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 israel s 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 hasn t 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 rele
hamas is ready to release the most vulnerable israeli hostages it holds but one egyptian official says there are still technical issues to resolve. including agreement on the number of palestinian prisoners the israelis would be prepared to release an exchange. the us is carrying out its first airdrop of humanitarian aid on saturday with more than 30,000 meals parachuted by three military planes. meanwhile, an israeli army spokesman says the military says has completed a review. an israeli army spokesman says the military has completed a preliminary review into the incident last thursday in which dozens of palestinians were killed as an aid convoy arrived in gaza city. rear admiral daniel hagari says the review determined that forces did not strike the convoy, and that most palestinians died in a stampede. the idf says gazan civilians were trampled to death as they charged toward the aid convoy. mr hagari said the review found that israeli soldiers did in his words fire w
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reaction to the by the administration s report on the botched withdrawal from afghanistan nearly two years a ago. the report blames the trump administration from the deadly chaos of august 2021. critics also slamming the timing of the release just before a holiday weekend. i ll miss as we learn about a severe intelligence breach involving classified documents leaked on social media concerning ukraine, china, the middle east. alexandria hoff s life from the white house with more, alexandria. good evening jon. the scope of this leak is growing along the potential consequences. among the images that have been found media leaked there on friday, most describe destroying maps of ukraine and positions of forces. all concerning their. on top of that the maritimes reporting that 100 similarly damaging documents may have also been part of this breach, more than 100 as a matter fact. they say this includes sensitive breathing, slides related to china, the indo pacific region, the mid