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 b

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 on Tuesday that her mother "seems OK"."She is very sharp and is very keen to share the information, pass on the information to families of other hostages she was with."The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said the department welcomed the release of two further hostages, three days after an American woman and her teenage daughter were let go.A spokeswoman said: "Our thoughts remain with the families of loved ones sti