duress and that hamas has provided no evidence for that claim that these two men were killed in israeli air strikes, but clearly deeply upsetting for all the families concerned. israel says more than 100 hostages are still being held by hamas. and there is no sign, as yet, that negotiations to free them are making any progress. let s go live to oliver mcternan, director of forward thinking, who has worked in hostage negotiation for over 20 years. he played a key role in the negotiations surrounding the release of the israeli soldier gilad shalit, held hostage by hamas for five years. good to have you back on the programme tonight is a very sad circumstances without the israeli army said tonight to hamas media was the brutal use of innocent hostages. how do you think it will affect the debate in israel? will it harden the resolve of the israeli government or put more pressure on them? first of all, put more pressure on them? first of all. christian. put more pressure on them
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delegates in the republican nominating contest. that s not even 2% of the more than 2&00 delegates that are up for grabs, but that small total belies the outsized influence this state can on us presidential politics. as the first in the nation, the 99 counties of rural iowa can make or break a presidential campaign. but these caucuses are your personal chance to score the ultimate victory over all of the liars, cheaters, thugs, perverts, frauds, crooks, freaks, creeps and other quite nice people. so if you want to save america from crooked joe biden, you must go caucus tomorrow. the first step, it s really the first step. we ve got to do it. we ve got to do it big. you ve got to get out. you can t sit home! if you re sick it as a dog, you say, darling, i ve got to make it. even if you vote and didn t pass away, it s worth it, remember. nobody can predict what the electorate is ultimately going to look like tomorrow. you just can t do it given these conditions and given ever
been on holiday with his mother, who wasn t his legal guardian, and his grandfather. melanie and david batty has been accused of abducting alex, possibly to take them to live on a commune in morocco. back in 2018, his grandmother, who was his legal guardian, spoke to the bbc. been an absolute nightmare, guardian, spoke to the bbc. been an absolute nightmare, wanting - guardian, spoke to the bbc. been an absolute nightmare, wanting to - guardian, spoke to the bbc. been an absolute nightmare, wanting to see. absolute nightmare, wanting to see the grandson that you love so much, might not see him ever again. but she could soon be reunited with his grandson. officials in southern france cy alex, now 17, has been found in the town of revel east of toulouse. in a statement, greater manchester police say offices in oldham are in contact with french authorities to establish the authenticity of the report. they added, this is a complex and long running investigation and we need to m
the most senior hospital doctors. they ll vote on a new government pay offer over the next few weeks. during that time, the threat of further strikes will be lifted. let s talk to our health editor hugh pym, whojoins us from the newsroom with the latest. hugh, this news has just come in to us. what are the details of what looks like a breakthrough in a long running dispute? it like a breakthrough in a long-running dispute? like a breakthrough in a lonua-runnin disute? ., , long-running dispute? it does look that way although long-running dispute? it does look that way although the long-running dispute? it does look that way although the deal - long-running dispute? it does look| that way although the deal will have to be put to members over the next month. but it does lift the threat of further strikes by senior doctors which was really worrying nhs leaders. they were very concerned about what might happen over the winter period. consultants in england were given a 6% pay