hamas would not cease to be a threat to israel until it is defeated completely. of course that does leave two points outstanding, the humanitarian situation in southern gaza where there are well over one and a half million people living in desperate situations, what happens to them if there is an all out assault? event there is the fate of the israeli hostages, about 130 hostages, probably100 the israeli hostages, about 130 hostages, probably 100 of them still alive, still remaining in southern gaza, what happens to them if there is an impending israeli attack? fiur is an impending israeli attack? our correspondent injerusalem, thank correspondent in jerusalem, thank you correspondent injerusalem, thank you very much for that. thank you to all of our correspondence before that as well. let s analyse what we have seen with our chief international correspondent who is here in the studio with me. what is your assessment of what we have seen overnight? it your assessment of what we have s
Hamas has told negotiators it does not have 40 Israeli hostages that it can release as part of a temporary cease-fire deal with Israel, a source familiar with the talks confirmed to The Hill. The admission raises questions over how many of the remaining hostages kidnapped Oct. 7 are alive and who is holding them.…
Hamas rejected Israel s ceasefire proposal, describing it as "intransigent", and stated that it did not meet the demands of Palestinian factions. The group will study the proposal further before responding. Talks in Cairo also involved efforts to secure the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, but no progress was reported. Israel expressed readiness for a prisoners-for-hostages deal but insisted on an invasion of Rafah.
US President Joe Biden’s recent warning to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has limited Israel’s options in Gaza. And neither of Israel’s war objectives appear to have been met.