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 released. that hasn t been
most women and children. they were victims of israeli air strikes, according to hospital officials and gaza s civil defence. there were about 35 people in the house , says farouk abu ansa. most were children. there were no fighters. the house collapsed on them, three or four storeys. imad cannot reach his son. he is still under there, he says. and my brother in law was killed, with his two children, born after years of nf . and after five months of israeli bombardment, this is the new landscape of gaza. in israel, it has been five months of anguish for families of the hostages. they need to be released now. this weekend, they have been pleading again with their government to do a deal and get their loved ones home. ofer is a very warm person. you can see, his smile, he is a family person. he has four children, lovely children. how hard is this time for the family? this wait must seem endless. it is like hell, you know. we are in some kind of loop since the 7th of octobe
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liverpool leave it late very late against nottingham forest to take all three points and extend their lead at the top. in the women s super league everton score a cracker against manchester city. also coming up on sportsday. we ll have all the latest at the world athletics indoor championships as home favouritejemma reekie makes it through to the 800m final. hello there, and welcome along to the programme. a day of drama in the football to come but we start with formula one, and the season opening bahrain grand prix. with all the drama off the track for red bull, the team and defending champion max verstappen picked up where they left off last season, verstappen leading his team mate in a dominant win. our correspondent laura scott reports. if there is one person keen to get a grip on the narrative, it is christian horner. having spent weeks denying allegations of inappropriate behaviour, he arrived for the first race flanked by his wife and former spice girl geri horne