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Israeli barrage on Gaza continues as cease-fire, hostage release negotiations resume

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PBS NewsHour

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4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Fraught negotiations continue nearly seven months into the war in Gaza. A Hamas delegation left Cairo and is expected to return with a response to the latest cease-fire proposal. Secretary of State Blinken pressed not just for a cease-fire and hostage release, but for much more humanitarian aid into Gaza. Meantime, the Israeli bombardment continues with Rafah in its sights. Amna Nawaz reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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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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