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Four-year-old American hostage Abigail is surrounded by family in Israel who "brought her life back" after seven weeks of captivity, her great aunt said Wednesday, as relatives stressed they will not rest until everyone held by Hamas is freed.

Russian forces were ramping up attacks in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, Moscow and Kyiv said, as they vie to secure elusive territorial gains before the end of the year.

While Hamas claim that its youngest hostage was killed in an IDF airstrike, Israeli children are revealing what they were forced to endure in captivity.

Some experts have claimed that Russia might be responsible for the attack.

Her comments have sparked a debate on social media platforms.

Lack of clean drinking water, toilets, and clean food could lead to typhoid and cholera outbreaks.

While humanitarian support is huge, researchers have found that one-fifth of one per cent of the aid funds was spent on reducing gender-based violence.

Despite the overall homicide figures decreasing, more women and girls have been killed as a result of gender-based violence across the globe.

The Hamas-Israel "truce agreement" has been extended to allow for the release of more captives and an influx of aid into the Gaza Strip.

Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick confirms emergency Rwanda treaty and says flights will take off "as a matter of urgency".

The United States on Tuesday sent the first of three military planes to Egypt to bring vital humanitarian aid for Gaza, promising to assist Palestinians during a truce between Hamas and US ally Israel.