The situation on the ground Our foreign correspondent James Lawman
is there in Tel Aviv with more.
Good morning James. Yeah, good morning,
Michael. Jake Sullivan will arrive here in Israel to an
increasingly bitter atmosphere between the families of the hostages and
the Israeli government.
They feel not enough is being done to prioritise their
loved ones.
They were angry at the decision to pump sea water
into the tunnels under Gaza.
But now there is real uproar after reports have emerged
that Prime Minister Netanyahu stopped the head of Mossad from
going to Qatar to resume negotiations.
They say they feel that the government is playing,
quote, Russian roulette with their families lives.
Meantime, the situation in Gaza goes from bad to worse.
Just this morning, Hamas says.
19 people were killed in an air strike.
They say more than 18 1/2 thousand civilians.
Now died. Since this war began,
the IDF is continuing its operations in neighborhoods in the
north of the Gaza Strip,
around Gaza City, and in Khan units.
But the situation for Palestinian civilians is truly horrific.
That is why there are increasing calls for a ceasefire,
and part of the reason why Jake Sullivan will push
the Israelis while he's here,
to offer a timetable for how they intend this war
to end.
James Longman, thanks.