelessly” on securing the release of more hostages after a British citizen confirmed her mother had been freed by Hamas.

Sharone Lifschitz spoke of her relief that her mother Yocheved Lifshitz was handed over by the Palestinian militants, along with fellow Israeli citizen Nurit Cooper, on Monday evening. Ms Lifshitz’s London-based daughter said she would continue to campaign for the release of her father and other captives who were snatched by Hamas during its bloody raids on October 7.

She told the BBC yesterday that her mother “seems okay”.