come to bbc news. we will have more of an escalating situation in gaza in just a few minutes. but let s start with that breaking news that hamas has released a video, appearing to show three israeli women being held hostage. the bbc is not showing the video, which has been described as distressing . israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu described the video as cruel psychological propaganda , and said his government was doing it all it could to bring hostages home. worth reminding people before we go to lyse doucet injerusalem that the uk us and many other western governments have proscribed hamas as a terrorist organisation. live now to our chief international correspodnent, lyse doucet injerusalem. a really disturbing development that is bound to up the pressure on benjamin netanyahu?- is bound to up the pressure on benjamin netanyahu? already huge ressure on benjamin netanyahu? already huge pressure on the benjamin netanyahu? already huge pressure on the isr