Those earlier rumours from washington had sent pulses racing among some people, hoping that there may be an imminent agreement for a cease fire, however temporary, between hamas and israel. And the hamas delegation arriving in cairo today for the talks also expressed hope that a deal could be reached. And again, Optimism Sort of grew, but there were significant obstacles. And anybody covering this story over the last few months will know that often hopes of a ceasefire are dashed by realities on the ground. And one of israels obstacles and demands that was that hamas should present a detailed list of the hostages who would be released under the terms of any future agreement, of course, in exchange for palestinian prisoners in israeli jails. That list hasnt been provided by hamas. There are thought to be at about 134 hostages held by hamas and other groups in gaza. About 30 of those may actually be dead. And israel wanted to know who was still alive, who was going to be released. That h
Wyre davies, who is now injerusalem, about the doubts regarding whether the israeli delegation will participate in the cairo talks. Those earlier rumours from washington had sent pulses racing among some people, hoping that there may be an imminent agreement for a cease fire, however temporary, between hamas and israel. And the hamas delegation arriving in cairo today for the talks also expressed hope that a deal could be reached. And again, Optimism Sort of grew, but there were significant obstacles. And anybody covering this story over the last few months will know that often hopes of a ceasefire are dashed by realities on the ground. And one of israels obstacles and demands that was that hamas should present a detailed list of the hostages who would be released under the terms of any future agreement, of course, in exchange for palestinian prisoners in israeli jails. That list hasnt been provided by hamas. There are thought to be at about 134 hostages held by hamas and other groups
From washington had sent pulses racing among some people, hoping that there may be an imminent agreement for a cease fire, however temporary, between hamas and israel. And the hamas delegation arriving in cairo today for the talks also expressed hope that a deal could be reached. And again, Optimism Sort of grew, but there were significant obstacles. And anybody covering this story over the last few months will know that often hopes of a ceasefire are dashed by realities on the ground. And one of israels obstacles and demands that was that hamas should present a detailed list of the hostages who would be released under the terms of any future agreement, of course, in exchange for palestinian prisoners in israeli jails. That list hasnt been provided by hamas. There are thought to be at about 134 hostages held by hamas and other groups in gaza. About 30 of those may actually be dead. And israel wanted to know who was still alive, who was going to be released. That hasnt been forthcoming.
as the cost of living rises, the long awaited plan on the future of food in england is being published. but the man behind the review says the government s vision is not detailed enough. is it the big, bold, unified strategy that i think we need? no. is it progress, you know, am i.? do i think we re going in the right direction? yes. personal items belonging to missing britishjournalist dom phillips and his brazilian colleague are discovered by police in a remote area of the amazon rainforest, a week after the pair went missing. and, a warning that lives could be at risk after a bbc panorama investigation finds the uk s biggest chain of gp practices lets less qualified staff see patients without adequate supervision. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. watching in the uk russia has been accused of killing hundreds of civilians in ukraine s second biggest city, kharkiv, through indiscriminate shelling. amnesty international says it has evidence
of reunion and relief, with children in particular the focus of worldwide attention. for the families still waiting, now the question what are the chances that further negotiations can yield a breakthrough? so far, 110 israeli hostages held by hamas have been freed and 240 palestinians have been released from israeli prisons. these were mostly women, children and teenagers, and in this programme, we want to put the names, faces and stories to those numbers. in that spirt, on tuesday, 84 year old ditza heiman, one of the founders of kibbutz nir oz in israel was released. she is a former social worker and also the widow of a holocaust survivor who came to the uk on the kindertransport. sisters dafna and ela el yakim were freed on sunday after being taken from their father s home, also on kibbutz nir oz. their mother shared this photo of their reunion, writing, my precious daughters were returned to me yesterday, a moment etched forever in my memory. emily hand, who turned n