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to pressure Hamas to release remaining hostages, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a negotiating team to remain in Qatar for indirect talks with the militant group.Defense Minister Israel Katz said Operation Gideon Chariots was being led with “great force.” Netanyahu had vowed to escalate pressure with the aim of destroying the militant group that has ruled Gaza for nearly two decades.

The military operation in the Palestinian territory came a day after U.S. President Donald Trumpwithout a visit to Israel. There had been hope that his visit could increase the chances of a ceasefire deal or the resumption of, which Israel has prevented for more than two months.

An Israel official said that Netanyahu was in constant contact throughout the day with the negotiating team in Doha, Qatar, and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, and instructed the team to remain there. The official spoke on condition of anonymity, because he wasn’t authorized to discuss the sensitive negotiations with the media.Protesters hold pictures of Palestinian children killed during Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip in a protest demanding the end of the war, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Protesters hold pictures of Palestinian children killed during Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip in a protest demanding the end of the war, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

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MURPHY: It’s a seemingly simple story, but it’s actually incredibly complex the way it talks about society and complicity and shame and guilt and secrecy and fear and all those things. I felt like it had a lot to offer audiences.MURPHY: It’s a male protagonist written by a woman, but it’s a story about women. That was quite interesting and unconventional. And the story really begins when the film ends. The real drama happens afterwards. And I think that’s just so unconventional and quite radical. The reason Bill is the man that he is, is because of what happened to him as a child and this act of charity that his mother experienced. And then these awful acts of cruelty that these other girls are experiencing — that’s what’s bringing him to this place in his life.

Claire had actually said in a podcast, someone said “oh it’s such an heroic act” and she said “no, he’s not a hero, he’s just someone who’s having a nervous breakdown.” I thought that was really smart. And that’s kind of how I tried to play it.It all comes back, as it tends to with men, in middle age. They begin to really sense their mortality and they have kids of their own. That’s when it all seems to come crashing down on them. And it’s so beautifully observed by Claire and Enda (Walsh).