So one of the reasons why there is so much international diplomatic for these talks in qatar to succeed that they really want to avoid the escalation of this conflict into a much bigger regional war. Gazas hamas run Health Ministry said thursday that more than 40,000 palestinians have been killed by israeli Military Action in the enclave since the October 7 Hamas Attack on israel. Because israel blocks international journalists from having independent access to gaza, the bbc has been unable to verify many of the claims made throughout the war by Israel And Hamas. That includes the number of people killed In Gaza and how many of those killed are civilians. But pictures and videos that come into our newsroom on a daily basis, from agencies on the ground in Gaza Show that women and children are frequently among the victims of israeli air raids. Lucy williamson filed this report from Tel Aviv. As the leaders of Israel And Hamas weigh the price of making peace, nadja is counting the cost of
Correspondent, yolande knell. Us Up To Date with on bring us Up To Date with the latest on those Talks. We bring us uptodate with the latest on those Talks. Bring us uptodate with the latest on those Talks. We had a white House Sokesman on those Talks. We had a white House Spokesman say on those Talks. We had a white House Spokesman say late on those Talks. We had a white House Spokesman say late yesterday on those Talks. We had a white House Spokesman say late yesterday that spokesman say late yesterday that they had got off to a promising start. The israeli media this morning has been talking about guarded optimism, saying it is a positive sign that the israeli delegation that was sent, the negotiating team, decided to stay overnight despite what they see as are some Security Risk in doha, and that they are continuing these Talks with us, qatari and egyptian mediators today. Hamas has not sent a delegation along to these indirect Talks, but of course hamas leaders are present in doha
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Talks have gone so far. Well, we had a white House Spokesman saying late yesterday that they had got off to a promising start. The israeli media this morning has been talking about guarded optimism, saying its a positive sign that the israeli delegation that was sent, the negotiating team, decided to stay overnight, despite what they see as some Security Risk in doha, and that they are continuing these talks with us, qatari and egyptian mediators today. Now, hamas, as we were saying, has not sent a delegation along to these indirect talks. But, of course, hamas leaders are present in doha. And what mediators have been saying is they have ways to get messages back to hamas. So this is not seen as being the obstacle that it may appear to be. And in the meantime, a development on the West Bank, israeli political leaders, including Benjamin Netanyahu and two far right ministers, have condemned a large group Ofjewish Settlers who went on the rampage in a village in the occupied West Bank, S