Paul Moss

Tomorrow Egypt will unveil its plans for Gaza's future at an Arab League summit in Cairo. But unless the dispute over the ceasefire can be resolved, Egypt's plans could soon be overtaken by events.

The Gaza ceasefire has had many uncertain moments over the past six weeks and this is another. Phase one is over and phase two should already have begun. Phase two involves the release of more Israeli hostages, the release of Palestinian prisoners and crucially the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.

The Gaza ceasefire has had many uncertain moments over the past six weeks and this is another. Phase one is over and phase two should already have begun. Phase two involves the release of more Israeli hostages, the release of Palestinian prisoners and crucially the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.

Now, Israel says it wants an extension to phase one, more hostage and prisoner releases, but no withdrawal of Israeli military forces from the Gaza Strip. Israel argues that since Hamas is still there, a force on the ground, that it is not the right time for the Israeli military to relinquish its grip on the Gaza Strip. So they're asking for an extension.

Now, Israel says it wants an extension to phase one, more hostage and prisoner releases, but no withdrawal of Israeli military forces from the Gaza Strip. Israel argues that since Hamas is still there, a force on the ground, that it is not the right time for the Israeli military to relinquish its grip on the Gaza Strip. So they're asking for an extension.

They say that they have American backing for this. But Hamas is saying, no, we must stick to the original agreement and start implementing phase two. That is the impasse that we have reached. Israel is attempting to pressure Hamas and as part of that has cut off the supply of aid to the Gaza Strip. starting from today.

They say that they have American backing for this. But Hamas is saying, no, we must stick to the original agreement and start implementing phase two. That is the impasse that we have reached. Israel is attempting to pressure Hamas and as part of that has cut off the supply of aid to the Gaza Strip. starting from today.

Now, that's not having an immediate impact in terms of hunger inside the Gaza Strip. Over the last six weeks, aid agencies have been able to get a lot of supplies in. But the moment the supply of aid is cut off, prices inside the Gaza Strip start to rise. So it will cause hardship. It may be that a negotiated agreement to this is still possible. It's not in sight at the moment.

Now, that's not having an immediate impact in terms of hunger inside the Gaza Strip. Over the last six weeks, aid agencies have been able to get a lot of supplies in. But the moment the supply of aid is cut off, prices inside the Gaza Strip start to rise. So it will cause hardship. It may be that a negotiated agreement to this is still possible. It's not in sight at the moment.

And there are many here who fear that what we're seeing now is a gradual slide towards a resumption of a military conflict in Gaza.

And there are many here who fear that what we're seeing now is a gradual slide towards a resumption of a military conflict in Gaza.

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And a lot of people do say, don't they, that they're their most treasured possessions. When the house burns or the house floods, that's what they run to.

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Now you're dealing with lots of soggy bits of paper that have been submerged for days, in some cases weeks. How do you go about restoring them?

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And if you have lost some of the image, there's a role for artificial intelligence, I hear.

Well, I think it's worth putting it into some context. This is the latest in what is now a very, very long series of, frankly, very cruel, harrowing videos that Hamas has released throughout the past 16 months with the express purpose of playing on the frayed emotions of the Israeli public and heaping pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu.

Well, I think it's worth putting it into some context. This is the latest in what is now a very, very long series of, frankly, very cruel, harrowing videos that Hamas has released throughout the past 16 months with the express purpose of playing on the frayed emotions of the Israeli public and heaping pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu.

In this video, as you just mentioned, we see five Israeli hostages. Two of them have their faces blurred. Two of them are brothers, Eitan and Yair Horn. Now, Yair was released just a couple of weeks ago. It seems, though, this video was filmed just before that moment. And we see in the video Yair and Eitan saying goodbye to each other. It's an incredibly emotional and harrowing thing to watch.