From washington had sent pulses racing among some people, hoping that there may be an imminent agreement for a cease fire, however temporary, between hamas and israel. And the hamas delegation arriving in cairo today for the talks also expressed hope that a deal could be reached. And again, Optimism Sort of grew, but there were significant obstacles. And anybody covering this story over the last few months will know that often hopes of a ceasefire are dashed by realities on the ground. And one of israels obstacles and demands that was that hamas should present a detailed list of the hostages who would be released under the terms of any future agreement, of course, in exchange for palestinian prisoners in israeli jails. That list hasnt been provided by hamas. There are thought to be at about 134 hostages held by hamas and other groups in gaza. About 30 of those may actually be dead. And israel wanted to know who was still alive, who was going to be released. That hasnt been forthcoming.
Most women and children. They were victims of israeli air strikes, according to Hospital Officials and gazas civil defence. There were about 35 people in the house, says farouk abu ansa. Most were children. There were no fighters. The house collapsed on them, three or four storeys. Imad cannot reach his son. He is still under there, he says. And My Brother In Law was killed, with his two children, born after years of nf. And after five months of israeli bombardment, this is the new landscape of gaza. In israel, it has been five months of anguish for families of the hostages. They need to be released now. This weekend, they have been pleading again with their government to do a deal and get their loved ones home. Ofer is a very warm person. You can see, his smile, he is a family person. He has four children, lovely children. How hard is this time for the family . This wait must seem endless. It is like hell, you know. We are in some kind of loop since the 7th of october. We are living t
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