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.
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Details here on breakfast. Its sunday 3 march. Our top story The Chancellor, jeremy hunt, has tried to play down expectations about tax cuts in wednesdays budget, telling the Sunday Telegraph he has to act responsibly. With three days to go until mr hunt lays out his plans, the treasury says measures worth millions of pounds will be introduced to boost productivity in the public sector. Here is our Political Correspondent hannah miller. Police drones that can assess Road Traffic Accidents one solution chosen by The Chancellor as he takes an overview of the economy that doesnt make easy reading. But jeremy hunt says £800 million worth of Technology Like this will help to make police and hospitals more efficient and save almost £2 billion in five years it was time. Five years time. At a time when he has less money to play with them he would have hoped for, he is weighing up would have hoped for, he is weighing up what he can do to win votes. The chancellor is under pressure to make tax
Who survived that day, but two of her Close Friends were killed. I began by asking her how the film came about. The film came from the need to show the world what we have been through, like the pure truth of what happened on october 7th through our eyes, through documentaries that the survivors took that day without editing anything and interpretations, just pure truth. What will people see when they watch the film . Its not an easy film to watch. Its combining the documentaries that the survivors took along with the documentaries of the terrorists so you can actually see a full image of what happened that day and all the time line from 6 30 in the morning and even the preparations before the party all the way to the end. You say it isnt an easy film to watch. Why for you is it important for people to see it . Because sometimes people need to see the faces. I mean, Hearing Rumours and stories is not as powerful as seeing the visual films from that day. When you see this film, you can a
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