Blinken in Egypt seeks progress towards Gaza ceasefire deal despite 'complex issues' remaining

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00:00At 35 years old when he was kidnapped, Yegev Bursab was the youngest of the six hostages

00:06whose bodies were found in Gaza.

00:09His death was confirmed by the Israeli army at the end of July, along with 75-year-old

00:15Alex Dank.

00:16They'd already confirmed the identities of the other four men in June.

00:20Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his condolences to their families,

00:25yet the nephew of one of those men, Abraham Munda, says he feels betrayed and abandoned

00:30by the Israeli government.

00:33He saw television and heard some radio broadcasts.

00:37I'm sure that he heard what is going on in Israel.

00:41It must have broke his heart to see that people from his own government are objecting to sign

00:49a deal that will get him back home.

00:52According to a former hostage, all six had been held together in a tunnel in Khan Younis

00:57after being kidnapped on October 7th.

01:00It's believed they were killed at the beginning of the year.

01:02The recovery of their bodies was achieved with Israeli intelligence.

01:06The government's now under increased pressure to agree to a ceasefire after a 10-month military

01:12response to the Hamas kidnappings and murders, with devastating consequences for the Palestinian

01:17enclave.

01:19According to Hamas health authorities, Israeli strikes have killed at least 34 people in

01:24just 24 hours, including at this school where displaced people were staying.

01:30In the Buraysh refugee camp, an entire family were killed.

01:36This is my aunt's house.

01:38She's not responsible for anything.

01:39She's a peaceful person.

01:41She's a teacher.

01:42Her house had already been hidden.

01:44She survived.

01:45But despite all that, she carried on living there.

01:48Despite the rubble.

01:52There are still 109 hostages being held in Gaza.

01:56The Israeli army believes that 34 of them are no longer alive.

02:00According to Hamas, more than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in the war over the last

02:0410 months.

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