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The number announced by the health authorities in Gaza has been rising throughout the day. Now over 400 dead is the latest figure we've had announced from those counted, bodies counted when they've arrived at hospitals. They've said amongst those figures over 260 women and children. The hospitals have been overrun with deaths.

The number announced by the health authorities in Gaza has been rising throughout the day. Now over 400 dead is the latest figure we've had announced from those counted, bodies counted when they've arrived at hospitals. They've said amongst those figures over 260 women and children. The hospitals have been overrun with deaths.

queues of people trying to get surgery after being injured in the airstrikes. And, you know, we've heard reports throughout the day of entire families being killed in that very heavy series of bombardments that mostly took place through the night and continued into the day. Hamas has also acknowledged that a number of its...

queues of people trying to get surgery after being injured in the airstrikes. And, you know, we've heard reports throughout the day of entire families being killed in that very heavy series of bombardments that mostly took place through the night and continued into the day. Hamas has also acknowledged that a number of its...

Senior leadership have been killed in the airstrikes, around four or five, including the head of the government in Gaza, the kind of administrative government there. So it has been acknowledged that amongst the very heavy civilian casualties, Hamas has suffered some direct losses to its organisation.

Senior leadership have been killed in the airstrikes, around four or five, including the head of the government in Gaza, the kind of administrative government there. So it has been acknowledged that amongst the very heavy civilian casualties, Hamas has suffered some direct losses to its organisation.

Well, that's a big point of contention. The Israeli government is saying that it's doing so in order to release the hostages. Now, in the clips we've just heard from, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said from now on negotiations will only happen under fire, and he's struck a very belligerent tone. He says that military pressure is a necessary condition of releasing hostages.

Well, that's a big point of contention. The Israeli government is saying that it's doing so in order to release the hostages. Now, in the clips we've just heard from, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said from now on negotiations will only happen under fire, and he's struck a very belligerent tone. He says that military pressure is a necessary condition of releasing hostages.

This comes after, obviously, just over two weeks of negotiations Israel preventing aid getting into Gaza. And there are critics, including the Hamas side, that say this is because Israel has tried to renegotiate the terms of the ceasefire that was agreed in January. The phase, the second phase of the ceasefire that...

This comes after, obviously, just over two weeks of negotiations Israel preventing aid getting into Gaza. And there are critics, including the Hamas side, that say this is because Israel has tried to renegotiate the terms of the ceasefire that was agreed in January. The phase, the second phase of the ceasefire that...

was supposed to commence, had on the table that the Israeli troops would begin to withdraw from Gaza and it would lead to a permanent cessation of hostilities. Hamas has said it still would like to pursue that form of deal that would lead to a permanent cessation of hostilities.

was supposed to commence, had on the table that the Israeli troops would begin to withdraw from Gaza and it would lead to a permanent cessation of hostilities. Hamas has said it still would like to pursue that form of deal that would lead to a permanent cessation of hostilities.

Israel seems to be now opting for a different kind of ceasefire that would release more hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners being released, but would delay the negotiation of a permanent end to the war. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making those statements despite the condemnation that we're hearing from Arab governments and indeed some European governments this afternoon.

Israel seems to be now opting for a different kind of ceasefire that would release more hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners being released, but would delay the negotiation of a permanent end to the war. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making those statements despite the condemnation that we're hearing from Arab governments and indeed some European governments this afternoon.