At least its a Beautiful Day here in washington. See you again here. Thank you so much for joining us. The news continues on cnn news central. Good afternoon, im Brianna Keilar with Boris Sanchez here in washington. We are following breaking developments in the middle east. Today the Israel Defense forces say that the majority of hostages captured by hamas are still alive. The terror group claims that it will free them if there is a pause in fighting. The red cross has been in touch with hamas, seeking access to those captives, and russia says kremlin officials have communicated with hamas about haj hostage releases. On the military front the idf says it is prepared for a broader conflict and as the world braces for the next phase of its operations,enally a move into gaza, the carnage continues there. The latest, a Greek Orthodox church compound leveled by an idf air strike. Youre looking at video of it now. Cnn cant independently confirm the number of casualties, but the Health Minist
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