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frank gardner, bbc news, jerusalem. and a short time ago frank sent in this update from jerusalem on those peace talks. both sides want a deal. the problem is that they want it in slightly different ways on different terms. israel has gone about as far as i think it's prepared to go. it reduced the minimum number of hostages that it wanted out in the first tranche. it reduced its figure from a0 down to 33. that's out of a figure of roughly 90 to 100 israeli and other nationality hostages thought to be still alive in gaza. they've also agreed to allow the return of displaced palestinians from rafah in the south, where they're currently concentrated, to their homes in the north. but the sticking point, as you mentioned there in the cue, is how does this end? and hamas are very reluctant, very unwilling to sign up to a deal to give up their key bargaining chip, the hostages, only to find themselves coming under full—scale assault. and the israeli government has made no secret of the fact that it wants to continue this wa
frank gardner, bbc news, jerusalem. and a short time ago frank sent in this update from jerusalem on those peace talks. both sides want a deal. the problem is that they want it in slightly different ways on different terms. israel has gone about as far as i think it's prepared to go. it reduced the minimum number of hostages that it wanted out in the first tranche. it reduced its figure from a0 down to 33. that's out of a figure of roughly 90 to 100 israeli and other nationality hostages...
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frank gardner, bbc news, jerusalem. israel says that it will only agree to a temporary ceasefire and that it will go ahead with a military assault on rafah to destroy hamas. the united nations has repeatedly warned that a planned israeli invasion of rafah risks causing many more civilian deaths. around 1.4 million palestinians are sheltering there. many of them have been evacuated from other parts of gaza. our special correspondent fergal keane has more on the crisis people in rafah are facing — and a warning that his report contains scenes you may find distressing. the story of desperate need told in a single line stretching on the road to rafah. this is the queue on the egyptian side of the border. rafah is both the hub through which most of gaza's aid passes and now home to nearly 1.5 million people — five times its original population. a place where hospitals have become refugee camps, where no living space is wasted. the wards where families cook. where their children roam the corridors of a place that is — f
frank gardner, bbc news, jerusalem. israel says that it will only agree to a temporary ceasefire and that it will go ahead with a military assault on rafah to destroy hamas. the united nations has repeatedly warned that a planned israeli invasion of rafah risks causing many more civilian deaths. around 1.4 million palestinians are sheltering there. many of them have been evacuated from other parts of gaza. our special correspondent fergal keane has more on the crisis people in rafah are facing...
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and now some breaking news from jerusalem. this hasjust come in. jerusalem. this hasjust come in. jerusalem medics say that a 20—year—old man has been killed following what they call a terrorist attack in the old city. one person is in hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. that is breaking news from jerusalem. medics say that a 20—year—old man has been killed, following a terrorist attack, in their words, killed, following a terrorist attack, in theirwords, in killed, following a terrorist attack, in their words, in the old city. one person is in hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. of course, this is all happening as the war in gaza continues. we will bring you more updates on that as soon as we have it. that news that a 20—year—old man has been killed and that medics say it is a terrorist attack injerusalem. we will let you know as soon as we have more information and we can confirm that. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. the scottish national party has officially started the process of finding a new leader after humza yousaf announce
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frank gardner, bbc news, jerusalem. for more on this, i spoke to salah negm, the director of news at aljazeera. a few hours earlier, the israeli government took a decision to shut down our offices in israel and confiscate the material and stop any local broadcasting. and almost one hour after that, a police team came to our office injerusalem and they checked the staff, the passports and the equipment. and i believe, but i'm not 100% sure, whether they confiscated the equipment or it was just left in the office. now, israel and prime minister benjamin netanyahu havejustified this decision with the new powers that the government has during this war. they've accused al—jazeera of incitement, of anti—israel bias and of being a mouthpiece for hamas. what's your response to those accusations? yeah, i think i heard these accusations from the media, but actually the israeli notice just said the broadcast is harming the national security. but we cannot be a mouthpiece of hamas, or else we'll be a mouthpiece of president bid
frank gardner, bbc news, jerusalem. for more on this, i spoke to salah negm, the director of news at aljazeera. a few hours earlier, the israeli government took a decision to shut down our offices in israel and confiscate the material and stop any local broadcasting. and almost one hour after that, a police team came to our office injerusalem and they checked the staff, the passports and the equipment. and i believe, but i'm not 100% sure, whether they confiscated the equipment or it was just...
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frank gardner, bbc news, jerusalem. let's get more now on the decision by the israeli government to shut down the operations of aljazeera in the country. with me is our bbc world service middle east analyst, sebastian usher. what more do we know about the decision and impact it is hard for staff in israel? the decision and impact it is hard for staff in israel?— staff in israel? the decision was made at a _ staff in israel? the decision was made at a cabinet _ staff in israel? the decision was made at a cabinet meeting - staff in israel? the decision was made at a cabinet meeting this| made at a cabinet meeting this morning, and there was a tweet almost immediately afterwards by the prime minister saying that it was closing and that it was an incitement to china. and then things moved very quickly. there was a raid honour aljazeera's offices after that, its equipment was confiscated, under the satellite and cable providers of aljazeera have now stopped its transition discuss more transmission and israel. access to its
frank gardner, bbc news, jerusalem. let's get more now on the decision by the israeli government to shut down the operations of aljazeera in the country. with me is our bbc world service middle east analyst, sebastian usher. what more do we know about the decision and impact it is hard for staff in israel? the decision and impact it is hard for staff in israel?— staff in israel? the decision was made at a _ staff in israel? the decision was made at a cabinet _ staff in israel? the decision...
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that was my colleague anna foster in jerusalem. earlier i spoke to mahjoob zweiri in doha about the latest talks. he is a professor of contemporary middle east politics at qatar university. it is obvious in the last 2a hours there is a huge confusion about the status quo. what we are gathering at the moment is the following, that hamas is showing according to its leadership, flexibility on some matters and the discussion now about the first stage or the first phase of the ceasefire which should last 42 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 israel. basically now, the confusion is about whether they will go to discuss the three phases now or actually there will be a discussion on the first phase, which is basically a0 days of ceasefire, 42, and then release 33 israelis and a number of the palestinian prisoners, the number has not been released about how many prisoners, and allowing humanitarian aid and for some palestinians
that was my colleague anna foster in jerusalem. earlier i spoke to mahjoob zweiri in doha about the latest talks. he is a professor of contemporary middle east politics at qatar university. it is obvious in the last 2a hours there is a huge confusion about the status quo. what we are gathering at the moment is the following, that hamas is showing according to its leadership, flexibility on some matters and the discussion now about the first stage or the first phase of the ceasefire which should...
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frank gardner reports from jerusalem. 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're 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, a deadly rocket attack by hamas on the very crossing point through which it was hoped more aid could flow into the territory. it has since been shut. at least three israeli soldiers were killed. today, israel's embattled prime minister reacted to hamas' demands for a permanent ceasefire and an israel withdr
frank gardner reports from jerusalem. 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're 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...
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frank gardner live in jerusalem. earlier in the day, before hamas's announcement, israel ordered palestinians in gaza to evacute parts of southern gaza, ahead of what the israeli military said would be a "limited" operation against hamas. there are around 1.5 million refugees currently in rafah, many moving there to escape fighting further north. today, 100,000 people were told to move to an expanded "humanitarian zone", but gazans say the area is already overcrowded. fergal keane has the latest. a day that would end with hopeful news began with foreboding. leaflets telling people to go. many have been displaced before, but still they were told to leave. everyone, no matter how old, how young, or how vulnerable. to other desolate places beyond rafah. the so—called humanitarian zones were to be expanded. but they have never been safe from sickness, hunger, orwar. have never been safe from sickness, hunger, or war. these may have been some of the last air strikes. if the ceasefire can be made to work, 11 houses hit i
frank gardner live in jerusalem. earlier in the day, before hamas's announcement, israel ordered palestinians in gaza to evacute parts of southern gaza, ahead of what the israeli military said would be a "limited" operation against hamas. there are around 1.5 million refugees currently in rafah, many moving there to escape fighting further north. today, 100,000 people were told to move to an expanded "humanitarian zone", but gazans say the area is already overcrowded. fergal...
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frank gardner, bbc news, jerusalem. the united nations has warned against an israeli attack on rafah in the gaza strip, saying it risks causing many more deaths. israel has said that even if there is a ceasefire agreement it will be temporary, and that it plans a military assault on rafah to destroy hamas. around 1.4 million people are sheltering in rafah — many of them have been displaced from other parts of gaza. our special correspondent fergal keane reports now on the crisis facing rafa h. the story of desperate need to hold on single line. stretching on the road to rafah. this is the key on the egyptian side of the border. rafah is both at the hub through which most of gaza's eight passes, and no home to nearly 1.5 million people, five times its original population. —— aid. it was more hospitals have become refugee camps. when not living space is wasted. the wards where families cook, where the children roam the corridors of a place that is, for now, sir. 11—year—olds you seem as, according to his mother,
frank gardner, bbc news, jerusalem. the united nations has warned against an israeli attack on rafah in the gaza strip, saying it risks causing many more deaths. israel has said that even if there is a ceasefire agreement it will be temporary, and that it plans a military assault on rafah to destroy hamas. around 1.4 million people are sheltering in rafah — many of them have been displaced from other parts of gaza. our special correspondent fergal keane reports now on the crisis facing rafa...
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frank gardner, bbc news, jerusalem. earlier, i spoke to laura blumenfeld, a former senior advisor on the middle east at the us state department, now a senior fellow at thejohns hopkins school of advanced international studies. welcome to you, laura. very good to have you with us once again. we're starting to get some idea of the potential contours of what this deal might look like. some potential concessions on the israeli side in terms of the number of hostages, then on the hamas side in terms of the length of that ceasefire. it is potential at the moment but what do you make of the shape of that deal? secretary antony blinken has his foot on diplomatic gas — the question is is he in neutral or drive? we've been here before. i'm optimistic today for several reasons. first of all, as your reporter indicated, hamas is being offered a better deal, an improved deal, and they acknowledge that. for the first time in seven—months, israel is softening their position. i'd say the second reason is — hamas, by releasing tho
frank gardner, bbc news, jerusalem. earlier, i spoke to laura blumenfeld, a former senior advisor on the middle east at the us state department, now a senior fellow at thejohns hopkins school of advanced international studies. welcome to you, laura. very good to have you with us once again. we're starting to get some idea of the potential contours of what this deal might look like. some potential concessions on the israeli side in terms of the number of hostages, then on the hamas side in terms...
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frank gardner, bbc news, jerusalem. let's get more now on the israeli government decision to close down the tv channel aljazeera in israel. aljazeera has condemned this, calling it "criminal". sebastian usher is our middle east analyst at the bbc world service. thanks very much for coming in. that just recently, that very strong statement from al—jazeera condemning the action and calling it criminal. yes, it amplifies what the regional manager of aljazeera already said, he called it a dangerous move and it was politically motivated. what this means essentially is that aljazeera from now, because this has been signed as something immediately by the communications minister in israel, that the broadcast equipment, which includes mobile phones and laptops, will be confiscated, that there will be a move to close down access to receiving aljazeera, its english—language and arab language channels on cable and satellite in israel, and its websites, which it has several, will have access closed down to them. this is a big mo
frank gardner, bbc news, jerusalem. let's get more now on the israeli government decision to close down the tv channel aljazeera in israel. aljazeera has condemned this, calling it "criminal". sebastian usher is our middle east analyst at the bbc world service. thanks very much for coming in. that just recently, that very strong statement from al—jazeera condemning the action and calling it criminal. yes, it amplifies what the regional manager of aljazeera already said, he called it...
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frank gardner, bbc news, jerusalem. i was joined earlier by our bbc world service middle east analyst, sebastian usher, who gave us more detail into this decision and the impact it's had for aljazeera staff in israel. the decision was made at the cabinet meeting, the israeli cabinet meeting this morning. and there was a tweet almost immediately afterwards by the prime minister, netanyahu, saying that it was closing, but it was an incitement channel. and then things moved very quickly as we were seeing in that report, there was a raid on al—jazeera's offices injerusalem its equipment was was confiscated and the satellite and cable providers of al—jazeera have now stopped its transmission in israel. its website, also access to that is being blocked. again, all of this is in israel, not the occupied west bank and obviously not in gaza. so this is something that had been built up to for some time. the israeli parliament passed a law which gave the government the ability to do this last month, but it had been months, rea
frank gardner, bbc news, jerusalem. i was joined earlier by our bbc world service middle east analyst, sebastian usher, who gave us more detail into this decision and the impact it's had for aljazeera staff in israel. the decision was made at the cabinet meeting, the israeli cabinet meeting this morning. and there was a tweet almost immediately afterwards by the prime minister, netanyahu, saying that it was closing, but it was an incitement channel. and then things moved very quickly as we were...
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yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. hamas has warned that any military offensive in rafah willjeopardise the ceasefire negotiations. while the eu's foreign policy chief, josep borrell, has criticised the evacuation order, saying it's a sign of more war and famine to come. the office of the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, is urging the united states to prevent a massacre. earlier i spoke to our middle east correspondent yolande knell, who's injerusalem. what we've seen through the morning is fliers being dropped. people in rafah, in the eastern part, have been sent text messages, recorded phone messages. basically the israeli army reaching out in many different ways, telling people that they should leave this area for their own safety. when the israeli army has been talking to journalists, we've been told that this is an operation that is fairly limited in scope, that it affects something like 100,000 people, although locals in that area have said, looking at the maps that have been put out, that the number of peop
yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. hamas has warned that any military offensive in rafah willjeopardise the ceasefire negotiations. while the eu's foreign policy chief, josep borrell, has criticised the evacuation order, saying it's a sign of more war and famine to come. the office of the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, is urging the united states to prevent a massacre. earlier i spoke to our middle east correspondent yolande knell, who's injerusalem. what we've seen through the morning...
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that is what antony blinken has been talking about in jerusalem today trying to broker a deal, and he has told both sides now is the time. he said the deal on the table is hugely generous to hamas. we expect a response in the next 24 hours. it reportedly has a 48 hour cease-fire and the release of israeli hostages in exchange for many more palestinian prisoners. mr. blinken has been pushing the israelis on aid today. he was calling for aid deliveries to be accelerated. let's take a listen. >> given the need, given the immense need in gaza, it needs to be accelerated. it needs to be sustained. and as we focus on all of the necessary inputs, the number of trucks that are moving, what matters the most is the impact. and we are focused on measuring that, making sure that people are actually getting what they need. christian: israel's opposition leader has told secretary blinken israel's prime minister has no excuse to not support the cease-fire, and if some right-wing members of his government resigned in protest, he says he would step into ensure the prime minister still has a majority.
that is what antony blinken has been talking about in jerusalem today trying to broker a deal, and he has told both sides now is the time. he said the deal on the table is hugely generous to hamas. we expect a response in the next 24 hours. it reportedly has a 48 hour cease-fire and the release of israeli hostages in exchange for many more palestinian prisoners. mr. blinken has been pushing the israelis on aid today. he was calling for aid deliveries to be accelerated. let's take a listen....
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with all the latest from jerusalem, here's frank gardner. at the kerem shalom crossing point into gaza this afternoon, a sudden attack by hamas. several israelis injured, at least one critically. the wounded evacuated to hospital.
with all the latest from jerusalem, here's frank gardner. at the kerem shalom crossing point into gaza this afternoon, a sudden attack by hamas. several israelis injured, at least one critically. the wounded evacuated to hospital.
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our security correspondent frank gardner has more, from jerusalem. what's being debated is the permission by the israeli military for large numbers of palestinian displaced people, currently who are sheltering in the south of the gaza strip, in the city of rafah, to move back to their homes in the north. that's something that israel has resisted in the past. israel, reportedly, would also remove some of its forces from gaza. this would be during a a0 day truce. and there would of course be the exchange of hostages and prisoners. probably hundreds, if not thousands, of palestinian prisoners coming out of israeli jails in return for a rather lowerfigure than was originally demanded by israel — an initialfigure of around 33 israeli hostages. now, from the israeli side, there is dual pressure going on here. pressure from the united states to do this deal, and pressure domestically from all the families and friends of the hostages who've been demonstrating and shouting louder and louder against the government here — "your policy isn't working". the ne
our security correspondent frank gardner has more, from jerusalem. what's being debated is the permission by the israeli military for large numbers of palestinian displaced people, currently who are sheltering in the south of the gaza strip, in the city of rafah, to move back to their homes in the north. that's something that israel has resisted in the past. israel, reportedly, would also remove some of its forces from gaza. this would be during a a0 day truce. and there would of course be the...
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fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. in a statement on sunday, israel's military spokesman claimed the amount of aid going into gaza has increased significantly in recent weeks, and will �*scale up even more�* in the coming days. that statement came before a sunday afternoon phone call between us presidentjoe biden and israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, in which mr biden reportedly pushed the issue of aid. america's top diplomat — secretary of state antony blinken — is on another round of shuttle diplomacy, tacking stops to israel and jordan onto a previously—arranged trip to saudi arabia. separately, hamas officials are set to arrive in cairo on monday for ceasefire talks. our north america correspondent will vernon has more. i think the most significant thing about this phone call is the timing. this really is a crucial moment for the middle east. the us secretary of state antony blinken is just starting another diplomatic tour around the region, he'll be meeting qatari officials, egyptian officials
fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. in a statement on sunday, israel's military spokesman claimed the amount of aid going into gaza has increased significantly in recent weeks, and will �*scale up even more�* in the coming days. that statement came before a sunday afternoon phone call between us presidentjoe biden and israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, in which mr biden reportedly pushed the issue of aid. america's top diplomat — secretary of state antony blinken — is on another...
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our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports from jerusalem. some aid is getting into gaza by land. trucks carrying food, water and medical supplies. some aid is being dropped by air. but the united nations says it is nowhere near enough to help the people of gaza, who it says are facing famine. so there are plans for aid to come by sea. the us army is building floating platforms like this off the coast, where aid will be taken off ships and put into trucks. that floating causeway is expected to be anchored on the beach somewhere near here, where israeli forces will secure a distribution area. the us says there will be no american boots on the ground. so the uk is considering whether british forces should drive the trucks along the causeway, that may look something like this. but that would mean british forces being put in harm's way on the beaches of gaza, so—called wet boots on the ground, potentially at risk from hamas fighters. hamas, at the end of the day, could try and interrupt this. i'd like to think they won't and i think probably th
our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports from jerusalem. some aid is getting into gaza by land. trucks carrying food, water and medical supplies. some aid is being dropped by air. but the united nations says it is nowhere near enough to help the people of gaza, who it says are facing famine. so there are plans for aid to come by sea. the us army is building floating platforms like this off the coast, where aid will be taken off ships and put into trucks. that floating causeway is...
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yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. we heard from lord cameron earlier, and we will have more reaction to what you are saying about possible progress on a ceasefire deal in gaza throughout the afternoon here on bbc news. officials in central kenya say at least 45 people have been killed after a dam collapsed following torrential rainfall. a vast area of mud flattened houses and uprooted trees in a town in the rift valley. it is feared that more people are buried under the debris. the kenyan authorities have postponed the start of the new school term by a week because of the flooding that's killed more than 120 people across the country. earlier, i spoke to our africa correspondent barbara plett usher in kenya. what happened was a dam burst and this rush of water came came through this town in the middle of the night, three o'clock in the morning. so it cut this swathe right through town, gouging out this valley, as you can see, felling trees, sweeping away houses and many people as well. i spoke to a man earlier who sai
yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. we heard from lord cameron earlier, and we will have more reaction to what you are saying about possible progress on a ceasefire deal in gaza throughout the afternoon here on bbc news. officials in central kenya say at least 45 people have been killed after a dam collapsed following torrential rainfall. a vast area of mud flattened houses and uprooted trees in a town in the rift valley. it is feared that more people are buried under the debris. the kenyan...
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fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. now, let's talk about what is happening in ukraine. the commander—in—chief there says the situation on the frontline there has worsened in the face of multiple russian attacks. oleksandr syrskyi confirmed that ukrainian forces had withdrawn from positions close to the town of pokrovsk in the eastern donetsk region, where there has been fierce fighting. he also said russia had what he called "partial successes" near kupyansk, but said ukrainian forces had stopped their advance. russia is trying to take advantage of its current superiority in manpower and artillery before ukrainian forces get much—needed supplies of us weapons. meanwhile, ukrainian military intelligence has released a video it says is of a drone strike on an advanced russian radar station. let's get some of the day's other news now. tornadoes have left a trail of destruction in the us state of oklahoma, killing at least four people. the storms flattened buildings and flipped over cars in the town of sulphur. power cuts have affected about 30,000 people. thousands o
fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. now, let's talk about what is happening in ukraine. the commander—in—chief there says the situation on the frontline there has worsened in the face of multiple russian attacks. oleksandr syrskyi confirmed that ukrainian forces had withdrawn from positions close to the town of pokrovsk in the eastern donetsk region, where there has been fierce fighting. he also said russia had what he called "partial successes" near kupyansk, but said ukrainian...
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we'll get the very latest live from jerusalem and america. and we'll report on the continuing dire humanitarian situation on the ground in gaza. but first, let's hearfrom jeremy bowen, who's here with me. palestinians woke up this morning with a sense of dread, the usual sense of dread. peace talks seemed to have hit the buffers. and all of a sudden in the last three or four hours everything changed. what happened? hours everything changed. what ha--ened? hours everything changed. what ha - ened? ., , hours everything changed. what ha ened? . , ., happened? there was the extra feature, happened? there was the extra feature. the — happened? there was the extra feature, the israelis _ happened? there was the extra feature, the israelis told - happened? there was the extra feature, the israelis told them l happened? there was the extra l feature, the israelis told them to get out of rafah, the eastern side of it anyway, because of an impending military operation. i think what hamas has done by accepting this rather unexpectedly as end all of t
we'll get the very latest live from jerusalem and america. and we'll report on the continuing dire humanitarian situation on the ground in gaza. but first, let's hearfrom jeremy bowen, who's here with me. palestinians woke up this morning with a sense of dread, the usual sense of dread. peace talks seemed to have hit the buffers. and all of a sudden in the last three or four hours everything changed. what happened? hours everything changed. what ha--ened? hours everything changed. what ha -...
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fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. meanwhile, us secretary of state antony blinken met with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu injerusalem warning against a ground invasion of rafah — where1.4 million displaced palestinians are sheltering. mr blinken also called on hamas to accept the terms of a ceasefire deal, that would see a pause in fighting and the release of some israeli hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners. live now to aaron david miller, senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace. good to have you back. talk to us about hostage negotiations, hum masts rejected the lease agreement but is willing to give negotiating. what pressure can antony blinken can move the stocks forwards? —— hum masts. the real question is, they succeed because both parties have a sense of urgency. there is another penal pressure accompanied by the prospect of game. that's why you get deals. unfortunately, the party that is an biggestjewry, with the biden administration. i think hamas understand
fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. meanwhile, us secretary of state antony blinken met with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu injerusalem warning against a ground invasion of rafah — where1.4 million displaced palestinians are sheltering. mr blinken also called on hamas to accept the terms of a ceasefire deal, that would see a pause in fighting and the release of some israeli hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners. live now to aaron david miller, senior fellow at the carnegie...
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fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. in a statement on sunday, israel's military spokesman claimed the amount of aid going into gaza has increased significantly in recent weeks, and will �*scale up even more�* in the coming days. that statement came ahead of a sunday afternoon phone call between us presidentjoe biden and israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. the white house says mr biden emphasized the need for more aid to reach gaza. america's top diplomat — the us secretary of state antony blinken — is to expand his middle east trip this week to include israel and jordan, as well as saudi arabia. our north america correspondent will vernon has more. i think the most significant thing about this phone call was the timing, the language in the readout provided by the white house doesn't tell us anything hugely new, but this is a crucial moment for the middle east. as you mentioned, the us secretary of state antony blinken, he's departed on another diplomatic tour of the region, he'll be meeting qatari and eg
fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. in a statement on sunday, israel's military spokesman claimed the amount of aid going into gaza has increased significantly in recent weeks, and will �*scale up even more�* in the coming days. that statement came ahead of a sunday afternoon phone call between us presidentjoe biden and israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. the white house says mr biden emphasized the need for more aid to reach gaza. america's top diplomat — the us secretary of state...
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, stands in the way of its acceptance of a deal. 0ur correspondent anna foster has this update from jerusalem. we are at that point in proceedings where through the afternoon i have been watching in the regional media various briefings, everything from saying that we are on the verge of an agreement of a framework of an agreement, everything through to know, israel say no, they will not agree to a ceasefire that will firmly —— permanently end the war. the key thing to remember is if this is the moment where we hear these various briefings but until we get some sort of official word potentially from the egyptian mediators who are actually in charge of these talks in cairo, really all thatis of these talks in cairo, really all that is just background noise. what we do know is that one the key sticking point is that idea of a permanent ceasefire. we know that is a key part of what hamas is asking for out of this deal. the idea that they would be an eventual end to this war rather than just a temporary ceasefire while that exchange goes on. we know that israel equally say that without a groun
, stands in the way of its acceptance of a deal. 0ur correspondent anna foster has this update from jerusalem. we are at that point in proceedings where through the afternoon i have been watching in the regional media various briefings, everything from saying that we are on the verge of an agreement of a framework of an agreement, everything through to know, israel say no, they will not agree to a ceasefire that will firmly —— permanently end the war. the key thing to remember is if this is...
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that was frank gardner, our security correspondent in - our security correspondent in jerusalem. stay with us here on bbc news. hello, although temperatures in north—west scotland reached 19 on saturday, other parts of scotland were not as lucky. in argyll and bute, the temperatures of 23 degrees. it was back to 15 at best on saturday. further south feeling warmer because the sun was out. bedford one of the warmest parts. we have cloud and rain heading into the south—west by morning, pushing into wales and eventually south—east england. ahead of that sunshine. cloud, the odd shower perhaps. more cloud and showers in scotland and the far north of england. should be drier and may be brighter across northern ireland. the highest temperatures in northern england and into the midlands. 18—19 with sunny spells. we are moving into the grass pollen season and levels will be high in the midlands and southern england, even though in the south we could find cloud dampening the temperatures. most rain fading in the evening but more coming in from the evening but more coming in from t
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let's speak to our security correspondent, frank gardner, who is in jerusalem. frank, israel and hamas have blamed each other for the failure to agree a ceasefire in gaza so far, as talks continue in cairo. what is your assessment of where we are at the moment? bath what is your assessment of where we are at the moment?— what is your assessment of where we are at the moment? both sides want a deal are at the moment? both sides want a deal. the problem _ are at the moment? both sides want a deal. the problem is _ are at the moment? both sides want a deal. the problem is they _ are at the moment? both sides want a deal. the problem is they want - are at the moment? both sides want a deal. the problem is they want it - are at the moment? both sides want a deal. the problem is they want it in i deal. the problem is they want it in slightly different ways on different terms. israel has gone about as far as it is prepared to go, reducing the minimum number of hostages it wanted out in the first tranche, reducing its figure from a0 down to 33 out of a figure of rough
let's speak to our security correspondent, frank gardner, who is in jerusalem. frank, israel and hamas have blamed each other for the failure to agree a ceasefire in gaza so far, as talks continue in cairo. what is your assessment of where we are at the moment? bath what is your assessment of where we are at the moment?— what is your assessment of where we are at the moment? both sides want a deal are at the moment? both sides want a deal. the problem _ are at the moment? both sides want a...
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our correspondent, anna foster, in jerusalem, has more on where negotiations stand as of saturday. i've been watching in the regional media, various briefings, everything from saying we're on the verge of an agreement — the framework of an agreement — everything through to israel saying no, they won't agree to a ceasefire to end the war permanently. the key thing at this point in time is this is the moment where we hear these briefings and hear different things from different sides but until we get some sort of official word, potentially from the egyptian mediators, in charge of the talks in cairo, really all of that is background noise. what we do know is that one key sticking point is the idea of a permanent ceasefire. now, we know that is a key part of what hamas is asking for out of this deal, the idea that there would be eventual end to this war, rather than just a temporary ceasefire, while the exchange goes on. we know israel, equally, say that without a ground offensive in rafah, which benjamin netanyahu, the israeli prime minister, has been talking about for months, th
our correspondent, anna foster, in jerusalem, has more on where negotiations stand as of saturday. i've been watching in the regional media, various briefings, everything from saying we're on the verge of an agreement — the framework of an agreement — everything through to israel saying no, they won't agree to a ceasefire to end the war permanently. the key thing at this point in time is this is the moment where we hear these briefings and hear different things from different sides but...
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fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. meanwhile, us secretary of state antony blinken, met with israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, injerusalem warning against a ground invasion of rafah, where 1.4 million displaced palestinians are sheltering. mr blinken also called on hamas to accept the terms of a ceasefire deal, that would see a pause in fighting and the release of some israeli hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners. a week after five people died off the coast of france as they tried to cross the channel in a small overcrowded boat, the bbc has now pieced together how the youngest victim, a 7 year—old girl, was killed. correspondent andrew harding, who witnessed what happened that night, has tracked down the little girl's father. he told him what happened and why the family took such a risk on what was their 4th attempt at crossing. a warning, you may find details in his report upsetting. shouting this was the scene last week as smugglers clashed with police on a french beach. and in the middle of t
fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. meanwhile, us secretary of state antony blinken, met with israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, injerusalem warning against a ground invasion of rafah, where 1.4 million displaced palestinians are sheltering. mr blinken also called on hamas to accept the terms of a ceasefire deal, that would see a pause in fighting and the release of some israeli hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners. a week after five people died off the coast of france as...
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let's speak to our correspondence in jerusalem. i believe we can go to him now. you are seeing live pictures of antony blinken in the world economic forum there. i know you have been monitoring some of this. antony blinken has been talking about the negotiations and what are the lines that came out of there? is he said, it is a generous offer hamas should accept and accept quickly. what do you make out of that knowing the state of negotiations right now? that knowing the state of neaotiations riaht now? ., ., ~ , .,. negotiations right now? look, peace talks recently _ negotiations right now? look, peace talks recently have _ negotiations right now? look, peace talks recently have been _ negotiations right now? look, peace talks recently have been regarded i negotiations right now? look, peace| talks recently have been regarded by one commentator as moribund. there was no talks taking place in cairo, no direct talks between israel and hamas and there was the unwelcome and dangerous destruction of the israel iran exchange of fire. all the while the war was continu
let's speak to our correspondence in jerusalem. i believe we can go to him now. you are seeing live pictures of antony blinken in the world economic forum there. i know you have been monitoring some of this. antony blinken has been talking about the negotiations and what are the lines that came out of there? is he said, it is a generous offer hamas should accept and accept quickly. what do you make out of that knowing the state of negotiations right now? that knowing the state of neaotiations...
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with all the latest from jerusalem, here's frank gardner. in israel, the protests are getting louder. last night, thousands turned out to demand a ceasefire deal to secure the release of scores of hostages still held in gaza.
with all the latest from jerusalem, here's frank gardner. in israel, the protests are getting louder. last night, thousands turned out to demand a ceasefire deal to secure the release of scores of hostages still held in gaza.
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our security correspondent frank gardner is monitoring events for us from jerusalem. everyone�*s waiting for the hamas team to give its first formal response after they arrive in cairo. the cia director william burns is reportedly in cairo and that's very important because us support for this deal has been crucial. now, the sticking point in all of this is that hamas wants a commitment by israel that the fighting stops. israel won't give that commitment, partly for political reasons and partly for political military reasons. it believes the remaining four group battalions of hamas are hiding out in buffer, probably below ground entitles and yahya sinwar, the leader of us, the military leader and the architect 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 the job. now, a ceasefire deal would certainly postpone, if not shelved that rafah military operation altogether. but hamas are taking their time over responding and i think they will want some reassurance that th
our security correspondent frank gardner is monitoring events for us from jerusalem. everyone�*s waiting for the hamas team to give its first formal response after they arrive in cairo. the cia director william burns is reportedly in cairo and that's very important because us support for this deal has been crucial. now, the sticking point in all of this is that hamas wants a commitment by israel that the fighting stops. israel won't give that commitment, partly for political reasons and...
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that was our correspondent security correspondent frank gardner in jerusalem. in the last hour, the israeli cabinet has decided to close down the operations of the aljazeera television network in the country. with me is sebastian usher — middle east analyst at the bbc world service. what has benjamin netanyahu sent? basically, he gave the information in a very brief tweet, saying that it was a unanimous decision to close down what he called a channel of incitement. it follows this decision by the cabinet, a vote that was passed in the israeli parliament last month. it gave this law, that would give the government the power to close down for a period which would then be reviewed, around 40—50 days. essentially, it would close down the offices of aljazeera in israel. it would close down the broadcast of its english—language and arabic channels in israel. it would confiscate some of its equipment, some of its material. and access to its websites would be... i'm not sure entirely stopped but there would be moves to try and prevent that happening. this has bee
that was our correspondent security correspondent frank gardner in jerusalem. in the last hour, the israeli cabinet has decided to close down the operations of the aljazeera television network in the country. with me is sebastian usher — middle east analyst at the bbc world service. what has benjamin netanyahu sent? basically, he gave the information in a very brief tweet, saying that it was a unanimous decision to close down what he called a channel of incitement. it follows this decision by...
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in israel, protesters in tel aviv and jerusalem have been calling for a hostage deal. hundreds of people gathered in democracy square in tel aviv. relatives of the hostages also gathered at the kirya military base in tel aviv to urge the israeli government to make a deal. meanwhile, there've been renewed israeli airstrikes on rafah, which the hamas—run health authority said had killed more than 30 people in the last 2a hours. the idf said an islamichhad commander who led the seventh of october attacks had been killed. with me now is said shehata, from bbc arabic. is it possible to say where these talks are out in cairo because there are different noises coming from each side. can you tell us? unfortunately, no sins can you tell us? unfortunately, no signs of— can you tell us? unfortunately, no signs of progress _ can you tell us? unfortunately, no signs of progress since - can you tell us? unfortunately, no signs of progress since the l no signs of progress since the two sides do not want to back away from their demands, with thomas insisting end of war, permanent
in israel, protesters in tel aviv and jerusalem have been calling for a hostage deal. hundreds of people gathered in democracy square in tel aviv. relatives of the hostages also gathered at the kirya military base in tel aviv to urge the israeli government to make a deal. meanwhile, there've been renewed israeli airstrikes on rafah, which the hamas—run health authority said had killed more than 30 people in the last 2a hours. the idf said an islamichhad commander who led the seventh of...
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fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. meanwhile, us secretary of state antony blinken has met with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu injerusalem warning against a ground invasion of rafah, where 1.4 million displaced palestinians are sheltering. mr blinken also called on hamas to accept the terms of a ceasefire deal, that would see a pause in fighting and the release of some israeli hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners. here's our security correspondent frank gardner with more on what the deal could look like. we knew the rough idea of the deal which is that israel will permit the move northwards from rafah, in the south of gaza strip, back to the north end of the homes of displaced palestinian civilians. it will release thousands that we are not told how many—we presume thousands of palestinian prisoners from israeli jails and return of a figure of around 43 israeli hostages will be released from gaza. now, hamas are said to be considering it at the moment. they have not appreciated the pressure that
fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. meanwhile, us secretary of state antony blinken has met with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu injerusalem warning against a ground invasion of rafah, where 1.4 million displaced palestinians are sheltering. mr blinken also called on hamas to accept the terms of a ceasefire deal, that would see a pause in fighting and the release of some israeli hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners. here's our security correspondent frank gardner with more...
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fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. meanwhile, us secretary of state antony blinken has met with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu injerusalem warning against a ground invasion of rafah — wherei.1i million displaced palestinians are sheltering. mr blinken also called on hamas to accept the terms of a ceasefire deal, that would see a pause in fighting and the release of some israeli hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners. for more on the meeting, i'm joined now by mohamed taha from bbc arabic. lovely to see you this morning. let's start off with that meeting yesterday. what was the outcome between mr lincoln and mr netanyahu? we outcome between mr lincoln and mr netanyahu?— mr netanyahu? we saw some differences — mr netanyahu? we saw some differences between - mr netanyahu? we saw some differences between both - differences between both parties regarding the rougher operation. —— rafah. mr netanyahu said he will do the rafah operation whether opposing fighting will happen or not and antony blin
fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. meanwhile, us secretary of state antony blinken has met with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu injerusalem warning against a ground invasion of rafah — wherei.1i million displaced palestinians are sheltering. mr blinken also called on hamas to accept the terms of a ceasefire deal, that would see a pause in fighting and the release of some israeli hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners. for more on the meeting, i'm joined now by mohamed taha...
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our security correspondent is in jerusalem with more. >> ok, so a lot of things are happening or about to happen in this part of the world. over the coming hours and days. antony blinken has arrived here. he is spending less than a day in israel. he will be pushing for the cease-fire deal. i don't think he will be too impressed by the statements from prime minister netanyahu talking about going into rafah whether or not there is a cease-fire deal or truce deal because the u.s. is supposed to israel going into rafah. you also have got the icc, this is a real threat being taken very seriously by prime minister netanyahu and his cabinet. this is the threat by the international criminal court that israel believes is about to issue arrest warrants for a number of senior israeli military and political figures includinprime minister netanyahu for or at least in relation to israel's treatment of palestinians both in gaza and the west bank. prime minister netanyahu is absolutely livid about this. he has issued a furious rebuttal, saying this would be a historic mistake, but he is clearly very w
our security correspondent is in jerusalem with more. >> ok, so a lot of things are happening or about to happen in this part of the world. over the coming hours and days. antony blinken has arrived here. he is spending less than a day in israel. he will be pushing for the cease-fire deal. i don't think he will be too impressed by the statements from prime minister netanyahu talking about going into rafah whether or not there is a cease-fire deal or truce deal because the u.s. is supposed...
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our security respondent frank gardner is in jerusalem with more details. frank: what has been debated is the permission by the israeli military for large numbers of palestinian displaced people, currently who are sheltering south of the gaza strip and the city of rafah to move back to their homes in the north. that is something israel has resisted in the past. israel would also remove some of its forces from gaza. this would be during a 40 day truce. there would of course be the exchange of hostages and prisoners. probably hundreds, if not thousands of palestinian prisoners coming out of israeli jails in return for a rather lower figure than what was originally demanded by israel. an initial figure of about 33 israeli hostages. now, from the israeli side, there is dual pressure going on. pressure from e united states to do this deal and pressure domestically from all the families and friends of the hostages who have been demonstrating and shouting louder and louder against the government your policy is not working. the m netanyahu government said the best
our security respondent frank gardner is in jerusalem with more details. frank: what has been debated is the permission by the israeli military for large numbers of palestinian displaced people, currently who are sheltering south of the gaza strip and the city of rafah to move back to their homes in the north. that is something israel has resisted in the past. israel would also remove some of its forces from gaza. this would be during a 40 day truce. there would of course be the exchange of...