Piers Hadil El-Shalchi

Because, you know, some other aid groups still have food stocks, and there is still some food in the markets, but they're all quickly diminishing because no new goods are coming into Gaza. And the UN says the price of food in those markets has soared by as much as 1,400%.

I mean, short answer is not really. What we do know is that this week Israel said the head of Mossad met with Qatari officials in Doha. And Hamas said it sent a delegation to Cairo and some talks with Egyptian mediators started today with them. But this is basically where we've been at for the past couple of months.

I mean, short answer is not really. What we do know is that this week Israel said the head of Mossad met with Qatari officials in Doha. And Hamas said it sent a delegation to Cairo and some talks with Egyptian mediators started today with them. But this is basically where we've been at for the past couple of months.

I mean, short answer is not really. What we do know is that this week Israel said the head of Mossad met with Qatari officials in Doha. And Hamas said it sent a delegation to Cairo and some talks with Egyptian mediators started today with them. But this is basically where we've been at for the past couple of months.

You know, Hamas is still insisting on a full end to the war before releasing any more hostages. And Israel says it wants a short term ceasefire that would see some more of the hostages released. And they said that they just won't stop until Hamas is completely defeated. And we know that the Trump administration has made it very clear that it backs Israel.

You know, Hamas is still insisting on a full end to the war before releasing any more hostages. And Israel says it wants a short term ceasefire that would see some more of the hostages released. And they said that they just won't stop until Hamas is completely defeated. And we know that the Trump administration has made it very clear that it backs Israel.

You know, Hamas is still insisting on a full end to the war before releasing any more hostages. And Israel says it wants a short term ceasefire that would see some more of the hostages released. And they said that they just won't stop until Hamas is completely defeated. And we know that the Trump administration has made it very clear that it backs Israel.

That's right. So, ultra-nationalist security minister Itamar Ben-Gavir was in the U.S. this week. You know, during the Biden administration, ultra-nationalist politicians like Ben-Gavir were persona non gratis for things like their extremist, racist views on Arabs. But while Ben-Gavir didn't meet with President Trump this week, he did attend an event at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.

That's right. So, ultra-nationalist security minister Itamar Ben-Gavir was in the U.S. this week. You know, during the Biden administration, ultra-nationalist politicians like Ben-Gavir were persona non gratis for things like their extremist, racist views on Arabs. But while Ben-Gavir didn't meet with President Trump this week, he did attend an event at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.

That's right. So, ultra-nationalist security minister Itamar Ben-Gavir was in the U.S. this week. You know, during the Biden administration, ultra-nationalist politicians like Ben-Gavir were persona non gratis for things like their extremist, racist views on Arabs. But while Ben-Gavir didn't meet with President Trump this week, he did attend an event at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.

He said he met with senior Republican officials there. He didn't name them, though. And after the meeting, he said he has support for his position on Gaza, which includes bombing food aid depots there as a means to pressure Hamas to return the hostages. But it wasn't all warm. Anti-Gaza war protesters threw bottles at him, and apparently they didn't miss.

He said he met with senior Republican officials there. He didn't name them, though. And after the meeting, he said he has support for his position on Gaza, which includes bombing food aid depots there as a means to pressure Hamas to return the hostages. But it wasn't all warm. Anti-Gaza war protesters threw bottles at him, and apparently they didn't miss.

He said he met with senior Republican officials there. He didn't name them, though. And after the meeting, he said he has support for his position on Gaza, which includes bombing food aid depots there as a means to pressure Hamas to return the hostages. But it wasn't all warm. Anti-Gaza war protesters threw bottles at him, and apparently they didn't miss.

when he was leaving an event hosted by a Jewish group at Yale University.

when he was leaving an event hosted by a Jewish group at Yale University.

when he was leaving an event hosted by a Jewish group at Yale University.

Well, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been threatening this whole time to go back to war if Hamas did not release more hostages. This time, Israel says it is targeting Hamas militant commanders, wants to degrade Hamas's ability to rearm. That's according to an Israeli official who wasn't authorized to speak publicly.

Well, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been threatening this whole time to go back to war if Hamas did not release more hostages. This time, Israel says it is targeting Hamas militant commanders, wants to degrade Hamas's ability to rearm. That's according to an Israeli official who wasn't authorized to speak publicly.

Well, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been threatening this whole time to go back to war if Hamas did not release more hostages. This time, Israel says it is targeting Hamas militant commanders, wants to degrade Hamas's ability to rearm. That's according to an Israeli official who wasn't authorized to speak publicly.

Just a reminder, the first phase of the ceasefire ended on March 1st. Over six weeks, Hamas released 33 hostages. Israel freed almost 2,000 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails. The second phase was supposed to see a total withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza and a permanent end to the war.