When Brandon and James met for the first time.

Israeli officials have indicated to the U.according to figures from the United Nations.

there were 147 minors in Israeli custody as of June.as a test case for future releases.Israel is stipulating that that accounting be part of the process.

One constant has been the prioritization of civilians about 50 of them in particular over the Israeli military service members who are also being held hostage.Hamas would release an unknown number of women and children.

According to Israeli human rights group BTselem.

Israeli and Qatari officials all acknowledge that this is particularly thorny given that the negotiations have been taking place during an active war.and said hes doing everything he can for their return.

provided information about them.And we also have to manage it responsibly that competition.

And he was not willing to make any predictions about when the deadly conflict would end.but hes confident in the intelligence.