this is bbc news, the headlines: two more bodies have been found in the wreck of a yacht that sank off the coast of sicily on monday. day three at the democratic national convention — after the obamas electrify the gathering in chicago. america is ready for a better story! we are ready for a president kamala harris! cheering and applause. a new law comes into force in hungary restricting here in the uk, a man is arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman and three children die in a house fire in bradford. more on all of those stories here in a moment or two, but let's pause and catch up with the sport with molly. good

afternoon. good afternoon, thank you. hello from the bbc sport centre. chelsea have signed portugal's joao felix from atletico madrid for a fee in the region of $58 million, while conor gallagher is confirmed to have moved in the other direction. chelsea have signed portugal's joao felix the portuguese forward has signed a seven—year deal to begin a second spell at stamford bridge, after scoring four goals in 20 appearances during a loan spell last year. in return, 24—year—old gallagher joins the spanish club on a five—year contract for around $15 million, afterjoining the blues aged just six. staying with chelsea, questions are being asked about raheem sterling's future at the club. the long—time england regular was left out of the chelsea squad for their opening premier league loss to manchester city. and now he will be left out for a second straight game, having not been included in the squad, submitted to uefa for their europa conference league play—off first leg with servette on thursday.

before the city game, i said that... he is going to struggle to get... with us and this is the reason why he was out of the squad. i am not saying that raheem sterling is not a good player, buti saying that raheem sterling is not a good player, but i prefer different kinds of wingers and this is the reason why. elsewhere, ilkay gundogan has left spain to fly to manchester, as the defending premier league champions manchester city work on a deal to bring the midfielder back to the club. the 33—year—old left city for barcelona in 2023 after captaining the side to their historic treble. gundogan could provide a short—term solution for the team's personnel issues, including the $105 million departure of argentina forward julian alvarez, and the injured winger oscar bobb. the first test between england and sri lanka continues at old trafford, and the hosts are well on top so far. sri lanka won the toss and batted first,

but lost three wickets for just six runs at the very start of the match. england's chris woakes took two wickets in a maiden over. and the visitors are continuing to struggle. only captain dhananjaya de silva's half century holding up any resistance. they're currently 176—7. we'll keep you up to date with the latest throughout the day on bbc news. in golf, the players have been preparing for the women's open, which starts tomorrow at st andrews in scotland. world number one nelly korda of the usa will tee off with defending champion and compatriot lilia vu — who's ranked just behind her in second — and the uk's charley hull. they'll tee offjust after 1pm on the old course at the historic club, which the players say poses different challenges to other courses. it is all about the weather and taking it a shot at a time, being very present and it is also fun because it is a different creative side to golf where you have to work

the ball sometimes more than you are used to, you are hitting different shots, bumps and runs. you know, it isjust a bit more creative and for me that is fun to do, so i will have a lot of fun with it. defending us open singles champion coco gauff drew a crowd in new york as she practised ahead of the start of the tournament next week. the 20—year—old is looking to become the first woman to defend her singles title since fellow american serena williams achieved the feat with three straight us open victories from 2012 to 2014. and australia's cycling governing body has said it expects matt richardson to be ineligible to take part in competitive events for two years after he switched nationality to great britain. the 25—year—old track cyclist won three medals for australia at the paris olympics, but announced his change of allegiance last week. however, under rules from the cycling union, cyclists who change nationality

are not eligible to compete at the next edition of the world and continental championships which follow the date of their switch. for all the latest on all of the sporting stories, head to the bbc sport website, but for now, back to you, matthew. molly, thank you very much. let's go straight back to the breaking story, those developments we have been hearing the last a0 minutes with divers searching the yacht and searching within it that sank off the coast of sicily and found the bodies of two of the six missing passengers. let me put the line on the pictures that are coming to us with the porticello authorities confirming there is little chance of finding any more survivors, but confirming that two more bodies have been found. a huge operation that has been going on for three days now. we have been seeing

these scenes there on the quayside with those boats arriving there in the last little while, activity with the last little while, activity with the ambulances and body bags being brought ashore. our correspondent seeing one of those body bags being transported from a boat into the ambulance, it is a very, very difficult operation for all those divers involved. let's speak now to bertrand sciboz, an expert diver and founder of ceres, a company specialised in shipwreck research, surveying and salvage based in normandy. welcome here to the programme. i mentioned therejust the mentioned there just the difficulties of this sort of operation. you are the expert, just described to me some of the real key challenges for all of those divers. yes, a very big challenge is to work

inside the wreck. so now, i suppose, i know they have some kind of robots with a camera, you know, so everybody knows the wreck and everybody knows the wreck and everybody knows the wreck and everybody knows to go inside the wreck from the surface, so all the teams are divers and i suppose quite a few teams, they will go in one by one to go in each area they didn't dive in before. i think the worst thing in this case, you know, to take off all the debris just floating everywhere in the boat, you know, and just hearing they found the bodies on the upper deck, not the bodies on the upper deck, not the lower deck because the lower deckis the lower deck because the lower deck is more difficult. you can imagine, both at the happened with the tornado early in the morning,

quite a few of these people were certainly sleeping in the cabins, so it is going to be more and more difficult to find the other four missing bodies, ithink. fix, difficult to find the other four missing bodies, i think. a really simle missing bodies, i think. a really simple question. _ missing bodies, i think. a really simple question. at _ missing bodies, i think. a really simple question. at these - missing bodies, i think. a really simple question. at these sorts| missing bodies, i think. a really. simple question. at these sorts of deaths, 50 metres, how much can divers actually see? film. deaths, 50 metres, how much can divers actually see?— divers actually see? oh, it is, we are not in — divers actually see? oh, it is, we are not in the _ divers actually see? oh, it is, we are not in the channel, _ divers actually see? oh, it is, we are not in the channel, we - divers actually see? oh, it is, we are not in the channel, we are i divers actually see? oh, it is, we are not in the channel, we are in | are not in the channel, we are in the mediterranean sea, so the visibility is very good. they have got big lights and the big lights and they also may have certainly some kind of lifeline behind them, just like when you go diving, you must secure your life with a kind of line, you know? so with this line, you just make a not everywhere you find something and everywhere you didn't find anything, so next time

you can progress in the boat like that. but we must never forget that one minutes spent inside the boat will need one—minute to spend to go outside the boat. so the end, 12 or 15 minutes will be divided by two, so you will still have maybe five minutes to find the body. tell me wh there minutes to find the body. tell me why there is _ minutes to find the body. tell me why there is such _ minutes to find the body. tell me why there is such little _ minutes to find the body. tell me why there is such little time, - minutes to find the body. tell me | why there is such little time, once you actually get down to the wreck to do the searching, in terms of the amount of oxygen, the amount of time they can spend there, just examining, making their way through the yacht. why is it such a short space of time?— the yacht. why is it such a short space of time? oh, it is a physical dive, ou space of time? oh, it is a physical dive. you know. — space of time? oh, it is a physical dive, you know, it— space of time? oh, it is a physical dive, you know, it will— space of time? oh, it is a physical dive, you know, it will be - space of time? oh, it is a physical dive, you know, it will be too - space of time? oh, it is a physicalj dive, you know, it will be too long to explain it here, but every diver knows that you get to decompress, you get some kind of decompression, you get some kind of decompression, you do it every time you dive at

this depth, depending on the time you spend on the boat. so i think they will have more and more time and then they cannot dive any more. anyway, for commercial divers and for lifeguards, especially these divers, we have some rules and i suppose that in italy also, so the rules say that it is very, very hard and you've got very strong rules when you go around 50 metres depth. you have outlined so many of the challenges and the difficulties, but added to all of that, i assume, is the trauma divers when they are trying to search and actually find humans, passengers, people they are searching for, be missing? yes. humans, passengers, people they are searching for, be missing?— searching for, be missing? yes, it was a big trauma. _ searching for, be missing? yes, it was a big trauma. i _ searching for, be missing? yes, it was a big trauma. i have - searching for, be missing? yes, it was a big trauma. i have been - was a big trauma. i have been rescuing quite a few bodies in my

life and it is not the best divided, by the way. but i assume also that they are professional firemen or professional rescue people from, as you can have in england or we have in france. so they are used to doing this kind ofjob. but, i mean, for myself and my team of divers, it has been very difficult if you have to do thisjob. and we prefer, of course, not doing it, but in case we have to do it, we do it. we course, not doing it, but in case we have to do it, we do it.— have to do it, we do it. we are crateful have to do it, we do it. we are grateful for — have to do it, we do it. we are grateful for your— have to do it, we do it. we are grateful for your time - have to do it, we do it. we are grateful for your time here - have to do it, we do it. we are grateful for your time here on | have to do it, we do it. we are i grateful for your time here on the programmejust grateful for your time here on the programme just describing some of those challenges that the divers are currently facing. bertrand sciboz, thank you for currently being with us here on bbc news. they are the live pictures you see on the screen, those operations continuing hour after hour of exactly what bertrand sciboz was describing bear. head to the website as well because the latest pictures and the latest accounts from our teams are there on

this search. it is day three of the searches after that yacht sank. regular updates from all of our teams and from the italian authorities there on the ground. so head there for the very latest on that story. that is developing all the time. we will return to sicily in the next little while, but before that, let's head back to the presidential race... the democratic national convention continuing in chicago — kamala harris has been holding rallies across the country in the build—up to her headline speech later this week. she's made a series of claims — on the economy, health care, abortion and immigration. bbc verify has been examining them. with me is bbc verify reporterjake horton, who's been looking into this. jake, let's take it stage by stage

and issue by issue. tell us what she has been saying on medicare and the verification you have been looking at. . , ., , , at. vice president harris has been talkin: at. vice president harris has been talking about _ at. vice president harris has been talking about social— at. vice president harris has been talking about social security - at. vice president harris has been talking about social security and l talking about social security and medicare on the campaign trail and these are two big issues because they are government programmes run in the us and they provide coverage for over 65 million americans, so thatis for over 65 million americans, so that is about one in five residents. medicare provide medical coverfor those who are retired or cannot work because of disability. social security provides income for that same block of people. like i said, 65 million people, very important. kamala harris has been speaking about it on her campaign trail and this is what she said last night at a rally in milwaukee. trump intends to give tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations. he intends to cut social security and medicare. booing. as you can hear, she said donald

trump intends to cut social security and medicare. this is misleading, donald trump has not pledged to cut a single cent from either programme, he has released a 20 point policy programme, one at this point saying he will not cut a cent from social care or medicare. in the past he has suggested he could cut elements from both programmes, but in this campaign he has said he has not. so, harris is being misleading with that claim. .,, harris is being misleading with that claim. ., ., ,, claim. cost of living, a huge issue in america — claim. cost of living, a huge issue in america and _ claim. cost of living, a huge issue in america and everywhere - claim. cost of living, a huge issue in america and everywhere else i claim. cost of living, a huge issue l in america and everywhere else and inflation, of course, a lot of focus on that, so take me through the claims and what you have been looking at in terms of verifying those claims.— those claims. yes, again, the economy _ those claims. yes, again, the economy is — those claims. yes, again, the economy is a _ those claims. yes, again, the economy is a huge _ those claims. yes, again, the economy is a huge issue, - those claims. yes, again, the economy is a huge issue, the | economy is a huge issue, the number—one issue for us voters, and particularly inflation, the price of goods. kamala harris has been speaking about this on the campaign trail over the last few weeks and we have a clip about a claim she has made specifically about inflation. new numbers this week alone show

that inflation is down under 3%. cheering and applause. now, that claim is broadly correct, but we need some context around the claim. inflation has come down, it is currently at 2.9% in america, but let's come down from a high peak of over 9% injune 2022 under the biden administration. so it is down, but from a very high rate. when mr trump left office, inflation was at i.a%, so it went from i.a% when he left office to 9% under biden in 2022 and is now at around 3%. there are lots of factors because of that, some of it because of supply issues, the war in ukraine and the after—effects of the covid pandemic, but some economists have also said the investments in the economy the biden administration has done, both present biden and vice president harris, has caused inflation to rise further, so there is a big issue in the campaign trail. inflation is down, as vice president harris says,

but it is down from a very high peak. ., but it is down from a very high peak. . ., ., but it is down from a very high peak. . . . ., ., 4' but it is down from a very high peak. . . ., ., ., ,, ., peak. the final area we will look at is reproduction _ peak. the final area we will look at is reproduction rights _ peak. the final area we will look at is reproduction rights and - peak. the final area we will look at is reproduction rights and abortion| is reproduction rights and abortion because we have seen this over the last recent months making it an absolutely central issue in this november election, so in terms of what kamala harris and her team has been taken, take me through what she has said on the record of this. this is a big issue _ has said on the record of this. this is a big issue and _ has said on the record of this. try 3 is a big issue and it is what they have identified as mr trump of�*s biggest weaknesses, abortion. come harrison said on her campaign trail this week that more than 20 states in our country have a trump abortion ban and if he wins, we all know he will sign a national abortion law outlawing abortion in every state. again, this need some context. there have been 22 states that have implemented restrictions on abortion over the last couple of years and there are ia states which restrict abortion in pretty much every circumstance. but these abortion laws came into effect after donald trump left office. they came into effect following the supreme court

ruling, roe versus wade, which is basically a ruling that gave everyone in the us a constitutional right to abortion. those abortion laws are not directly augmented by trump, so to call them trump abortion laws of contact, but these laws overruled roe v wade because three justices he appointed to that court during his presidency voted two overrule that legislation which gave women in the us a right to abortion. so again, saying they are trump abortion bans and needs some context, there is quite a bit of additional information around that claim which kamel harris left out. jake, they're useful going through all of that had verifying some of the things we constantly see on our screens in terms of the campaign trail. thank you to jake horton from bbc verify. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

you are watching bbc news. here in the uk, a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman and three children died in a house fire in the city of bradford. police were called early to the property this morning. these are some of the latest pictures from the scene, as police continue to investigate and appeal for information. a 29—year—old woman was pronounced dead at the scene, while three children — two girls aged nine and one and a five—year—old boy — died later in hospital. we are expecting an update from the police in the next little while. we will bring you that as soon as we get it. let me show you the life pictures because, as i say, we are expecting to get an update from the police, you can see the police cordons and the microphone, sojust as soon as that starts, we will carry that live here on bbc news. at

the top of the hour, we will have the top of the hour, we will have the latest on all our main stories and do head to the website because the latest information on a variety of stories, both from chicago in the us and the democratic convention, the latest on the searches in sicily, but here for the next few minutes... ..we all need a bit of fun in our lives — especially at the moment. so where better to go than the edinburgh fringe festival? over the past couple of weeks, artists from 58 countries have been putting on more than 52,000 performances — from comedy to cabaret, and music to magic. this week is the final week. our reporter, meghan owen, is there. over to you. yes, it is the world's laruest over to you. yes, it is the world's largest arts _ over to you. yes, it is the world's largest arts festival _ over to you. yes, it is the world's largest arts festival and _ over to you. yes, it is the world's largest arts festival and there - over to you. yes, it is the world's largest arts festival and there are | largest arts festival and there are performers from 58 countries from around the world, but i think what makes edinburgh fringe festival so special is you have huge venues, huge artists, but also tiny music

venues, lots of free performances in little bars and cafe is around the city and we are in one of those bars now. it is called home bar on the outskirts of the centre and i am joined by stephanie, who is an opera singerfrom colorado. thank you joined by stephanie, who is an opera singer from colorado. thank you for joining us. talk to us about your act. what is it all about? mr; joining us. talk to us about your act. what is it all about? my show is called it — act. what is it all about? my show is called 11 lessons _ act. what is it all about? my show is called 11 lessons on _ act. what is it all about? my show is called 11 lessons on being - act. what is it all about? my show is called 11 lessons on being loud from _ is called 11 lessons on being loud from an_ is called 11 lessons on being loud from an american opera singer, so if you search _ from an american opera singer, so if you search any of those terms you will find _ you search any of those terms you will find me — you search any of those terms you will find me on the app and it is a show— will find me on the app and it is a show about— will find me on the app and it is a show about taking up space, it using your voice. _ show about taking up space, it using yourvoice, giving show about taking up space, it using your voice, giving permission to be louder— your voice, giving permission to be louder told — your voice, giving permission to be louder told from the lens of my life growing _ louder told from the lens of my life growing up and caring for my mother in her— growing up and caring for my mother in her deaths from cancer. how growing up and caring for my mother in her deaths from cancer.— in her deaths from cancer. how has music and opera _ in her deaths from cancer. how has music and opera helps _ in her deaths from cancer. how has music and opera helps you - in her deaths from cancer. how has music and opera helps you to - in her deaths from cancer. how has music and opera helps you to come in her deaths from cancer. how has i music and opera helps you to come to terms with your grief? it is essential. _ terms with your grief? it is essential, absolutely - terms with your grief? it is essential, absolutely essential because — essential, absolutely essential because my mother passed away right at the _ because my mother passed away right at the gaining of the pandemic and so, as— at the gaining of the pandemic and so, as everyone was dealing with this radical— so, as everyone was dealing with this radical new greece, we had a very personal grief in our family, as i know many families did. and so

hearing _ as i know many families did. and so hearing her— as i know many families did. and so hearing her singing some of her favourite — hearing her singing some of her favourite music, it is an opera show, _ favourite music, it is an opera show. but _ favourite music, it is an opera show, but people walk in to motown music— show, but people walk in to motown music because she loves motown music and it— music because she loves motown music and it has— music because she loves motown music and it has been absolutely healing and it has been absolutely healing and i_ and it has been absolutely healing and i have — and it has been absolutely healing and i have seen that in the faces of people _ and i have seen that in the faces of people who — and i have seen that in the faces of people who have seen the show. and a lot of performance _ people who have seen the show. and a lot of performance has _ people who have seen the show. and a lot of performance has really _ people who have seen the show. fific —. lot of performance has really made sacrifices to come to the fringe. it is an expensive thing to come and do, so how if you have come to make it work? i do, so how if you have come to make it work? . , . do, so how if you have come to make it work? ., , ., ., ., it work? i have planned for it all ear, it work? i have planned for it all year. this _ it work? i have planned for it all year. this is _ it work? i have planned for it all year. this is my _ it work? i have planned for it all year, this is my second - it work? i have planned for it all year, this is my second year- it work? i have planned for it all l year, this is my second year here, so i year, this is my second year here, so i knew— year, this is my second year here, so i knew where to eat and when to fly and _ so i knew where to eat and when to fly and how — so i knew where to eat and when to fly and how to get this venue through— fly and how to get this venue through the free fringe festival, who have — through the free fringe festival, who have been wonderful. i also have a day _ who have been wonderful. i also have a dayioh_ who have been wonderful. i also have a dayjob this year that i didn't have _ a dayjob this year that i didn't have last — a dayjob this year that i didn't have last year that enables me to know _ have last year that enables me to know that — have last year that enables me to know that my rent is paid. however, when _ know that my rent is paid. however, when i _ know that my rent is paid. however, when i got _ know that my rent is paid. however, when i got thisjob offer, i told them, — when i got thisjob offer, i told them, i'm _ when i got thisjob offer, i told them, i'm going to be spending the month— them, i'm going to be spending the month of— them, i'm going to be spending the month of august in scotland and you have to _ month of august in scotland and you have to he _ month of august in scotland and you have to be able to make it work. they— have to be able to make it work. they graciously agreed to let me do that, so— they graciously agreed to let me do that, so that is, last year it was three _ that, so that is, last year it was three months on, but this year i am

having, _ three months on, but this year i am having, i_ three months on, but this year i am having, i am — three months on, but this year i am having, lam having three months on, but this year i am having, i am having a great time, i have _ having, i am having a great time, i have the _ having, i am having a great time, i have the freedom to do that. and the frin . e is have the freedom to do that. and the fringe is so — have the freedom to do that. and the fringe is so special _ have the freedom to do that. and the fringe is so special for _ have the freedom to do that. and the fringe is so special for that. - have the freedom to do that. and the fringe is so special for that. we - fringe is so special for that. we would love _ fringe is so special for that. we would love to hear a bit of your opera, — would love to hear a bit of your opera, so— would love to hear a bit of your opera, so we will leave you to take it away _ it away. # - it away _ # smes operatically. thank you so much! i am so sorry to stop you there, but thank you. it is brilliant to hear part of your act and you will be playing every day until the end of the fringe? yes. and you will be playing every day until the end of the fringe? yes, i am here until— until the end of the fringe? yes, i am here until sunday! _ until the end of the fringe? yes, i am here until sunday! brilliant, i untilthe end of the fringe? yes, i | am here until sunday! brilliant, go and check it— am here until sunday! brilliant, go and check it out. _ am here until sunday! brilliant, go and check it out. thank _ am here until sunday! brilliant, go and check it out. thank you - am here until sunday! brilliant, go and check it out. thank you very i and check it out. thank you very much, and check it out. thank you very much. we _ and check it out. thank you very much, we will _ and check it out. thank you very much, we will have _ and check it out. thank you very much, we will have more - and check it out. thank you very - much, we will have more throughout today's verified live, we will take a break in a moment or two, but i wanted to return briefly to sift silly and the life pictures there because of the last hour or so we

have confirmation on the italian authorities in sicily that two more bodies have been recovered from the yacht there in the search that has been going on since monday, the grim task of the divers going down a little earlier and they brought two of those bodies assure. these are the pictures as those body bags were brought to shore. it is a really tough, harrowing work for all of those divers, going down 50 metres, six of those passengers still missing, two more of those passengers retrieved in the last hour or so. so those are the pictures into us in the last 60 minutes. we will talk to bethany bell, our correspondent there in sicily in terms of that search and how it is going, what the authorities are saying to the media who are assembled there. all of that ahead in the coming minutes on bbc news.

hello there. it looks like the weather's in a very unsettled pattern now for the rest of this week — particularly across more northern and western areas where we'll see rain and gales. and today is looking pretty unsettled across much of the north and west of the country — but drier further south, closer to this area of high pressure. but this area of low pressure contains the remnants of what was hurricane ernesto. so there'll be a lot of moisture in it, some heavy and persistent rain continuing through the day and into the evening and night across scotland, northern ireland. pushing increasingly into north and west england and wales, with gales certainly around irish sea coast. but further south and east, it will be a quieter night to come — but a mild one with temperatures around the mid—teens for most. thursday starts off windy — lots of isobars on the charts. this front will be crossing england and wales as we go through the day, but weakening as it does so. so some heavier bursts of rain to begin thursday across northern western england and wales. but as it pushes towards the southeast, it does fragment and weaken to a band of cloud with showers.

but a bright day to come for many — thursday afternoon — sunshine, blustery showers for scotland and northern ireland. and it will stay quite windy forall, particularly towards the south—east. temperatures a bit below par for the time of year. high teens, low 20s at best. and then we look to the west. this new area of low pressure pushing in across northern ireland, england and wales, southern scotland. some of the strongest of the winds will be across wales, the midlands and southern england as we head in towards the early part of friday. mild in the south, but quite cool across central and northern scotland. friday looks quite wild. gale—force winds crossing england and wales. gusts up to 50 miles an hour, maybe even more for a time. the heavy rain does clear, and it brightens up through friday. but lots of heavy showers pushing into western scotland and northern ireland. but it will be a blustery day, wherever you are — those winds slowly easing down later on. temperature—wise, up to 23, maybe 2a degrees in the south—east. it's the mid to high teens across scotland and northern ireland.

as we head into the weekend, we could see this area of rain affect the south—east quadrant of the country on saturday. and i think sunday, as a ridge of high pressure tries to build in, although there'll be a few showers in the north and west, i think it's looking better. so we could see some heavier rain across more south—eastern areas on saturday. a better chance of seeing some sunshine with lighter winds as we head into sunday.

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to my bodies have been found in the wreck of a yacht that sank off the coast of sicily. we will be live with the very latest. dar; coast of sicily. we will be live with the very latest. day three of the democratic _ with the very latest. day three of the democratic national - with the very latest. day three of. the democratic national convention, after the obamas electrify the gathering in chicago. i’m after the obamas electrify the gathering in chicago. i'm katrina per in gathering in chicago. i'm katrina perry in chicago. _ gathering in chicago. i'm katrina perry in chicago, where - gathering in chicago. i'm katrina i perry in chicago, where democrats are hoping to build on that energy tonight when tim waltz officially becomes the party's vice presidential nominee. here in the uk, a presidential nominee. here in the uk. a man _ presidential nominee. here in the uk. a man is— presidential nominee. here in the uk, a man is arrested _ presidential nominee. here in the uk, a man is arrested on - presidential nominee. here in the | uk, a man is arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman and three children die in a bradford house fire. and romanian police raided the home of the controversial social media influencer andrew tate as part of an investigation into new allegations against him. and the us secretary of state, antony blinken, and his tour of the middle east as diplomats continue to push for a ceasefire between israel and hamas.