Yolande Nell

So under that, we'd expect there to be these three hostages released on Saturday. And Israeli media was signaling earlier that the message that had gone from Israel is that it would accept three hostages being handed over and not stop the ceasefire. Despite, of course, President Trump having proposed that high stakes ultimatum, bring back all the hostages or the fighting starts.

I mean, nothing officially from the Israeli government at this stage. I think it's still a bit wait and see. And, you know, it may be that we find ourselves at the same stage tomorrow waiting to see, you know, if Hamas does publish this list of three names as we're expecting. I mean, it's worth waiting. pointing out as well.

I mean, nothing officially from the Israeli government at this stage. I think it's still a bit wait and see. And, you know, it may be that we find ourselves at the same stage tomorrow waiting to see, you know, if Hamas does publish this list of three names as we're expecting. I mean, it's worth waiting. pointing out as well.

I mean, nothing officially from the Israeli government at this stage. I think it's still a bit wait and see. And, you know, it may be that we find ourselves at the same stage tomorrow waiting to see, you know, if Hamas does publish this list of three names as we're expecting. I mean, it's worth waiting. pointing out as well.

At the moment, negotiations on the more sensitive second stage of the ceasefire deal are supposed to be fully underway in Doha. That's supposed to see a permanent end to hostilities, the return of remaining hostages. Instead, mediators have been really sort of tied up with just trying to shore up this part of the ceasefire, the initial part of the deal.

At the moment, negotiations on the more sensitive second stage of the ceasefire deal are supposed to be fully underway in Doha. That's supposed to see a permanent end to hostilities, the return of remaining hostages. Instead, mediators have been really sort of tied up with just trying to shore up this part of the ceasefire, the initial part of the deal.

At the moment, negotiations on the more sensitive second stage of the ceasefire deal are supposed to be fully underway in Doha. That's supposed to see a permanent end to hostilities, the return of remaining hostages. Instead, mediators have been really sort of tied up with just trying to shore up this part of the ceasefire, the initial part of the deal.

The Israeli negotiating team returned from Doha on Monday after just two days. You know, negotiators also envisaged there would be a third stage to the ceasefire, reconstruction of Gaza, but...

The Israeli negotiating team returned from Doha on Monday after just two days. You know, negotiators also envisaged there would be a third stage to the ceasefire, reconstruction of Gaza, but...

The Israeli negotiating team returned from Doha on Monday after just two days. You know, negotiators also envisaged there would be a third stage to the ceasefire, reconstruction of Gaza, but...

Now what you've got is so much uncertainty about the future that's just increased under President Trump with his post-war plan for Gaza that envisages emptying it of its two million residents, building a kind of seaside travel destination there, of course totally rejected by Arab countries and many others around the world.

Now what you've got is so much uncertainty about the future that's just increased under President Trump with his post-war plan for Gaza that envisages emptying it of its two million residents, building a kind of seaside travel destination there, of course totally rejected by Arab countries and many others around the world.

Now what you've got is so much uncertainty about the future that's just increased under President Trump with his post-war plan for Gaza that envisages emptying it of its two million residents, building a kind of seaside travel destination there, of course totally rejected by Arab countries and many others around the world.

The prime minister is someone who always chooses his words very carefully. He came out with this video statement after the security cabinet met for four hours. He said they had reached a unanimous decision. And he said if Hamas doesn't return our hostages by noon on Saturday, the ceasefire will stop. He stopped short of specifying why.

The prime minister is someone who always chooses his words very carefully. He came out with this video statement after the security cabinet met for four hours. He said they had reached a unanimous decision. And he said if Hamas doesn't return our hostages by noon on Saturday, the ceasefire will stop. He stopped short of specifying why.

all our hostages, exactly echoing the language of President Trump when he had proposed this kind of threat.

all our hostages, exactly echoing the language of President Trump when he had proposed this kind of threat.

That could mean then potentially all 76 of the remaining hostages, or it could mean what he said, just the three who were originally scheduled to be released before Hamas said that it was freezing the releases of the hostages because of ceasefire violations by Israel, which of course Israel has denied.

That could mean then potentially all 76 of the remaining hostages, or it could mean what he said, just the three who were originally scheduled to be released before Hamas said that it was freezing the releases of the hostages because of ceasefire violations by Israel, which of course Israel has denied.

So we then had these different briefings, key ministers who came out across the Israeli media last night and on social media. And they said that the security cabinet meant the demand was for all hostages. But you've got some Israeli analysts saying crucially this morning that he has deliberately, the prime minister, not closed the door on the deal.