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Israel is demanding the release of all 50 hostages still held in Gaza, raising doubts of accepting a new 60-day ceasefire proposal.
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00:00Israel is demanding the release of all 50 hostages still held in Gaza,
00:05raising doubts it will accept a new 60-day ceasefire proposal.
00:09The deal, brokered by Egypt and Qatar in Cairo,
00:12calls for Hamas to swap Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners
00:16while talks on a permanent truce continue.
00:19Israel has not rejected the offer outright,
00:22but government spokesman David Mensah told the BBC
00:25it is not interested in partial deals.
00:27On Monday night, Hamas said it had approved the Cairo proposal.
00:32It involved freeing 200 Palestinian convicts, including women and minors,
00:36in exchange for 10 living Israeli hostages and 18 bodies.
00:41With the truce still uncertain,
00:42Israel is forging ahead with plans to seize Gaza City.
00:46The military plans to call up 50,000 reservists for the campaign
00:50as thousands of civilians flee Gaza City, fearing an imminent assault.
00:57The military plans to pass the
01:18fire at the United Nations,
01:21the military plans were left to seize Gaza City.
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