to keep more of their benefits. there s a cut in air passenger duty tax between airports within the uk, and a freeze in fuel duty. the chancellor s accused of failing to tackle climate change in this budget. and coming up, we ll be answering your questions on the budget and how it may affect you. you ve still got time to send them in. tweet us using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions or email us at yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. also tonight: a serving metropolitan police officer has been charged with rape. pc adam zaman, who s 28, is a member of the east area command unit. the police in the us state of new mexico give an update on the investigation into the fatal shooting on the set of alec baldwin s new movie. they say they suspect a live bullet killed halyna hutchins. we believe that we have in our possession the firearm that was fired by mr baldwin. this is the firearm we believe discharged the bullet. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor has promised a post covid ag
get them work are worked out between the israeli government and hamas. qatar is acting as the intermediary. officials there are set to hold a news conference any moment. in the meantime, the swap of 50 women and children being held by hamas for a temporary ceasefire and 150 palestinian women and teenage prisoners is on hold. we were very disappointed this morning to learn that it has been postponed. they didn t reach an agreement yet, and we are all just waiting in anxiety to know what is happening because we want our people back. in gaza, missiles are still falling, and the dead are still being pulled from the rubble. in the southern city, another 100 bodies were buried in a mass grave. in the north, israel says it s uncovered more evidence of hamas using this tunnel underneath al-shifa as a base. it s also been confirmed they are questioning the al-shifa hospital director. we ll ask an israeli spokesperson who joins news a morning about that. joining us now from tel avi
reporter: hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here, in the united states, around the world and streaming us on cnn max. we continue the breaking news coverage of the israel-hamas war. i m rosemary church. we are following a surprising delay in the agreement between israel and hamas, that puts of the expected release of hostages until friday. a temporary truce is also delayed. the update came hours before humanitarian pause in fighting in the initial release of 50 women and children hostages was expected to begin. both u.s. and israeli officials point to logistical details for the delay. while one israeli official says israel has not yet received the names of the first hostages to be freed. meantime israeli forces are still pressing on with their offensive against hamas, striking parts of northeastern in central gaza, the palestinians area further south we re also hit. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is making it clear the war is not slowing down, and he ex