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Gaza ceasefire delayed

Israel won't go ahead until Hamas provides the names of the first hostages to be released.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Gaza ceasefire will not go ahead until Hamas provides the names of the first hostages it plans to release. The agreement was due to come into effect at 08:30 am local time. We hear from Stephen Brisley, whose brother-in-law Eli Sharabi, was on the list of 33 hostages due to be released in the first phase of the truce deal.

Also on the programme: On President Biden鈥檚 last day in office we reflect on what went wrong for his party in the last election with Democratic congresswoman Norma Torres; and an animated Latvian film about climate change has appeared as a surprise frontrunner for the Oscars.

Joining Krupa Padhy to discuss all this and more in the studio in London are Jenny Kleeman, a journalist and author, and Chietigj Bajpaee, a senior research fellow for South Asia at the UK based think tank Chatham House.

(Photo: Israeli military vehicles take position inside the Gaza Strip, before the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas was due to take place, as seen from Israel, January 19, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Amir Cohen)

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