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thank ou so hamas should take seriously. thank you so much- _ hamas should take seriously. thank you so much- we — hamas should take seriously. thank you so much. we will _ hamas should take seriously. thank you so much. we will have - hamas should take seriously. thank you so much. we will have more - you so much. we will have more analysis later on on that speech. stay with us here on bbc news. more to come. hello again. as we go through this week, it's going to turn warmer than it has been, but not necessarily drier. you can see from the yellows and the ambers and the chart across the uk that the temperature is rising and it's going to be higher than last week. we drag in an easterly that will also bring in some low cloud, mist and murk in the middle part of the week onwards. but what we have at the moment is rain pushing northwards and eastwards, clearing northern ireland, leaving showers which could be heavy and thundery for you. the brightest, sunniest skies will be in the south—east and here you could catch the odd shower, but also the highest temperatures at 18
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— hamas remain elusive. what do you think they are? well, hamas, at this oint, ou think they are? well, hamas, at this point. you just _ think they are? well, hamas, at this point, you just wants _ think they are? well, hamas, at this point, you just wants to _ think they are? well, hamas, at this point, you just wants to survive. - point, you just wants to survive. once a withdrawal of israeli troops from the gaza strip —— it once. in some sort of concession in terms of the day after. the destruction of gazais the day after. the destruction of gaza is not something that hamas or the palestinian authority or israel for that matter could repair at this point. for that matter could repair at this oint. �* �* ~ ., .,, point. and c blinken said hamas is the only party _ point. and c blinken said hamas is the only party standing _ point. and c blinken said hamas is the only party standing on - point. and c blinken said hamas is the only party standing on the - point. and c blinken said hamas is the only party standing on the way| the only party standing on the way of a deal. wh
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israel asked hamas to respond. israel asked hamas to respond. israel asked hamas to put a written response this time — that might be the reason for the delay. actually, there were statements from the israeli prime minister, binyamin netanyahu, that he will go to do rafah operation anyway, whether they will be opposing fighting or not, means the rafah operation, if it did not start now, it will start after the a0 days. that might also be a reason for the reluctance of hamas' response to these proposals, if they would see that the rafah operation would happen anyway. reports from israeli newspapers would say that, if israel would go to do the rafah operation, it might be unlikely that any of the hostages would come alive from rafah.— of the hostages would come alive from rafah. yeah, on that rafah point _ alive from rafah. yeah, on that rafah point again, _ alive from rafah. yeah, on that rafah point again, mr— alive from rafah. yeah, on that rafah point again, mr blinken l rafah point again, mr blinken also saying that an israeli attack wou
israel asked hamas to respond. israel asked hamas to respond. israel asked hamas to put a written response this time — that might be the reason for the delay. actually, there were statements from the israeli prime minister, binyamin netanyahu, that he will go to do rafah operation anyway, whether they will be opposing fighting or not, means the rafah operation, if it did not start now, it will start after the a0 days. that might also be a reason for the reluctance of hamas' response to these...
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and pressuring hamas as well. we told the qataris we want them to throw the hamas political leadership out if they don't reach a ceasefire. whether we will succeed or not is certainly an open question. how much urgency is there on the part of both hamas and israel — and there is domestic pressure at home for prime minister netanyahu to get the hostages home — but this has dragged on for many months. is there enough for either side to really push for a deal, to really make some sort of concession? that's a good question. what i'm concerned about is that we care about this more than either of the parties do. in 2014, when secretary kerry was negotiating a ceasefire between hamas and israel, we really pushed the parties hard to get the parties to agree to something they didn't want to agree to, and the ceasefire fell apart very quickly. if both sides feel really forced into something that they didn't otherwise want to do, it might not last. and that is the concern for the biden administration — if the sides are
and pressuring hamas as well. we told the qataris we want them to throw the hamas political leadership out if they don't reach a ceasefire. whether we will succeed or not is certainly an open question. how much urgency is there on the part of both hamas and israel — and there is domestic pressure at home for prime minister netanyahu to get the hostages home — but this has dragged on for many months. is there enough for either side to really push for a deal, to really make some sort of...
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prime minister rejected hamas�* demands to completely end the war. meanwhile, israel's government ordered qatari broadcaster aljazeera to close its operations in israel, accusing it of incitement and of threatening national security. aljazeera denies the claims. from jerusalem, our security correspondent frank gardner reports. in a country that prides itself on free speech and democracy, israeli police shut down the offices of aljazeera today, seizing its broadcast equipment. if you are watching this pre—recorded report, then aljazeera has been banned in the territory of israel. this was one of its final broadcasts from jerusalem before the police arrived. the government accused the qatar—based tv channel of incitement to terrorism, calling it a mouthpiece for hamas. its bureau chief called it a dangerous move. israel cannot claim all the time that it is a democracy and, at the same time, they are cutting and preventing the journalists to do theirjob. meanwhile, down on the gaza border close to rafah, hamas attacks the very crossing point through
prime minister rejected hamas�* demands to completely end the war. meanwhile, israel's government ordered qatari broadcaster aljazeera to close its operations in israel, accusing it of incitement and of threatening national security. aljazeera denies the claims. from jerusalem, our security correspondent frank gardner reports. in a country that prides itself on free speech and democracy, israeli police shut down the offices of aljazeera today, seizing its broadcast equipment. if you are...
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before _ answer from hamas so far. thank you for that. before you _ answer from hamas so far. thank you for that. before you go, _ answer from hamas so far. thank you for that. before you go, i _ answer from hamas so far. thank you for that. before you go, ijust - answer from hamas so far. thank you for that. before you go, i just want i for that. before you go, ijust want to remind you that we are continuing our coverage of the local elections as those results come in. do stay with us on bbc news because we are going to keep giving you those updates, including what is going on in the west midlands. i also do want to point you to the live page. the qr codes right there. that'll take you straight to the wedge —— website. plenty more live updates and analysis. hello there. saturday saw much cooler weather across scotland and northern ireland. friday was a really warm and sunny day. one of the warmest we have seen actually this year with temperatures widely 23 degrees in western scotland, while temperatures are around 9 degrees lower today. the reason for that change is we ha
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not a very, you know, not much of an incentive for hamas there. so the mediators, that's primarily egypt and qatar, but also with us cia chief william burns in cairo, they're trying to kind of find a way around this to try and close this gap between the two sides. but there's an enormous amount of mistrust. israelis, even those on the left, more moderate israelis, still fear that if hamas is left intact in any form, it's going to make good on its promise to carry out another october 7th massacre in the way that it did seven months ago once it's rebuilt its fortunes, its armoury, probably with help from iran. and hamas fears, of course, being wiped out. and meanwhile, the us has said it's very unhappy. it disapproves of an israeli plan to attack rafah because it doesn't yet think that that plan includes a way to protect all the 1.4 million palestinians who've been displaced and are gathered there. so it's a bit of an impasse at the moment, frankly, and it's hard to see a way through this. let's get more now on the news about aljazeera. israeli poli
not a very, you know, not much of an incentive for hamas there. so the mediators, that's primarily egypt and qatar, but also with us cia chief william burns in cairo, they're trying to kind of find a way around this to try and close this gap between the two sides. but there's an enormous amount of mistrust. israelis, even those on the left, more moderate israelis, still fear that if hamas is left intact in any form, it's going to make good on its promise to carry out another october 7th...
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the government accused it of being a mouthpiece for hamas. its regional bureau chief called this a dangerous decision. israel cannot claim all the time that she is a democracy, that it's democracy, and at the same time they are cutting and prevent the journalists to do theirjob. but the government here is under pressure from parts of its own population. last night, tens of thousands of israelis rallied in protest at delays in getting the hostages out of gaza. they don't believe the government is making it a priority. the israeli government wants its hostages out, but at the same time it's vowed to destroy hamas, which is why it won't agree to a permanent ceasefire. but hamas, which holds the hostages, says it won't sign a deal unless the ceasefire is permanent, which is why the peace talks have stalled. a delegation from hamas has been in cairo talking to mediators. they are now leaving to consult with their leadership. in gaza, the war continues, with air strikes and deprivation. gazans are desperate for this war to end. so too are many isra
the government accused it of being a mouthpiece for hamas. its regional bureau chief called this a dangerous decision. israel cannot claim all the time that she is a democracy, that it's democracy, and at the same time they are cutting and prevent the journalists to do theirjob. but the government here is under pressure from parts of its own population. last night, tens of thousands of israelis rallied in protest at delays in getting the hostages out of gaza. they don't believe the government...
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to agree _ hostages out and trying to get hamas to agree to— hostages out and trying to get hamas to agree to this — hostages out and trying to get hamas to agree to this deal, _ hostages out and trying to get hamas to agree to this deal, and _ hostages out and trying to get hamas to agree to this deal, and you're - to agree to this deal, and you're saying _ to agree to this deal, and you're saying the — to agree to this deal, and you're saying the hall— to agree to this deal, and you're saying the ball is _ to agree to this deal, and you're saying the ball is in _ to agree to this deal, and you're saying the ball is in hamas's- to agree to this deal, and you're l saying the ball is in hamas's court for the _ saying the ball is in hamas's court for the same — saying the ball is in hamas's court for the same time _ saying the ball is in hamas's court for the same time the _ saying the ball is in hamas's court for the same time the prime - saying the ball is in hamas's court. for the same time the prime insisted on tuesday— for the same time the prime insisted on tuesday he â
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this, i believe, is in order to put pressure on hamas to compromise. "you, if you don't compromise with us, hamas, "we will move into rafah." but they are not there yet. in rafah, there are 1.2 million palestinian refugees. if the israelis want to operate in rafah, they have to evacuate the refugees first. it would take them between four and six weeks to do that. so the tanks are ready, but i don't think that they are going to start their engines and move into rafah anytime soon. you talk about evacuating over a million people who are now in rafah. just how possible is that going to be? well, it's going to be a big operation, and the first sign for it will probably be if the israelis drop leaflets over rafah telling them to move to khan younis or to another area which is close to the sea. it's a big operation. it's going to be very messy. and just what are the conversations within the israeli government, if we're hearing of any of these conversations, or within israel itself about the impact of such an operation on the people there? many of them have b
this, i believe, is in order to put pressure on hamas to compromise. "you, if you don't compromise with us, hamas, "we will move into rafah." but they are not there yet. in rafah, there are 1.2 million palestinian refugees. if the israelis want to operate in rafah, they have to evacuate the refugees first. it would take them between four and six weeks to do that. so the tanks are ready, but i don't think that they are going to start their engines and move into rafah anytime soon....
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unintelligible hamas. mr netanyahu said clearly, that's not going to be accepting to end the war because it would be a defeat for the state of israel and if we don't go to gaza and finish the war, it may give hamas an opportunity to rebuild its infrastructure, make an effort to israel and even is a real working on a buffer zone so the buffer zone may help but the main thing i think for many commentators and international communities is a two—state solution, if there is not a two—state solution there would be no excuse for hamas to attack israel so unintelligible long run two—state solution. politicians are doing their thing or not, as it is right now. meanwhile, the ordinary people of gaza continue to suffer and we saw it alluded to in the report there but also unrwa, the un agency, putting out a report about health and conditions for the people of gaza right now. what is it said? , �* gaza right now. what is it said? a ., ., said? unintelligible sanitation crisis in gaza. _ said? unintelligible sa
unintelligible hamas. mr netanyahu said clearly, that's not going to be accepting to end the war because it would be a defeat for the state of israel and if we don't go to gaza and finish the war, it may give hamas an opportunity to rebuild its infrastructure, make an effort to israel and even is a real working on a buffer zone so the buffer zone may help but the main thing i think for many commentators and international communities is a two—state solution, if there is not a two—state...
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hamas fears being wiped out. meanwhile, the us has said it is very unhappy, it's disapproves of an israeli plan to attack rafah because it doesn't yet think that plan includes a way to protect all the la million palestinians who have been displaced and are gathered there. it's a bit of an impasse at the moment and it is hard to see a way through this. we had some news in the last hour... israel army says key the gaza border crossing targeted by rockets, closed to aid trucks. what do we know about that incident? exactly that, in mortar attack by hamas on the cargo entry point. i cannot think of a better gift hamas could give to the israeli government, particularly right wingers. they didn't want to open the crossing point but that has been a lot of pressure to open it. when it did open, it was hailed as a triumph for western diplomacy. now more aid would flow into gaza through that crossing point only for hamas to attack it. an absolute own goal for gaza. hamas to attack it. an absolute own goalfor gaza. a real bl
hamas fears being wiped out. meanwhile, the us has said it is very unhappy, it's disapproves of an israeli plan to attack rafah because it doesn't yet think that plan includes a way to protect all the la million palestinians who have been displaced and are gathered there. it's a bit of an impasse at the moment and it is hard to see a way through this. we had some news in the last hour... israel army says key the gaza border crossing targeted by rockets, closed to aid trucks. what do we know...
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so how likely is it that hamas will release hostages? i've been speaking to ahron bregman from the department of war studies at king's college london about those hostage videos. well, first of all, very good news for the families because they can see that their loved ones are still alive. and the message of hamas is basically "here, "you have the hostages, and you, the israeli government, "should compromise." it is also a message to the american administration because one of the hostages has got american nationality. so hamas pressure on israel, on the americans and on the israeli public, so the israeli public put pressure on the israeli government to compromise. and do you think that will work? will the pressure be enough to get the israeli government to compromise? well, you know, the main bone of contention is the hamas demand that israel stop the war and allow palestinian refugees to move from the southern part of the gaza strip to the north. if israel stops now, it's not going to achieve its aims. so it is tough for the israeli gove
so how likely is it that hamas will release hostages? i've been speaking to ahron bregman from the department of war studies at king's college london about those hostage videos. well, first of all, very good news for the families because they can see that their loved ones are still alive. and the message of hamas is basically "here, "you have the hostages, and you, the israeli government, "should compromise." it is also a message to the american administration because one of...
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hamas has called their bluff. the israelis themselves, there have been some reports on news agencies saying that this is a ruse by hamas, that they are looking into it. clearly things are happening. the head of the cia has been talking all day to the qatari prime minister. joe biden will speak to netanyahu later. andy king ofjordan is at the white house right now, and he has been a big critic of the war —— and the king. frank gardner is injerusalem. any word yet from the israelis? not so far. an unnamed official has indicated that these softened terms, as they put it, are not going to be acceptable to the israeli government, so the mood music here in israel is not particularly optimistic, i have to say. the israeli media have said that the terms have altered in some way. whatever hamas has agreed to, even if it is still the same deal that was on the table, it has still got to be agreed to by the israeli government and signed off. there is mounting pressure on prime minister netanyahu here in israel by the fami
hamas has called their bluff. the israelis themselves, there have been some reports on news agencies saying that this is a ruse by hamas, that they are looking into it. clearly things are happening. the head of the cia has been talking all day to the qatari prime minister. joe biden will speak to netanyahu later. andy king ofjordan is at the white house right now, and he has been a big critic of the war —— and the king. frank gardner is injerusalem. any word yet from the israelis? not so...
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hamas want an end to fighting and total israeli withdrawal. there is no guarantee that would not be a one—sided ceasefire, in other words they get israel to stop fighting and somewhere down the line they start lobbing rockets into israel. that is a fear of israel that they commit the deal but the cycle of violence starts again. israel wants hostages out and also wants to see the destruction of hamas. those two are not necessarily completely compatible because hamas holds a key bargaining chip in the form of the roughly 90 plus hostages thought to be alive, held probably internal somewhere in gaza, probably in rafah below ground. the protesters, thousands of protesters we saw here last night in israel, demanding a deal now, regardless what your minister says, the vast majority of them, the overwhelming message from them, the overwhelming message from them is stop delaying, make a deal now, get the hostages out. the deal is a a0 day pause in fighting, release of roughly 33 israeli hostages, around a third of those thought to still be alive, an
hamas want an end to fighting and total israeli withdrawal. there is no guarantee that would not be a one—sided ceasefire, in other words they get israel to stop fighting and somewhere down the line they start lobbing rockets into israel. that is a fear of israel that they commit the deal but the cycle of violence starts again. israel wants hostages out and also wants to see the destruction of hamas. those two are not necessarily completely compatible because hamas holds a key bargaining chip...
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how much urgency is that on the part of both hamas and i that on the part of both hamas and israel, and of course there is domestic pressure tone for prime minister netanyahu to get hostages home, but this has dragged on for many months. is there enough for either side to really push for a deal, to really make some sort of concession?— deal, to really make some sort of concession? . , ., , ., concession? that is a good question. what i'm concerned _ concession? that is a good question. what i'm concerned about _ concession? that is a good question. what i'm concerned about is - concession? that is a good question. what i'm concerned about is that - concession? that is a good question. what i'm concerned about is that we | what i'm concerned about is that we care about this more than either of the parties do, and in 2014 when we were negotiating a ceasefire, we pushed hard for the parties to agree to something they didn't want to agree to, and the ceasefire fell apart quickly, so the concern here is that if both sides feel forced to do some who didn't otherwise want to do, it may not l
how much urgency is that on the part of both hamas and i that on the part of both hamas and israel, and of course there is domestic pressure tone for prime minister netanyahu to get hostages home, but this has dragged on for many months. is there enough for either side to really push for a deal, to really make some sort of concession?— deal, to really make some sort of concession? . , ., , ., concession? that is a good question. what i'm concerned _ concession? that is a good question. what...
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part of hamas 's calculation — an agreement? part of hamas 's calculation was _ an agreement? part of hamas 's calculation was to _ an agreement? part of hamas 's calculation was to generate - an agreement? part of hamas 's calculation was to generate as l calculation was to generate as much internal suffering is a possibly could on a resident population. it's one of the reasons that hamas strategy succeeds. international community, the us is understandable is bringing tremendous pressure down on israeli government, on the israeli government, on the israeli prime minister, they are reports that the icc was even considering prosecuting arrest warrants. i'm not sure that hamas cares, frankly. 15,000, 12 - 15,000 that hamas cares, frankly. 15,000, 12 —15,000 versus 34,000 that hamas controlled is reporting to have died our combatants. as far as the israeli government is concerned, i'm not sure this much urgency there either because benjamin netanyahu was on trial for a broad because benjamin netanyahu was on trialfor a broad body in breach of trust. there is no incentive to cut
part of hamas 's calculation — an agreement? part of hamas 's calculation was _ an agreement? part of hamas 's calculation was to _ an agreement? part of hamas 's calculation was to generate - an agreement? part of hamas 's calculation was to generate as l calculation was to generate as much internal suffering is a possibly could on a resident population. it's one of the reasons that hamas strategy succeeds. international community, the us is understandable is bringing tremendous pressure...
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battalions and achieve a full victory over hamas. riot police in georgia have used water cannon and tear gas and arrested 63 people demonstrating in the capital, tbilisi. they're angry about the controversial "foreign influence" bill, seen as russian—inspired legislation targeting media freedoms and civil liberties. the georgian government plans to adopt the bill, despite protests and warnings from the european union that the law could derail the country's eu integration. let's speak to rayhan demytrie live in tbilisi. a lot of public anger about this? lot of public anger, indeed. these clashes between the demonstrators and police continued well into the early hours of this morning. at 5am, it was still going and it began just after midnight when the riot police was deployed to the area where i am now. behind me as the parliament, the focal point of this protest that has been going on for almost three weeks now here in georgia over this controversial bill on the transparency of foreign funding. last night, the clashes began after m
battalions and achieve a full victory over hamas. riot police in georgia have used water cannon and tear gas and arrested 63 people demonstrating in the capital, tbilisi. they're angry about the controversial "foreign influence" bill, seen as russian—inspired legislation targeting media freedoms and civil liberties. the georgian government plans to adopt the bill, despite protests and warnings from the european union that the law could derail the country's eu integration. let's...
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is hamas was re'ected, exlorin: you can. is hamas was re'ected, exploring the i you can. is hamas was re'ected, exploring the possibility,- you can. is hamas was rejected, exploring the possibility, what i exploring the possibility, what then in this war?— then in this war? well, i think then in this war? well, i think the pressure _ then in this war? well, i think the pressure is _ then in this war? well, i think the pressure is on _ then in this war? well, i think the pressure is on hamas. - then in this war? well, i think i the pressure is on hamas. there is world pressure on there. yes, netanyahu's threatening to go into rafah, i think that might be a more of a negotiating tactic, i don't think he will go in, certainly not without the us approval, and us approval is conditions based, not time—based. conditions based meaning you need to meet certain metrics, most important of them is moving the civilian population, the palestinians, to a safe place. that is nearly unachievable so i think that is a faint for now, not a real option for the israelis. laura is somethin
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a delegation of hamas negotiators arrived in cairo on saturday. cia director william burns is also in the egyptian capital to mediate. the talks are reported to have ended for the day, with a senior hamas official telling the afp news agency there have been no developments. let's take a look, though, at where things stand. the main sticking point is whether a ceasefire deal will be permanent or temporary. a hamas official says the group will not agree to a truce that does not fully end the gaza war. israel is reluctant to agree to this. israeli forces remain active in gaza. mediators have been waiting for hamas to respond to an israeli proposal to halt the fighting for a0 days and to exchange hostages, for palestinian prisoners. but even if a deal is reached, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu insists there will be a fresh military offensive in rafah. there has been widespread international concern that an israeli ground operation could endanger more than one million palestinians sheltering there. our correspondent anna foster injerusalem h
a delegation of hamas negotiators arrived in cairo on saturday. cia director william burns is also in the egyptian capital to mediate. the talks are reported to have ended for the day, with a senior hamas official telling the afp news agency there have been no developments. let's take a look, though, at where things stand. the main sticking point is whether a ceasefire deal will be permanent or temporary. a hamas official says the group will not agree to a truce that does not fully end the gaza...
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if international borders would not be crossed by hamas, we are not here. we have no intention to be in rafah, profit is not the goal. 0ur to be in rafah, profit is not the goal. our goal is to live peacefully. but if we have not finished the issue of hamas controlling the gaza strip, and as long as they are saying they will do 0ctober long as they are saying they will do october the 7th again and again, we'rejust the problem because it is happening into month or three month orfour months —— we are happening into month or three month or four months —— we are postponing the problem for that is the problem. if there's a cease—fire now and the hostages come back, hopefully we can solve this problem as well, but if not, we have no other solution. if israel does not go into ruffle, as it said it would, if it does not limit those last units of hamas which is what it wants to do, how do they deal with the problem of hamas, as you see it? this they deal with the problem of hamas, as you see it?— as you see it? this is one issue. the second _ as you see
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there are renewed hopes of a breakthrough in the ceasefire negotiations between israel and hamas after weeks of stalemate between the two sides. a hamas delegation has reportedly left cairo and will return with a response to a gaza ceasefire proposal. it is unclear how many israeli hostages would be released under this proposal — the israeli media has put the figure at 33 in return for the release of an unspecified number of palestinian prisoners. us presidentjoe biden has been speaking with the leaders of egypt and qatar who have been mediators. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, who is in saudi arabia, said he is hopeful hamas will accept what he described as a very generous proposal. hamas has before it a proposal that is extraordinarily, extraordinarily generous on the part of israel and in this moment, the only thing standing between the people of gaza and a ceasefire is hamas. they have to decide and they have to decide quickly. with me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic. how close are we to a breakthrough? the information from cairo shows every party looks like very close
there are renewed hopes of a breakthrough in the ceasefire negotiations between israel and hamas after weeks of stalemate between the two sides. a hamas delegation has reportedly left cairo and will return with a response to a gaza ceasefire proposal. it is unclear how many israeli hostages would be released under this proposal — the israeli media has put the figure at 33 in return for the release of an unspecified number of palestinian prisoners. us presidentjoe biden has been speaking with...
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as for benjamin netanyahu insisting that and hamas insisting that and hamas insisting on demand, there is no way to get them together. thank you very much. let's get some of the day's other news 110w. three bodies have been found in mexico during a search for two australians and an american who went missing last week during a surfing trip. the three were on holiday near the coastal city of ensenada in the northwestern state of baja california when they failed to turn up at their planned accommodation. the bodies have not yet been identified. the white house will reportedly send $60 million worth of military aid to haiti, to help its new government re—assert control over gangs. the report, from the news outlet politico, says the us will send most of the aid to haiti's national police, and is likely to include vehicles, firearms, ammunition and surveillance drones. the german chancellor, 0laf scholz, has denounced as a threat to democracy an attack on a euro—mp from his social democratic party. mattias ecke was beaten up and seriously injured in the eastern german city of dresden on
as for benjamin netanyahu insisting that and hamas insisting that and hamas insisting on demand, there is no way to get them together. thank you very much. let's get some of the day's other news 110w. three bodies have been found in mexico during a search for two australians and an american who went missing last week during a surfing trip. the three were on holiday near the coastal city of ensenada in the northwestern state of baja california when they failed to turn up at their planned...
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not a very, you know, not much of an incentive for hamas there. so the mediators, that's primarily egypt and qatar, but also with us... we arejust we are just breaking into that to ta ke take you to paris now where china's leader has arrived in france. it is his first visit to europe in five years. as well as france, he is expected to visit serbia and hungary between now and friday. you can see that he is just arriving on that air china plain into paris. excluding trips to russia, his last visit to europe was in 2019 and then there was the covid pandemic which of course stopped travel. this trip comes at an important time with tensions over trade with the eu considering imposing tariffs on chinese electrical vehicles and beijing doing likewise over brandy imports. he is expected to meet president macron and ursula von der leyen tomorrow. france would like china to pressure russia to end its war in ukraine, a scenario analyst so it is very unlikely. that we see president xijinping arriving into paris. his first visit to an eu country in five years.
not a very, you know, not much of an incentive for hamas there. so the mediators, that's primarily egypt and qatar, but also with us... we arejust we are just breaking into that to ta ke take you to paris now where china's leader has arrived in france. it is his first visit to europe in five years. as well as france, he is expected to visit serbia and hungary between now and friday. you can see that he is just arriving on that air china plain into paris. excluding trips to russia, his last...
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so, the terror organisation of hamas is... thinks... is thinking that it can force the state of israel to stop the war or to escape from an operation in rafah to eliminate the five or four battalions that remain for the terror army of hamas. that's not going to happen. we said clearly that we are going to eliminate hamas, and that's our obligations for the victims of october 7th and for the future generations of the citizens of israel, especially the residents of the region of western negev next to gaza. so, are you saying even if all of the hostages were released, your operation in rafah would still go ahead? these are two separate issues. we have full commitment to do everything we can to bring back the hostages. this is our moral obligations. these people were abducted by hamas terrorists, and we will do everything to bring them back. but, on the same time, we cannot allow a situation that we have a military threat from a terror organisation from gaza strip whatsoever. 0ur security correspondent, frank gardner, is injerusalem. let's
so, the terror organisation of hamas is... thinks... is thinking that it can force the state of israel to stop the war or to escape from an operation in rafah to eliminate the five or four battalions that remain for the terror army of hamas. that's not going to happen. we said clearly that we are going to eliminate hamas, and that's our obligations for the victims of october 7th and for the future generations of the citizens of israel, especially the residents of the region of western negev...
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hamas negotiators have also arrived in egypt for talks. foreign mediators have been waiting for a response from the group to an israeli proposal to halt the fighting for a0 days and to exchange hostages for palestinian prisoners. unconfirmed reports in us media say israel has given hamas a week to agree to the current proposal or it will begin its long—threatened offensive in rafah. but there has been widespread international concern over the fate of the more than one—million palestinians sheltering there. our correspondent, anna foster is injerusalem. i asked her about the increasing pressure on hamas to reach a deal. yeah. we're at the same stage samantha where an israeli deal has been put on the table. it was described at the start of the week by the us secretary of state, antony blinken, as extraordinarily generous. and it seems to be that in this latest iteration of the deal, there had been some movement in terms of potentially agreeing to talk about a permanent ceasefire. now, from israel's point of view, of course, its priority
hamas negotiators have also arrived in egypt for talks. foreign mediators have been waiting for a response from the group to an israeli proposal to halt the fighting for a0 days and to exchange hostages for palestinian prisoners. unconfirmed reports in us media say israel has given hamas a week to agree to the current proposal or it will begin its long—threatened offensive in rafah. but there has been widespread international concern over the fate of the more than one—million palestinians...
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could suspend its planned incursion into rafah if there is a deal where hamas releases its remaining hostages. the latest stand—off in a wave of pro—palestinian sit—ins in the us — police detained hundreds on university campuses across the country. former health minister and conservative mp daniel poulter defects to labour, saying he disagreed with the conservative party's handling of the nhs. and a gold pocket watch worn by the wealthiest passenger on the titanic sells for six times the asking price. hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. we start in the middle east — where israel's foreign minister has said a planned ground assault on the southern gaza city of rafah could be suspended, if a deal emerges to free the hostages still held by hamas. israel katz said their freedom was a top priority. hostage release also forms a key part of international mediation efforts to bring about a ceasefire in the gaza war. hamas has posted a new video, which shows two of the hostages captured during its october attack. keith siegel, and omri miran both identify themselves. w
could suspend its planned incursion into rafah if there is a deal where hamas releases its remaining hostages. the latest stand—off in a wave of pro—palestinian sit—ins in the us — police detained hundreds on university campuses across the country. former health minister and conservative mp daniel poulter defects to labour, saying he disagreed with the conservative party's handling of the nhs. and a gold pocket watch worn by the wealthiest passenger on the titanic sells for six times...
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well, i think the pressure is on hamas. there's world pressure on there. yes, netanyahu's threatening to go into rafah, i think that might be a more of a negotiating tactic, i don't think he'll go in, certainly not without the us approval, and us approval is conditions—based, not time—based. conditions—based meaning you need to meet certain metrics, most important of them is moving the civilian population, the palestinians, to a safe place. that's nearly unachievable so i think that's kind of a faint for now, i don't think it's a real option for the israelis. laura is something you brought up was concerns from israeli officials about the potential for high ranking officials to be served with arrest warrants from the icc. were that to come to pass, what position do you think that might put washington in? well, you know, it's one more leverfor their administration. they've always had the military lever where they could threaten to slow down weapons delivery to the israelis as their leverage. the americans have often been the only thing that stands betw
well, i think the pressure is on hamas. there's world pressure on there. yes, netanyahu's threatening to go into rafah, i think that might be a more of a negotiating tactic, i don't think he'll go in, certainly not without the us approval, and us approval is conditions—based, not time—based. conditions—based meaning you need to meet certain metrics, most important of them is moving the civilian population, the palestinians, to a safe place. that's nearly unachievable so i think that's...
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as a mouthpiece for hamas. you think could be a backlash for people in israel? i hamas. you think could be a backlash for people in israel?— for people in israel? i wouldn't be at all surprised. _ for people in israel? i wouldn't be at all surprised. there _ for people in israel? i wouldn't be at all surprised. there have - for people in israel? i wouldn't be at all surprised. there have been | at all surprised. there have been lots of protests in israel, lots of people who feel that the city should be prioritised, and people are concerned about the way in which the war is being conducted. and i will be honest, there are many aspects of this war which i think, there are lots of people, i understand, you have an instinctive affinity for israel, who feel they are not supporters, but the more actions of this came to see, i think they are and less using the filling. as is that the israel government early on it so much of the international community that it has an impact on the country for many years to come. unde
as a mouthpiece for hamas. you think could be a backlash for people in israel? i hamas. you think could be a backlash for people in israel?— for people in israel? i wouldn't be at all surprised. _ for people in israel? i wouldn't be at all surprised. there _ for people in israel? i wouldn't be at all surprised. there have - for people in israel? i wouldn't be at all surprised. there have been | at all surprised. there have been lots of protests in israel, lots of people who feel that the city...
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the problem that you're alluding to is the elimination of hamas, isn't it? if israel doesn't go into rafah, as it said it would, if it doesn't eliminate those last units of hamas — which is what it wants to do — how do they deal with, as you see it, the problem of hamas? this is one issue. the second issue is that there's the border with egypt. as we speak now, iran is continuing to send weapons into the gaza strip, through rafah. this is how they brought the weapons in, and we saw on october 7th — and even afterwards — that they have weapons like an average european country. so if we will not solve this problem, not only hamas but also the border between egypt and rafah, and weaponry will continue to go in, this war will never end. this is what hamas is very explicitly saying, that they will continue to do the same. to what extent do you think prime minister netanyahu is listening to what the us wants now, its urging of restraint? i think he's listening very carefully. the united states is our closest ally, and it has a huge influence on the way we
the problem that you're alluding to is the elimination of hamas, isn't it? if israel doesn't go into rafah, as it said it would, if it doesn't eliminate those last units of hamas — which is what it wants to do — how do they deal with, as you see it, the problem of hamas? this is one issue. the second issue is that there's the border with egypt. as we speak now, iran is continuing to send weapons into the gaza strip, through rafah. this is how they brought the weapons in, and we saw on...
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yes. seems there is increasing pressure on hamas to reach a deal.- on hamas to reach a deal. yes, we are at the — on hamas to reach a deal. yes, we are at the same _ on hamas to reach a deal. yes, we are at the same stage _ on hamas to reach a deal. yes, we are at the same stage where an . are at the same stage where an israeli deal has been put on the table and was described at the start of the week by the us secretary of state as extraordinarily generous and it seems to be that in this latest iteration of the deal there have been some movements in terms of potentially agreeing to talk about a permanent ceasefire. from israel's point of view its priority is trying to ensure the release of the remaining hostages held in gaza. one of the key priorities for hamas is to get some sort of agreement towards a permanent ceasefire rather than a temporary one so while it seems the sides are moving closer together there is still a disconnect on that point and i think also on the number of hostages to be released. originally we were told the number being talked about was about a0 stop
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a hamas delegation is attending the talks in cairo. hello. i'm azadeh moshiri. welcome to the programme. we start in england with the news that labour's richard parker has narrowly won the mayoral contest in the west midlands. the results came late in the day, and it was down to the wire. the final result was officially confirmed a little over an hour ago. overall richard parker won by just 1,508 votes. shortly after his victory in the west midlands was announced, richard parker spoke about what he viewed as his wind. this is the most important thing i will ever do. this week people here voted for the person and the party. they recognise that a labour mayor can make a positive difference in this region. thank you. you have put your trust in me, and this region. thank you. you have put yourtrust in me, and i this region. thank you. you have put your trust in me, and i will repay that trust. i will deliver for you and your family. that trust. i will deliver for you and yourfamily. i promise you that trust. i will deliver for you and your family. i promise you that
a hamas delegation is attending the talks in cairo. hello. i'm azadeh moshiri. welcome to the programme. we start in england with the news that labour's richard parker has narrowly won the mayoral contest in the west midlands. the results came late in the day, and it was down to the wire. the final result was officially confirmed a little over an hour ago. overall richard parker won by just 1,508 votes. shortly after his victory in the west midlands was announced, richard parker spoke about...
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he says the only obstacle to a ceasefire now is hamas. we will not rest until everyone — man, woman, soldier, civilian, young, old — is back home. and the greatest thing since white bread — scientists develop a new white loaf that's just as healthy as wholegrain. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. welcome to the programme. we are going to start in the us. protests over the war in gaza have come to a head, with angry — and sometimes violent — scenes at campuses on both the east and west coasts. take a look at these pictures. these are clashes at the university of california, los angeles campus. this was the early hours of wednesday morning, just a a few moments ago. a pro—palestinian encampment has grown in size in recent days, as has the group of pro—israeli protesters. there have been clashes between the two sides. these pictures are not live but we have been watching these pictures over the last couple of hours as they have been fed into us here at the bbc. violence escalated around 11pm here at the bbc. violence escalated aro
he says the only obstacle to a ceasefire now is hamas. we will not rest until everyone — man, woman, soldier, civilian, young, old — is back home. and the greatest thing since white bread — scientists develop a new white loaf that's just as healthy as wholegrain. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. welcome to the programme. we are going to start in the us. protests over the war in gaza have come to a head, with angry — and sometimes violent — scenes at campuses on both the east and west...
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and this deal is a no—brainerfor hamas. in your view, is it that simple? i no-brainer for hamas. in your view, is it that simple?— is it that simple? i am not sure that is reflecting _ is it that simple? i am not sure that is reflecting the _ is it that simple? i am not sure that is reflecting the realities l is it that simple? i am not sure l that is reflecting the realities on the ground. it is obvious in the last 2a—hours that there is a huge confusion about the status quo. what we are gathering at the moment is that hamas is showing according to its leadership flexibility on some matters and a discussion now about the first stage or the first phase of the ceasefire which is... it should last a2 days and this phase basically was part of the three phases discussed a few months ago according to the paris meetings between different mediators and israelis. basically now, the confusion now is about whether they will hope to discuss the three phases now were actually there will be a discussion on the first phase which is b
and this deal is a no—brainerfor hamas. in your view, is it that simple? i no-brainer for hamas. in your view, is it that simple?— is it that simple? i am not sure that is reflecting _ is it that simple? i am not sure that is reflecting the _ is it that simple? i am not sure that is reflecting the realities l is it that simple? i am not sure l that is reflecting the realities on the ground. it is obvious in the last 2a—hours that there is a huge confusion about the status quo. what we are...
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they want this war pursued until hamas is utterly destroyed. argentina's president, javier milei, has told the bbc ordinary argentines are not paying for his radical austerity measures. he's also said he accepts that the falkland islands are currently "in the hands of the uk." mrmilei, who campaigned with a chainsaw to symbolise his desire to slash public spending, insisted that it was "false" to suggest the public were bearing the brunt of steep spending cuts and the devaluation of the currency. 0ur south america correspondent ione wells started by asking him what he would say to a pensioner who told the bbc people like her were paying for his policies. translation: well, actually that is false. the largest adjustment is being paid by the political corporation. the impact on pensions is only 0.4% of gdp. but i want to know specifically what would you say to people right now? would you say, sorry, would you say thank you to the people who are having to pay a lot more than they were previously as a result of the adjustment that is happening? no.
they want this war pursued until hamas is utterly destroyed. argentina's president, javier milei, has told the bbc ordinary argentines are not paying for his radical austerity measures. he's also said he accepts that the falkland islands are currently "in the hands of the uk." mrmilei, who campaigned with a chainsaw to symbolise his desire to slash public spending, insisted that it was "false" to suggest the public were bearing the brunt of steep spending cuts and the...
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indeed, the oint he hamas to reach a deal. indeed, the point he has _ hamas to reach a deal. indeed, the point he has made _ hamas to reach a deal. indeed, the point he has made and _ hamas to reach a deal. indeed, the point he has made and other- point he has made and other international players is what is needed to alleviate the suffering of people in gaza. this is a message they are sending to hamas, to have a new ceasefire deal and at some thing hostage families in israel have been calling for consistently. we have seen them holding demonstrations over the past few days. sending the message to the government they want a deal to bring hostages home on the deal on the table at the moment we understand, the proposal is for a a0 day ceasefire in exchange for more than 30 israeli hostages of the remaining 120 of which the israeli military say 3a are known to have been killed. more than 30 being returned to israel and many more palestinian prisoners being released from israeli jails. hamas asked for more time to consider this proposal and we are expecting to hear from it in the
indeed, the oint he hamas to reach a deal. indeed, the point he has _ hamas to reach a deal. indeed, the point he has made _ hamas to reach a deal. indeed, the point he has made and _ hamas to reach a deal. indeed, the point he has made and other- point he has made and other international players is what is needed to alleviate the suffering of people in gaza. this is a message they are sending to hamas, to have a new ceasefire deal and at some thing hostage families in israel have been calling...
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efforts are under way to negotiate a truce between israel and hamas. the us secretary of state is meeting arab leaders to discuss the situation. israel's foreign minister says this is possible if hamas agrees to free its hostages. but there's no sign of that happening at this point. a video showing two hostages, including an american, was released on saturday by hamas. in other diplomatic moves, the us secretary of state antony blinken is due in saudi arabia for talks with regional leaders. he and other key players are expected to meet on the sidelines of the world economic forum. and it's reported a hamas delegation will visit cairo on monday for gaza ceasefire talks. this is palestinian president, mahmoud abbas' appealfor the us to urge israel against any offensive in rafah. translation: and | say here, | what is happening now in gaza, and what will happen in the coming few days, and what israel will do by invading the city of rafah, or the palestinians from gaza are gathered in rafah and it is only one small strike that would force them to flee the
efforts are under way to negotiate a truce between israel and hamas. the us secretary of state is meeting arab leaders to discuss the situation. israel's foreign minister says this is possible if hamas agrees to free its hostages. but there's no sign of that happening at this point. a video showing two hostages, including an american, was released on saturday by hamas. in other diplomatic moves, the us secretary of state antony blinken is due in saudi arabia for talks with regional leaders. he...
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it believes that hamas, the remaining four battalions of hamas are hiding out in rafah below ground and tunnels and that the leader of hamas, the military leader and the architect of the october seven massacre is amongst them. hiding out there, possibly even surrounded by hostages. so the israeli military want to go in and finish thejob, israeli military want to go in and finish the job, now a cease—fire deal would certainly postpone, if not shelve that rough a military operation altogether. hamas are taking their time in responding, and i think they will want some reassurance that they don't give up hostages and then immediately find themselves coming under massive attack that isn't much of an a sudden incentive to them. meanwhile, turkey says its suspension of trade with israel, over the country's offensive in gaza, will remain until a permanent ceasefire is established because of the worsening humanitarian situation in the palestinian territory. the turkish trade ministry said all imports and exports would stop until the israeli government allowed an uninterrupted and sufficient fl
it believes that hamas, the remaining four battalions of hamas are hiding out in rafah below ground and tunnels and that the leader of hamas, the military leader and the architect of the october seven massacre is amongst them. hiding out there, possibly even surrounded by hostages. so the israeli military want to go in and finish thejob, israeli military want to go in and finish the job, now a cease—fire deal would certainly postpone, if not shelve that rough a military operation altogether....
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we had understood that a hamas delegation had left cairo, where it had been involved in the negotiations with egyptian mediators on a new ceasefire and hostage release deal that they were heading to doha to meet hamas leaders. although we had the israeli defense minister coming out in a statement saying he had spoken to the us defence secretary and that this military action in rafah was needed because he said that hamas was refusing to accept the latest framework for a new deal. so we're having warnings already from the un that this could have serious consequences. they're very worried about the fact that the kerem shalom crossing into southern gaza, a key crossing point for aid, has now been closed. this happened after hamas fired rockets apparently from inside rafah towards what they said was an israeli military base. they actually killed three israeli soldiers and wounded about a dozen others close to that crossing point. and israel launched retaliatory action last night for that, for those soldiers being killed. so things do seem to be, again, at a very tense moment. and this is real
we had understood that a hamas delegation had left cairo, where it had been involved in the negotiations with egyptian mediators on a new ceasefire and hostage release deal that they were heading to doha to meet hamas leaders. although we had the israeli defense minister coming out in a statement saying he had spoken to the us defence secretary and that this military action in rafah was needed because he said that hamas was refusing to accept the latest framework for a new deal. so we're having...