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Israel announced the rescue of two hostages in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where the Hamas-run health ministry said 52 Palestinians including children were killed in heavy overnight air strikes. IMAGES
Footage released by the Israeli defense ministry on October 17, showing the damaged Erez crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip, following Hamas attack on October 7. IMAGES
French Defence Minister Florence Parly meets Malian transitional President Bah N'Daw at the presidency in Bamako. Counterparts from Estonia, Kalle Laanet, and the Czech Republic, Lubomir Metnar, are part of the delegation. A UN report on Tuesday found a French air strike killed in 19 civilians in northern Mali in January. IMAGES
Saudi Arabia has signed a preliminary agreement to buy S-400 air defence systems from Russia during King Salman's landmark visit to Moscow. IMAGES
NATO defence ministers meet for the second day of the meeting. Arms aid to Ukraine is still at the heart of the meetings, in particular air defence systems. IMAGES
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says Russia must free jailed US journalist Evan Gershkovich, after prosecutors sent his case to court on espionage charges. "He's conducting his work as a journalist for free media and therefore he should be released," Stoltenberg tells journalists at a NATO meeting in Brussels. SOUNDBITE