Jonah Fisher

And in the address, it was interesting that he was clearly in part talking to those members of his cabinet, reassuring them that this isn't the end necessarily and that if Israel does not feel that it's working out for it after six weeks, that they have the backing of the United States if they want to resume fighting again in Gaza.

And in the address, it was interesting that he was clearly in part talking to those members of his cabinet, reassuring them that this isn't the end necessarily and that if Israel does not feel that it's working out for it after six weeks, that they have the backing of the United States if they want to resume fighting again in Gaza.

Yeah, there was a statement that came from the prime minister's office saying Hamas had yet to give them the names of those hostages that were being released. It feels to me like this is a hitch rather than a more major problem. There's a list of 33 hostages, women, children, the injured and the sick, that has been widely circulated.

Yeah, there was a statement that came from the prime minister's office saying Hamas had yet to give them the names of those hostages that were being released. It feels to me like this is a hitch rather than a more major problem. There's a list of 33 hostages, women, children, the injured and the sick, that has been widely circulated.

It seems that what Mr Netanyahu's office is referring to in this rather angry statement is that they haven't been given the names yet of the three, we assume, women who are due to be released on the first day of the ceasefire. This is a phased release of hostages and it doesn't appear yet that those names have been given over by Hamas.

It seems that what Mr Netanyahu's office is referring to in this rather angry statement is that they haven't been given the names yet of the three, we assume, women who are due to be released on the first day of the ceasefire. This is a phased release of hostages and it doesn't appear yet that those names have been given over by Hamas.

Efforts to negotiate a Gaza ceasefire and the return of Israeli hostages are continuing in Qatar, with a delegation from Israel holding talks with mediators who then relay any proposals to Hamas. Jonah Fischer.

Efforts to negotiate a Gaza ceasefire and the return of Israeli hostages are continuing in Qatar, with a delegation from Israel holding talks with mediators who then relay any proposals to Hamas. Jonah Fischer.