Israeli barrage on Gaza continues as cease-fire, hostage release negotiations resume
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🗓️ 29 April 2024
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| 0:00.0 | A Hamas delegation left Cairo this evening and is expected to return with a response to the latest ceasefire proposal. |
| 0:08.0 | That's as fraught negotiations continue nearly seven months into the war in Gaza. |
| 0:13.4 | Secretary of State, Anthony Blinkin is back in the region today, |
| 0:16.7 | and he pressed not just for a ceasefire and for hostage release, |
| 0:20.2 | but for much more humanitarian aid into Gaza. |
| 0:23.6 | In the meantime, the Israeli bombardment continues in Gaza south |
| 0:27.7 | with the city of Rafa in their sights. |
| 0:30.1 | Homes in southern Gaza today, nothing more than crushed concrete and twisted bodies. |
| 0:37.0 | Amid this wreckage, one small survivor, just two months old. |
| 0:42.0 | We took her from under the rubble, thank God. Was she holding a |
| 0:46.7 | rocket or was she standing near tanks? What's her fault? Palestinian medics say at |
| 0:51.6 | least 22 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Raffa last night. |
| 0:56.0 | As the barrage continues, pressure mounts for Hamas and Israeli leaders to stop the violence. |
| 1:02.0 | The International Criminal Court has been investigating possible Israeli war crimes in |
| 1:06.6 | Gaza. |
| 1:07.6 | Recent reports cite Israeli officials as worried that arrest warrants may be imminent. |
| 1:12.9 | On Friday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded, saying, |
| 1:16.4 | quote, the threat to seize the soldiers and officials |
| 1:19.2 | of the Middle East's only democracy |
| 1:21.2 | and the world's only Jewish state is outrageous. |
| 1:24.0 | Hamas leaders could also face warrants for the horrific October 7th attacks. |
| 1:29.0 | Neither Israel nor the US recognizes the ICC, |
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