It's been a protracted and agonising 150 days for the households of hostages nonetheless inside Gaza, and each hour proper now should really feel like a lifetime as negotiations for a brand new ceasefire progress slowly. Liran Berman's brothers, Ziv and Gali, had been taken from Kfar Aza on 7 October. The twins are being held individually in Gaza, in accordance with testimony from launched hostages who noticed them. "They were separated early on, but I still think they sense each other. Twins have a special bond so they can sense each other," Liran informed me as we met close to the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem."We have no video of the kidnapping, we have no visual confirmation from Gaza, only from the released hostages. So we have nothing."They are very robust, they've th...

US vice chairman Kamala Harris has mentioned there should be an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza as she known as on the Israeli authorities to do extra to extend the circulate of assist, with "no excuses".Ms Harris mentioned a six-week ceasefire would get Israeli hostages out and get a major quantity of assist into the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. She mentioned Israel wanted to extend the circulate of assist to ease what she described as "inhumane" situations and a "humanitarian catastrophe".Middle East newest - Houthis vow to sink British shipsThe vice chairman additionally mentioned there's a "deal on the table" and Hamas "needs to agree to that". But it's reported that though a Hamas delegation is in Egypt for the newest truce talks, Israel has boycotted them.Israeli me...