Is bad Holding Women and children hostage is bad optics, they know it. Quite apart is bad optics, they know it. Quite apart from is bad optics, they know it. Quite apart from the logistical challenge in the apart from the logistical challenge in the middle of a war where they are being in the middle of a war where they are being bombarded of trying to keep are being bombarded of trying to keep the are being bombarded of trying to keep the location secret and provide baby food keep the location secret and provide baby food and things like that for famiiies baby food and things like that for families who shouldnt be there, they should never have been kidnapped in the first place, these talks are kidnapped in the first place, these talks are at a very sensitive, delicate talks are at a very sensitive, delicate stage. Qatar is the mediator, why . They provide, they host the mediator, why . They provide, they host the Political Leadership of hamas. Host the Political Leadership of hamas, pa
A lifeline to gazans. It is not known whether foreign Passport Holders and dual nationals will be allowed to leave. The Palestinian Health ministry now says 4385 gardens have been killed in the last two weeks, including 1756 children. These latest pictures show the first trucks entering, loaded with food, water and medicine, which are desperately needed by civilians inside gaza. Its not clear how long it will remain open. Israel has agreed to let just 20 trucks through. The un says at least 100 aid trucks are needed a day. Israel sealed its borders with gaza imposing a total siege on the strip 12 days ago. The Rafah Crossing between egypt and gaza is now the only way to allow vital supplies in. 0ur reporter Rushdi Abualouf has the latest from the Rafah Crossing. 20 trucks are carrying food, medicine, and we understand Operation Room for the Nasser Hospital in khan yunis. This convoy is the first 20 trucks that crossed from a coming from the egyptian side to the palestinian side today.
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Let me bring you two new lines coming in in the last few moments. Reuters news agency reporting that alerts are being sounded in more towns in northern israel. Warnings of incoming aircraft, i say aircraft, the thought is we are talking about drones. That is happening in the north, alerts in more towns in northern israel with warnings of incoming aircraft. We are keeping an eye on that, we have been talking to our correspondent on the borders with lebanon so well get the latest on that line. And diplomatically the Afp News Agency reports that china has urged, quote, an immediate ceasefire in a call with palestinian officials. That is coming from the Foreign Ministry in the last few seconds. If there are more details we will obviously return to those. Time for a look at the Business News now with ben thompson. Thank you, matthew. We will look through some of those top Business Stories right now. Economies around the world are assessing the potential fall out of the conflict between isra