as the un warns of imminent famine in gaza, with nearly two million people displaced — we'll take you inside the daily lives of gaza's civilians. and — as michigan votes in primary elections — president biden�*s handling of the israel—gaza war could impact his support in the battleground state. welcome to world news america. president biden says a pause in fighting in gaza could begin as soon as monday. but hamas has yet to respond to a gaza ceasefire deal drawn up in paris over the weekend. the deal would include a pause in all military operations for more than a month, and the exchange of palestinian prisoners held by israel for israeli hostages. negotiators are hoping to reach a ceasefire agreement that can be implemented before ramadan, which begins on march tenth. the draft framework would include a 40—day

pause in all military operations. reports suggest 400 palestinian prisoners — who israel says are serving sentences for �*terror—related crimes�* — could be exchanged for forty female and elderly israeli hostages. under the proposed ceasefire, hospitals in gaza would be repaired, while 500 aid trucks would enter gaza each day. but israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has vowed to go ahead with an assault on gaza's southernmost city, rafah, regardless of any agreement. 0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams has this update from jerusalem. job id may be optimistic of the prospects of getting a cease—fire and a hostage deal in place in the coming days ——joe biden. but not entirely inflicted across the region, here in israel there is a great deal of speculation about a deal emerging and lots of talk in the israeli media of the mechanics of the deal and how many hostages would be released and i'm a

palestinian prisoners would be released in return and discussions also about whether or not israel would let palestinians move back to their homes in the northern part of their homes in the northern part of the gaza strip and all of this is being talked about endlessly but the government of qatar facilitator and negotiator in this process is that the moment, it has nothing to announce and there is no deal in place and hamas officials are saying that their demands are still fundamentally the same and there should be a total se cessation of hostilities in the complete withdrawal of israeli troops. the demands in the background, wejust do not know and benjamin netanyahu as prime minister has called as demands delusional and we wait to see if he may have to wait someday day deceive the gaps between our considerable does start to narrow.

the israeli prime minister responded to president biden�*s comments that a deal could be imminent — here's what he said: from the beginning of the war i have been leading a diplomatic campaign to reflect the pressure to in the war prematurely and also gain support for israel. we have significant support in this area and today, a new publishing that 80% of the american public support israel and forfive the american public support israel and for five citizen support israel and for five citizen support israel and not hamas. and this gives us another source of strength the continue the battle until total victory. joining us now is hussein ibish, senior resident scholar at the gulf states institutewe are hearing from the us that a ceasefire in gaza could come as soon as next week — but israel and hamas are saying there are too many disagreements.

why do you think the white house is publicly expressing optimism? i think it's a way of keeping the negotiations going and think there's been progress and you can see from what the parties or sing public that they are less four—part than they were in on the other hand, they continue to publicly ask for more than the other side is willing to give on both sides, very much but it is probably the case that the administration is aware of softening on both sides begin the scenes unless joe on both sides begin the scenes unlessjoe biden would not have said this. unless joe biden would not have said this. �* ., , , ., the bbc spoke to tal heinrich, spokesperson for pm netanyahu, earlier, and she said israel's position has not changed. here's what she said: we said we would not agree to pull

out idf forces entirely from the gaza strip nor would we agreed to the release of thousands of palestinian terrorists in exchange because that would mean giving up on total victory in a war that we did not start and did not want. listening to that clip there, there doesn't seem to be that much of a change in positions, where do you see the possibilities? she change in positions, where do you see the possibilities?— change in positions, where do you see the possibilities? she says we have been changed _ see the possibilities? she says we have been changed but _ see the possibilities? she says we have been changed but she - see the possibilities? she says we l have been changed but she certainly doesn't rule out a a0 day or even longer cease—fire and will not use the word cease—fire but troops or pause and before they're talking about a week at most and now they're saying they won't release thousands of palestinian prisoners but that doesn't mean they won't release hundreds and before, they said they would not release any. there's a definite shift here and i think also

and she talks about no complete pull—out from gaza, there's an implication that there could be serious pull—outs from certain areas like maybe city or wherever they might be so some people from gaza who have been driven out of their homes blazer may be able to return in the major reconstruction, there is a lot of change in which he just said from the ordered position that we knew about.— said from the ordered position that we knew about. ~ . ., ., we knew about. what about the threat from his room — we knew about. what about the threat from his room from _ we knew about. what about the threat from his room from the _ we knew about. what about the threat from his room from the israelis - we knew about. what about the threat from his room from the israelis i - we knew about. what about the threat from his room from the israelis i do i from his room from the israelis i do think they'll have an impact on negotiations?— think they'll have an impact on neuotiations? , , negotiations? israel considers the were incomplete _ negotiations? israel considers the were incomplete until _ negotiations? israel considers the were incomplete until it _ negotiations? israel considers the were incomplete until it has - negotiations? israel considers the were incomplete until it has done| were incomplete until it has done what it wants to do militarily. we gather there aren't operational tunnels under rafah because that is been shut down and told hamas they would not accept that and

theoretically, release reportedly, there aren't operational tunnels under rafah but i think israel won't be satisfied with the war until they have done what they wanted militarily and all of the urban centres of gaza. rafah is a major place and now it's centres of gaza. rafah is a major place and now its home to more than a million palestinians who have been driven from the north in the centre all the way to the egyptian border to rafah, yours is made very clear they're going to have to find a way to remove those people or allow them to remove those people or allow them to exit that is safe and habitable before they do this but i think they are speaking and sticking with their guns that they will not feel the work is finished until they conduct the exercise.— work is finished until they conduct the exercise. where do you the us stance and — the exercise. where do you the us stance and all— the exercise. where do you the us stance and all of— the exercise. where do you the us stance and all of this. _ the exercise. where do you the us stance and all of this. the growing| stance and all of this. the growing distance between biden the israeli prime minister. the distance between biden the israeli prime minister.—

distance between biden the israeli prime minister. ,, , , u prime minister. the us is succeeding in its main aim _ prime minister. the us is succeeding in its main aim which _ prime minister. the us is succeeding in its main aim which is _ prime minister. the us is succeeding in its main aim which is to stop - prime minister. the us is succeeding in its main aim which is to stop the l in its main aim which is to stop the warfrom spreading beyond gaza especially in lebanon but, there are this increased pressure on the white house to get these wrapped up and stop the killing and start reconstruction to in the carnage and i think there are very few people left who don't think the palestinians have been killed in this war has to end. they're putting a lot of pressure on the israelis not only to wind down the war but not only to wind down the war but not too extended into rafah at the expense of all of these people and i think israel is coming under and starting to adjust its policies to accommodate this. he saw that already happening injanuary where there are fewer deaths in january than there were in december and november because the united states pressured the israelis to be more targeted and give up on the scorched

earth and blood and everything should have been that moves policy. editing this real pressure for them to become more and more targeted and whatever they do and wind down the war and get out. that is with the real tension is in net benjamin netanyahu wants to real tension is in net benjamin neta nyahu wants to stay real tension is in net benjamin netanyahu wants to stay in gaza and maybe ever as far as his concern and they want them to go right away and thatis they want them to go right away and that is the big difference. more than four months into the war, civilians in gaza are still living with acute hunger and the constant fear of bombardment. the un's world food programme is now warning of "imminent" famine in northern gaza, where it says — no humanitarian group has been able to provide aid for more than one month. meanwhile, at least 1.7 million palestinians have been displaced since october. let's take stock of the military maneuvres that led to this point. the israeli defense forces began

ground operations into northern gaza on october 27th. a few days later — israeli troops cut a path across the middle of the territory — just to the south of gaza city. during a temporary ceasefire in october, bulldozers created routes for tanks and troops. having cut gaza in two, the idf pushed further into gaza city, where they faced stiff resistance from hamas. the bbc has been following the daily lives of three gaza citizens — from the north to the south, where civilians have been crowding into the city of rafah. our special correspondent fergal keane has their stories. 0n the ia3rd night of the war, eight people were reported killed here. among them, a seven—year—old girl. in an area hosting five times its normal population, israel hunts for the hamas attackers who killed and kidnapped its citizens. and for civilians in rafah, grief follows. pushed from place to place, always losing. today, as talks grow of an imminent

ceasefire, we followed the lives of three people across the devastated landscape of the gaza strip. malak al dabi heard the bomb that killed the seven—year—old girl in rafah. but today, as every day, she was up early to start work. her mom and brother have a lung disease. they use a little of their flour to make crisps, which malik sells to buy the medicine. there are different kinds of desperation. for samira neuralgia, aged 65, it is a quiet kind. when we first filmed her back in november, she was taking care of nine grandchildren

and her husband. with no medicine, her husband died lying on the ground in the refugee camp. but now samir�*s days are spent hiding herfear. we are constantly terrified. like in a movie. every night we sleep in fear, trying to assure our children, telling them not to be scared. i'm talking to you. and the drone is flying above us. in gaza, there are the suffering. the boy holding the saline drip above his father. and there are the healers.

dr mohamed el—sheikh says he's only left the hospital twice since the war began four months ago. "we're working 2a/7. "we don't go to our homes," says dr mohammed. "we're disconnected from our families." all the volunteers and medical staff stay in the same room. as far as food goes, only a few items are available. we provide whatever we can. in another ward under dr mohammed's care, three—year—old jude, who lost his leg in a blast. adam, age nine, whose leg was amputated after becoming infected with gangrene. while beyond the border of the siege, there was talk of a ceasefire. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. today, we may see the impact that the israel—gaza war could have on the presidential race. recent polling by our news partners cbs,

shows 65 per cent of democrats across the us thinkjoe biden should encourage israel to decrease or stop its military actions in gaza. and michigan's primary elections on tuesday — will be a key litmus test of his wider support among democrats — and among muslim and arab americans. michigan is a battleground state — its 15 electoral votes could be critical in deciding who wins the us presidential in november. it also happens to have one of the largest muslim and arab populations in the us. many of them are democrats, who along with a lot of progressives nationwide, are opposed to current us policy on israel and gaza. mr biden won the state in 2020 by 2.8 percentage points. mr trump won the state in 2016 by 0.2 percentage points. so president biden�*s path back to a second term in the white house could be injeopardy if voters who previously supported the president — but disagree with his policies in the middle east — sit out the the election or vote for another candidate this november.

for more on the race, i spoke with the michigan democratic congresswoman, debbie dingell we know the president biden will most likely win this primary easily in michigan but given some the frustration of voters have for them on a host of issues, including the israel hamas war, how competitive do you think this primary will actually be? i you think this primary will actually be? . ., ., you think this primary will actually be? ., ., ., , ., be? i am one of the people who as work for 30 — be? i am one of the people who as work for 30 years _ be? i am one of the people who as work for 30 years davitt _ be? i am one of the people who as work for 30 years davitt is - be? i am one of the people who as work for 30 years davitt is on - be? i am one of the people who as work for 30 years davitt is on the l work for 30 years davitt is on the brandon dating my primary states in theissues brandon dating my primary states in the issues will be determining in november a part of the early state and were taken by these issues in michigan is a purple state and we are very competitive in every issue matters and the largest population of arab americans and i've been there forfour decades of arab americans and i've been there for four decades and i know this community and they are hurting.

the name of their campaign, they wanted to be heard. and ifeel they have been. the president has paid attention to them and anything tonight, joe biden is going to win this primary and we know we have to do. it is an important constituency and their other constituencies and every one of the matters in november stop what use of this community is hurting and think about the way they will hurting and think about the way they wil ., ., ., ., , will vote and one of your colleagues in congress — will vote and one of your colleagues in congress urged _ will vote and one of your colleagues in congress urged voters _ will vote and one of your colleagues in congress urged voters in - will vote and one of your colleagues| in congress urged voters in michigan who are angry over the president possible stands on the war in gaza devote uncommitted and she was talking about this today in a clip, talking about this today in a clip, talking about this today in a clip, talking about her own uncommitted vote, here's what she said. ipullman vote, here's what she said. when they sueported — vote, here's what she said. when they supported cease-fire, - vote, here's what she said. when they supported cease-fire, yet i they supported cease—fire, yet president biden is not hearing us, this is— president biden is not hearing us, this is the — president biden is not hearing us, this is the way we can use our

democracy— this is the way we can use our democracy to say, listen. listen to michigan — democracy to say, listen. listen to michiaan. ., ., ., ., michigan. how worried are you about the implications _ michigan. how worried are you about the implications of _ michigan. how worried are you about the implications of president - michigan. how worried are you about the implications of president biden l the implications of president biden looking ahead even to november? aha, looking ahead even to november? very direct conversation about what my own constituents and neighbours and community have lived in for a long time, i think the president has heard them. he has made it clear he is looking for a temporary cease—fire were going to do a great deal to work on a two state solution and get critically needed humanitarian aid to gaza. i think it should work with this community more and working on form relationships of this community and i think it's an issue that matters. and again, i think you buying the sky wednesday night and a lot of her to do between november to make sure he wins the general election and we know we've got to do were going to get it done.

this is going for a permanent cease—fire and president biden, you spoke about this and you're asked about whether or not it was a mistake that he didn't visit the muslim community when he was on the trip to michigan and said he's going to need to do that at some point down the road and you needs to happen really soon? i down the road and you needs to happen really soon?— down the road and you needs to happen really soon? i think he needs to ha en happen really soon? i think he needs to happen when _ happen really soon? i think he needs to happen when people _ happen really soon? i think he needs to happen when people are - happen really soon? i think he needs to happen when people are willing i happen really soon? i think he needs to happen when people are willing to be open to have a conversation. i know that he has spoken i'm not going to tell you who they are, with some people that i think are very important but i have to tell you, i have called their cease—fires and i protested and i've disrupted it many places and sometimes i wonder who's on the people are and i recognised that they have strong feelings and i will meet with anybody and do meet with people because they believe it

is important that we know how they feel and know that they're being heard. i think the president will do that at a time where people are willing to have a respectful conversation. irate willing to have a respectful conversation.— willing to have a respectful conversation. ~ , , . , conversation. we spoke in december that ou conversation. we spoke in december that you have — conversation. we spoke in december that you have constituency _ conversation. we spoke in december that you have constituency with i conversation. we spoke in december that you have constituency with a i that you have constituency with a significantjewish community as the arab americanjewish community, what are the issues that voters knew constituency are saying to you matter the of them right now? i share a lot of different issues and quite frankly, one issue that is on many peoples mind is in the last couple weeks, we had a record number of turnout in the election two years ago because women's rights to make their own health care decisions were on the ballot and women thought they had that protected and would not have to worry about it and suddenly they saw the supreme court in alabama and fertilisation do you know, i'm one of those women who wanted to have a baby and tried and

i'm not going to get into my owner but i did but the farmers market this week and a woman i never met came up to me and said, are they going to take with my birth control and i'm not taking it for birth control. i'm taking it for medical issues. women are very concerned again we have to make sure that they turn out and are hearing about the environment as well in a year but the border. we have a lot of issues that people care about and we have to get in the union policy to turn out those union voters. joe biden walked the picket line and we have to make sure that we do the comparison between donald trump and what he said he is going to do and did not do it withjoe biden has delivered. thank you. the us and germany are downplaying suggestions that they would be open to deploying troops to ukraine. it comes a day after france's president emmanuel macron said the idea couldn't be ruled out. the pentagon confirmed on tuesday that it has no plans

to send troops to fight in ukraine. and german chancellor, 0laf scholz, ruled out deploying european or nato ground troops in ukraine. mr scholz said there'd been no change to the agreed position that no european country or nato member state would send soldiers there. that position's been echoed by a number of individual european states — including spain and hungary. a spokesman for rishi sunak also ruled out deploying troops in large numbers. in germany, a fugitive member of the far—left red army faction has been arrested in berlin. daniela klette had evaded arrest for more than 30 years. she is wanted for armed robbey and attempted murder. the anti—capitalist grou, also known as the baader—meinhof gang , is accused of more than 30 murders committed between the 1970s and early 1990s. 0ur correspondent damien mcguinness reports from berlin. this is 65—year—old daniela klette, and she is part of what is often called abroad the baader—meinhof gang, former radical left wing militants that terrorised germany

really throughout the seventies, eighties and nineties. and she's dubbed here in germany, part of a group of the baader—meinhof pensioners, because for decades now german police have been looking for her. she's been on the run, she's been living underground with two other thought accomplices. and she's managed to fund her underground lifestyle with a number of quite spectacular robberies, including on supermarkets, most of them in western germany. and that's really why this arrest has taken place in the first instance. but she's known primarily because of her membership of this radical militant group, which was obviously very well known throughout the seventies, eighties and nineties in germany. they disbanded in 1999 and then the following few years, right through to the mid 2000s, she is accused with two other men of carrying out these attacks, some of which, some of these robberies, she managed to earn,

it's alleged up to 100,000 euros. so it's an interesting case because there are lots and lots and lots of different allegations. but i think the broader story is it's really a sign, again, of the authorities clamping down on extremism, which generally speaking, we talk about far right extremism. but in this case, it's really the radical left that's in the target of the officials here in germany today. it might be a good idea to brace yourself for this one. researchers have discovered that a tiny, transparent fish known as a danionella cerebrum can make a sound as loud as a jackhammer. the creature, which isjust over a centimetre long, uses its muscles to drum out a 100 and a0 decibel rhythm on its swim bladder. in the waters close to the fish, this is as loud as a gunshot. let's take a listen. squawking

remember, you can find more on all the days news at our website, bbc.com/news. plus, to see what we're working on at any time, make sure to check us out on your favourite social media site. thank you for watching world news america. stay with us. hello there. good evening. it was a very pretty start earlier on this morning, with red sky across much of england and wales as snapped by our weather watchers — all ahead of an approaching where the front bringing thickening cloud and some outbreaks of rain. here are those weather fronts

pushing southwards and eastwards, fragmenting, so just a bit of patchy rain really for parts of east anglia clearing quite quickly this evening and another warm front approaching northern ireland. so cloudier, breezier here and also milder into tomorrow morning. but still a touch of frost possible across england and wales, underneath largely clear skies for at least part of the night, but also some fog patches developing as well. now, the generally unsettled theme is just set to continue as we head through the rest of this week. won't be raining all the time — it will also be rather changeable in terms of temperature, too. some milderfeeling air, despite the cold start on wednesday with this warm front. that's going to bring some outbreaks of rain across western scotland — the rain is likely to pep up for a time, some heavier downpours across western areas of wales into south—west england, but it takes its time before it gets to east anglia. it could stay dry here for much of the day. now, in the best of any late brightness across eastern areas

of northern ireland, we could even see 13—1a celsius with that milder feeling air and a brisk south—westerly wind blowing throughout. now you can see the milder air here on wednesday, marked in yellow, but it's been swept further eastwards by these cold fronts. so colder, wintry conditions developing from the west as we head through thursday. we're likely to see some early outbreaks of rain across central southern england. the ground saturated here. flood warnings in place could add to the problems. brisk winds across the north—west of scotland — possibly severe gales here for a time pushing these showers further eastwards and the snow levels are likely to drop throughout the day so it will gradually turn colder. and we could be seeing some winteriness, perhaps, over the scottish hills and through the welsh mountains, and over the tops of the pennines by the time we get to the end of the day. and there's not much improvement on friday either — the first day of the meteorological spring, low pressure, very much dominant, brisk winds towards eastern coastal areas in particular, showers swirling around the low with longer spells of rain and winteriness above 200—300 metres, which includes the southern uplands, the pennines and the higher ground of northern ireland and wales, it won't feel very springlike. bye— bye.