They accept the plans brokered by egypt and qatar, which its believed could involve the exchange of Palestinian Prisoners for 33 israeli hostages held since the october 7th attacks. A ceasefire would be welcome respite for many Tens Of Thousands of Palestinians Sheltering in southern gaza, and would be the first pause in the seven month war since a week long truce back in november. But israel has been making plans for a full scale attack on the Southern City of rafah, and tonight continued to bomb the area. Well get the very latest live from jerusalem and america. And well report on the continuing dire humanitarian situation on the ground in gaza. But first, lets hearfrom jeremy bowen, whos here with me. Palestinians woke up this morning with a sense of dread, the usual sense of dread. Peace talks seemed to have hit the buffers. And All Of A Sudden in the last three or four hours everything changed. What happened . Hours everything changed. What haened . Hours everything changed. What
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