his father is among the 20,000 reported dead. but the survivors do not think of the dead in figures of thousands. theirs is an intimate reckoning, counted in the vanished faces of those they love. from the beginning, they have known there is no escape. from gaza. ..orfrom grief. in al aqsa hospital, in central gaza, the wounded child holds to symbols of a vanished normality. in a bed nearby, rama, aged 13, who lost ten members of herfamily, and fears she will lose her arm and leg. translation: i appeal to the arab countries to help me get urgent - treatment abroad before i lose my limbs. i dream of a life like other children around the world, where i can once again run and draw. fear of death is ever present. we interviewed this person over a month ago. as she tried to escape gaza with her disabled brother. today, our colleagues in gaza caught up with her and her brother. without vital medicine he is suffering from seizures and is terrified by the as many drones in the skies
and the transfer of medication and the visit of the international red cross will then visit everyone, and they ve denied that they knew about that. they will, yes. it has been agreed and i expect the red cross to do its job and to visit them all and bring them the medication that they need. among the 50 hostages held by hamas who could be freed shiri bibas and her two young sons, ariel, who s four and kfir, who isjust nine months. shiri s cousin yiffat has been speaking to the bbc about their potential release. i don t know what kind of children will come back to us. the trauma, what they saw. and. until i see them in my own eyes, i don t believe any lists of names and i don t believe any news coming today from anywhere. i need to see them in my own eyes, i need to hold my cousin in my arms. the deal between israel and hamas does provide for an extension. the four day pause could be extended by an extra day, for every ten additional hostages that hamas releases. the deal wa