Paul Moss

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

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.

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.

And Eitan pleads to the camera... pleads to Israel's prime minister not to abandon him and not to abandon the remaining hostages. There are thought to be 24 hostages still alive being held in Gaza. The prime minister's office, as you can imagine, has utterly condemned the video, calling it psychological warfare.

And Eitan pleads to the camera... pleads to Israel's prime minister not to abandon him and not to abandon the remaining hostages. There are thought to be 24 hostages still alive being held in Gaza. The prime minister's office, as you can imagine, has utterly condemned the video, calling it psychological warfare.

And the families of the hostages, actually, who approved the release of this video, which doesn't always happen, but said that it was all right to broadcast this, they have said that this underlines once again the importance of getting all the hostages out.

And the families of the hostages, actually, who approved the release of this video, which doesn't always happen, but said that it was all right to broadcast this, they have said that this underlines once again the importance of getting all the hostages out.

Well, negotiations on phase two were due to begin yesterday. They did begin in Cairo, but then the Israeli delegation came back. We think that the negotiations are likely to carry on at a distance. Consultations going on with Mr Netanyahu and his senior colleagues, they want some kind of extension in which we will see more hostages and Palestinian prisoners released.

Well, negotiations on phase two were due to begin yesterday. They did begin in Cairo, but then the Israeli delegation came back. We think that the negotiations are likely to carry on at a distance. Consultations going on with Mr Netanyahu and his senior colleagues, they want some kind of extension in which we will see more hostages and Palestinian prisoners released.

Hamas seems to be resisting that. And so far, at the moment, there is no sign of a breakthrough.

Hamas seems to be resisting that. And so far, at the moment, there is no sign of a breakthrough.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Paul Moss and at 1400 GMT on Thursday, the 20th of February, these are our main stories. Hamas has released the bodies of four Israelis. We look at what this means for the ongoing peace process. What chance of improved relations between Ukraine and the US as President Zelensky prepares to meet America's special envoy.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Paul Moss and at 1400 GMT on Thursday, the 20th of February, these are our main stories. Hamas has released the bodies of four Israelis. We look at what this means for the ongoing peace process. What chance of improved relations between Ukraine and the US as President Zelensky prepares to meet America's special envoy.

How fog could be used as a source of water for parched cities. Also in this podcast, the former head of Spanish football is found guilty over kissing the player Jenny Hermoso without consent. And many of those carrying out phone and email scams are themselves working under duress. We take a look.

How fog could be used as a source of water for parched cities. Also in this podcast, the former head of Spanish football is found guilty over kissing the player Jenny Hermoso without consent. And many of those carrying out phone and email scams are themselves working under duress. We take a look.

It was a macabre display. This morning, amidst the bombed out ruins of Khan Yunus in Gaza, four black coffins were laid out on a specially constructed stage. Inside were the bodies of Israelis, ready to be returned as part of the ongoing peace deal. And behind these coffins was a large caricature of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

It was a macabre display. This morning, amidst the bombed out ruins of Khan Yunus in Gaza, four black coffins were laid out on a specially constructed stage. Inside were the bodies of Israelis, ready to be returned as part of the ongoing peace deal. And behind these coffins was a large caricature of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.