first to gave up at 15 and i think to be the first to admit it was in his forte and that first to admit it was in his forte and that he first to admit it was in his forte and that he did struggle with some of the and that he did struggle with some of the concepts. borisjohnson. hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, hopes are rising at some of the 240 people taken by hamas could soon be freed. president biden saying he believes a deal to secure the release of hostages being held by hamas in gaza is near. the latest indication we heard earlier, the optimism from the americans. but the us president nowjoining that by saying he feels that the release of some of those hostages is near. we will obviously return to the us president is saying. qatar is mediating saying only very minor operations two obstacles in the way. israel s ambassador to the us had earlier said, a significant number of hostages could be freed in the coming days, in exchange fo