The Israel-Hamas hostage negotiations.

The Israel-Hamas hostage negotiations. This week, Israel and Hamas have been exchanging offers in their negotiations to enter a ceasefire and release the remaining hostages being held by Hamas. On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected an offer from Hamas to release its remaining 130 hostages in exchange for a permanent end to the war and a total withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza that would leave Hamas in power.

You can read today's podcast ⁠⁠here⁠⁠, our “Under the Radar” story here, and today’s “Have a nice day” story here.

You can also check out our latest YouTube video about misinformation and fake news that has spread like wildfire in the three months since Hamas’s attack on Israel and the subsequent fighting in Gaza here.

Today’s clickables: A few notes (0:45), Quick hits (1:52), Today’s story (3:52), Pro-Israel take (8:46), Pro-Palestinian take (12:32), Isaac’s take (16:32), Listener question (23:42), Under the Radar (24:02), Numbers (24:53), Have a nice day (25:58)

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