Pressure mounting on Israel and Hamas to reach deal ahead of possible Israeli attack on Rafah

VIDEO OF ONE CITIZEN THEY'VE HELD FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS. KEIR SIMMONS REPORTS FROM SOUGHT RABIA. >> Reporter: TODAY MORE FROM KEITH SEGAL. >> THE 64-YEAR-OLD APPEARING IN AN UNDATED HAMAS HOSTAGE VIDEO, ITS SECOND IN JUST ONE WEEK. HIS NIECE WITH THIS MESSAGE FOR HAMAS, ISRAEL AND THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION. >> I HAVE FAITH THAT WE CAN DO A DEAL NOW, BUT I ALSO THINK THAT IF THAT ISN'T POSSIBLE THEN THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SHOULD THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN DO DIRECTLY TO BRING OUR AMERICAN CITIZENS HOME. >> Reporter: BUT THERE ARE MORE SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING ISRAELI ATTACK ON RAFAH IN GAZA NOW HOME TO 1.2 MILLION AFTER A PHONE CALL BETWEEN PRESIDENT BIDEN AND ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU, THE WHITE HOUSE SAYING BIDEN REITERATED HIS CLEAR POSITION ON RAFAH WHILE NETANYAHU'S OFFICE INSISTING PREPARATIONS CONTINUE. AS A MEETING OF THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN THE SAUDI CAPITAL TODAY, PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS WARNING IT WOULD BE THE GREATEST CATASTROPHE IN THE HISTORY OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE. TONIGHT, SECRETARY BLINKEN HEADING FOR TALKS IN SAUDI ARABIA BEFORE HE GOES TO ISRAEL. HAMAS OFFICIALS WILL BE IN CAIRO TO STUDY AN ISRAELI PROPOSAL AND EGYPT'S FOREIGN MINISTER TELLING CNBC'S DAN MURPHY THAT A DEAL REMAINS DIFFICULT AND MULTIDIMENSIONAL. >> THE NUMBER OF HOSTAGES AND THE POSITIONING OF ISRAELI TROOPS AND THE DURATION OF A CEASEFIRE AND THE RETURN OF CIVILIANS TO THEIR ORIGINAL PLACE OF RESIDENCE. >> Reporter: ALONGSIDE SECRETARY BLINKEN, TOP ARAB OFFICIALS AND FOREIGN MINISTERS FROM FRANCE, GERMANY AND THE UK WILL BE HERE IN

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Length: 1min 53sec (113 seconds)

Published: Mon Apr 29 2024