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
foden s on fire as man city come from behind to punish rivals united in the manchester derby. frustration for celtic the defending champions miss the chance to regain top spot in scotland, with defeat today. and arsenal stay in touch at the top in the wsl, with victory in the north london derby at the emirates. also coming up on sportsday. jemma reekie looks to put the finishing gloss on gb s world indoors campaign with gold in the 800 metres later. hello there and welcome along to sportsday. it was always going to be tough for manchester united against their now dominant rivals, manchester city, in today s derby. a marcus rashford wonder strike had them daring to dream going into half time, as city missed a string of chances. but pep guardiola s side were on the money in the second half, with a superb strike from phil foden firing them into gear. joe wilson reports. a star centre forward walked out to play. well, between the two manchesters, there are other strikers. uni
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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