we will have to unaue success -- mr blinken. we will have to gauge that _ success -- mr blinken.e to gauge that at _ success -- mr blinken. we will have to gauge that at the _ success -- mr blinken. we will have to gauge that at the end _ success -- mr blinken. we will have to gauge that at the end he - success -- mr blinken. we will have to gauge that at the end he is - to gauge that at the end he is planning to talk to these arab leaders about, he says he wants an immediate increase in humanitarian aid going into gaza, he's going to talk to them about the ongoing ceasefire talks, we have the egyptians and the qataris among those present, they have both been serving as mediators in the indirect talks between israel and hamas, and there is also a continued mention of there is also a continued mention of the need to come up with a post for gaza that we are hearing from the americans on this trip, what they are referring to as the post—war architecture, an architecture for lasting peace in the region. they say that they want to prevent hamas from coming back into powerfrom being ab

after this visit mr blinken will head — after this visit mr blinken will head to — after this visit mr to the middle east. on to cairo to media _ head to the middle east. on to cairo to media gypsy leadership. the point of this_ to media gypsy leadership. the point of this is_ to media gypsy leadership. the point of this is to _ to media gypsy leadership. the point of this is to with up support not 'ust of this is to with up support not just to — of this is to with up support not just to get _ of this is to with up support not just to get the ceasefire deal over the tine _ just to get the ceasefire deal over the line but the backing of arab leaders — the line but the backing of arab leaders to secure what they are referring — leaders to secure what they are referring to as a post—war plan for gaza _ referring to as a post—war plan for gaza this— referring to as a post—war plan for gaza this is— referring to as a post—war plan for gaza. this is an absolutely critical issue _ gaza. this is an absolutely critical issue now— gaza. this is an absolutely critical issue now because what we ar

let's also talk about antony blinken, the us secretary of state, | blinken, the us secretary of stateour, we are going to hearfrom also hearing that in the next hour, we are going to hear from the also hearing that in the next hour, we are going to hearfrom the us ambassador to the un, due to give a press conference about the new draft resolution which the us has put forward, which again reflects the change in tone of the us towards what is happening in israel at the moment? ., what is happening in israel at the moment? . ~ what is happening in israel at the moment? ., �* ., ,�* ~' what is happening in israel at the moment? . ~ ~ moment? yeah, antony blinken says the us is going _ moment? yeah, antony blinken says the us is going to — moment? yeah, antony blinken says the us is going to circulate _ moment? yeah, antony blinken says the us is going to circulate a - moment? yeah, antony blinken says the us is going to circulate a draft i the us is going to circulate a draft un resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, linked to the release of the hostages. the israeli

blinken is also saying the u.s.ing a draft you in security council calling for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire linked to the release of the hostages by hamas. the fact that the u.s. has vetoed three previous resolutions calling for a cessation of hostilities suggests the u.s. is hardening its language and getting increasingly exasperated by israel and the conduct of the war in gaza. the resolution the u.s. is circulating is still very much linked to the release of the hostages and demanding the hostages be released as part of the cease-fire deal. the exasperation with israel would grow if the u.s. military does indeed in -- if the israeli military does indeed invade rafa, which netanyahu has said he would do so to destroy hamas. but that would be in defiance of dire international warnings over the fate of the 1.5 million civilians sheltering there. blinken says a u.s. incursion into rafa would be a grave mistake. anchor: for the latest on those resolutions, i spoke with the former qatari director of fence opera

blinken was saying the u.s.culated a dra human security council resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire linked to the release of the hostages by hamas. the fact of the u.s. has blocked and vetoed three previous resolutions calling for a cessation of facilities suggests the u.s. is hardening its language and getting ineasingly exasperated by israel and the conduct of the war in gaza. even if the resolution that the u.s. is circulating is still linked to the recent hostages and demanding they be released as part of the cease-fire deal. the exasperation with israel i think would grow if the israeli military does invade rafa, as prime minister netanyahu said he's determined to do. he says israel needs to into rafa to destroy hamas. that would be in defiance of huge -- of dire international warnings over the fate of the 1.5 million civilians sheltering their. antony blinken has said again that an israeli incursion into rafa would be a mistake. >> is really forces say they have killed 114 palestini

the defiant message from mr netanyahu came after he held talks with antony blinken in tel aviv.d him i greatly appreciate the fact that for more than five months, we have been standing together in the war against hamas. i also told him that we recognise the need to evacuate the civilian population from the war zones and, of course, also take care of the humanitarian needs, and we are working to that end. but i also said that we have no way to defeat hamas without going into rafah and eliminating the rest of the battalions there, and i told him that i hope we will do it with the support of the united states but if we have to, we will do it alone. our correspondent injerusalem, mark lowen, gave his analysis on those talks between mr blinken and mr netanyahu. antony blinken came to israel with a stark warning, that if the israeli government pursues its intention to send the military into rafah in southern gaza, where an estimated 1.5 million civilians are sheltering, it could further isolate israel internationally and could perhaps fail to achieve israel's stated goal, which is to

blinken took off for israel.used on antony blinken trying to get the support of arab countries to back a plan, a postwar plan, for gaza which would be around trying to secure palestinian authority governance in gaza. so effectively having palestinian control in the gaza strip, backed by arab countries and crucially also financed by them, and helping to get palestinian security forces trained by these arab countries. among them, crucially, too, there would be the biggest sponsors, egypt here and saudi arabia. the fact is that none of this will really get off the ground until there is a breakthrough in the ceasefire for hostage release talks taking place indirectly between hamas and the israelis in doha. now, mr blinken said that he felt that the gap was narrowing on that, that they were getting closer to a breakthrough, though it certainly doesn't feel imminent at the moment. the next stop for the secretary of state is tel aviv, with the us—israeli relationship under severe stress at the moment, and i think key to

blinken is also saying the u.s.ing a draft you in security council calling for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire linked to the release of the hostages by hamas. the fact that the u.s. has vetoed three previous resolutions calling for a cessation of hostilities suggests the u.s. is hardening its language and getting increasingly exasperated by israel and the conduct of the war in gaza. even if the resolution the u.s. is circulating is still very much linked to the release of thhostages and demanding the hostages be released as part of the cease-fire deal. the exasperation with israel would grow if the u.s. military does indeed in -- if the israeli military does indeed invade rafa, which netanyahu has said he would do so to destroy hamas. but that would be in defiance of dire international warnings over the fate of the 1.5 million civilians sheltering there. blinken says a u.s. incursion into rafa would be a grave mistake. anchor: for the latest on those resolutions, i spoke with the former qatari director of fence

the defind message from mr netanyahu came after he held talks with blinken in tel aviv.eciate the fact that for more than five months, we have been standing together in the war against hamas. i also told him that we recognise the need to evacuate the civilian population from the war zones and, of course, also take care of the humanitarian needs, and we are working to that end. but i also said that we have no way to defeat hamas without going into rafah and eliminating the rest of the battalions there, and i told him that i hope we will do it with the support of the united states but if we have to, we will do it alone. 0ur correspondent injerusalem, mark lowen, gave his analysis on those talks between mr blinken and mr netanyahu. well, antony blinken came to israel with a stark warning — that if the israeli government pursues its intention to send the military into rafah, in southern gaza, where an estimated 1.5 million civilians are sheltering, it could further isolate israel internationally and could perhaps fail to achieve israel's stated goal, which is to destroy hama

with antony blinken today and _ translation: i met with antony blinken today and told _ translation:ony blinken today and told him - translation: i met with antony blinken today and told him i - translation: i met with antony i blinken today and told him i greatly appreciate the fact that for more than five months we have been standing together in the war against hamas. i also told him we recognise the need to evacuate the civilian publishing from the war zones and of course also take care of the humanitarian needs and we are working to that end is. but i also said we have no way to defeat hamas without going into rafah and eliminating the rest of the battalions there and i told him i hope we will do it with the support of the united states but if we have to we will do it alone. it was israel pellagra prime minister, the us secretary state andrew blinken has also been speaking just before departing from israel. he said an offensive on the city of rafah would risk further isolating israel and damaging its long—term security. we isolating israel and damaging its long-term security.— is

we know that mr blinken was _ to climb over. we know that mr blinken was in _ to climb over.he - to climb over. we know that mr blinken was in cairo, he was . blinken was in cairo, he was meeting with several other leaders in the regionful he did not meet, of course, with iran, but iran doe5 not meet, of course, with iran, but iran does have a role to play here, doesn't it, not only in the conflict or any sort of peace process or ceasefire going forward. at, peace process or ceasefire going forward-— peace process or ceasefire auoin forward. . , ., going forward. a very important oint to going forward. a very important point to bear— going forward. a very important point to bear in _ going forward. a very important point to bear in mind _ going forward. a very important point to bear in mind is - going forward. a very important point to bear in mind is that - point to bear in mind is that iran is point to bear in mind is that iran i5a point to bear in mind is that iran is a major player here. major protagonist. while we have to have to address the real needs of israelis an bu

the defiant message from mr netanyahu came after he held talks with antony blinken in tel aviv.ation: i met with antony blinken today. - i told him i greatly appreciate the fact that for more than five months, we have been standing together in the war against hamas. i also told him that we recognise the need to evacuate the civilian population from the war zones and, of course, also take care of the humanitarian needs, and we are working to that end. but i also said that we have no way to defeat hamas without going into rafah and eliminating the rest of the battalions there, and i told him that i hope we will do it with the support of the united states but if we have to, we will do it alone. our correspondent injerusalem, mark lowen, gave his analysis on those talks between mr blinken and mr netanyahu. well, antony blinken came to israel with a stark warning — that if the israeli government pursues its intention to send the military into rafah, in southern gaza, where an estimated 1.5 million civilians are sheltering, it could further isolate israel internationally and could per

america's top diplomat, secretary of state, antony blinken, has secretary of state, antony blinken, beenng str| has said that 100% of gaza's population is at "severe levels of acute food insecurity." his comments come as a united nations backed report says famine is imminent in northern gaza, as the war between israel and hamas continues. it could come as soon as may as the war continues. the un is warning that 1 million people, that's half of the territory's population, are now facing starvation. the european union's foreign policy chief, josep borrell, accused israel of using starvation as a weapon of war, a claim israel rejects. here's what us secretary of state antony blinken said a short time ago. according to the most respected measure of these things, 100% of the population in gaza is at severe levels of acute food insecurity. that's the first time an entire population has been so classified. we also see again, according to, in this case, the united nations, 100% — the totality of the population — is in need of humanitarian assistance. blinken�*s comments follow us presidentjoe bi

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blinken: thanks. in terms of the meeting today, the focus was on the maritime corridor and the pier, the dock that we'll be building, that the president announced in the state of the union. today was, with the countries that are directly participating in both helping to establish that pier, that dock, but also o collect assistance and then to send it off by sea that we'll be building. so that's what this is about and it was really following up on the president's state of the union message, following up in very concrete ways to get this moving, to the this off the ground -- to get this off the ground. the military is also working intensely on this. we want to get this up and running as quickly as possible but it demands participation among the donor countries, the participating countries and israel. that's what we're focused on today. again, i want to emphasize that this efforis vital, but it's, again, a complement to, not a substitute for, other means of access for humanitariance to gay the overland a

blinken: thanks.terms of the meeting today, the focus was on the maritime corridor dock that we'll be building, that the president announced in the state of the union. so what we were talking about today was, with the countries that are directlyin both helpinh that pier, that dock, but also putting in place the system to o send it off by sea to the dock that we'll be building. so that's what this is about and the president's state of the union message, following up in very concrete ways to get this moving, to the this off the the military is also working intensely on this. we want to get this up and running as quickly as possible t demands participation among the donor countries, the participating countries and israel. that's what we're focused on today. again, i want to that this effort is vital, but it's, again, a complement substitute for, other means of access for humanitarian assistance to gaza and notably the overland access. as theond part our question, i'm not going to engage in hypotheticals.

here's what us secretary of state antony blinken said a short time ago. european union's foreign policy chief, josep borrell, accused israel of using starvation as a weapon of war, a claim israel rejects. here's what us secretary of state antony blinken said a short time ago. according to the most respected measure of these things, 100% of the population in gaza is at severe levels of acute food insecurity. that's the first time an entire population has been so classified. we also see again, according to, in this case, the united nations, 100% — the totality of the population — is in need of humanitarian assistance. blinken�*s comments follow us presidentjoe biden�*s first call with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in over a month on monday. mr biden told mr netanyahu that a major ground operation in the city of rafah would be a mistake. mr netanyahu defended the possibility saying opposing the operation was akin to opposing total defeat of hamas. let's get more on that phone call between the two leaders. joining us from new york is cbs news�* ja

take a listen to what mr blinken had to say.'s a clear consensus around a number of shared priorities. first, the need for an immediate and sustained ceasefire with the release of hostages. that would create space to surge more humanitarian assistance to relieve the suffering of many people and to build something more enduring. negotiators continue to work, the gaps are narrowing, and we are continuing to push for an agreement in doha. it is still difficult work to get there, but i continue to believe it's possible. the us submitted a draft resolution to the un security council, for the first time calling for an immediate ceasefire tied to the release of hostages. the security council is expected to vote on the us draft resolution on friday. our us state department correspondent tom bateman is travelling the middle east with secretary blinken, and sent this report from that conference in cairo. this news conference is wrapping up and antony blinken and the egyptian foreign minister. that concludes this part of antony blinken�*s

secretary blinken making that announcement, saying the u.s. has now put forward a security council resolution at the united nations that would call for such a move as blinken was traveling in saudi arabia as he begins his sixth mid-east diplomatic push since this war started now this appears to mark a shift in tone, if not policy for the u.s., because the biden administration has resisted calls for a long time for a cease-fire, saying that that would leave israel defenseless against hamas in the future. but those keywords tied to a hostage release. they want to make this part an parcel to a broader agreement with hamas that would see hostages from the gaza strip released back into israel. blinken will be hideeaded to ise for another diplomatic effort to try to get them to take a deep breath before another offensive into rafah the u.s. says it is still waiting to see a solid plan from the israeli government about how israel could protect civilians if kodoes go into rafah >>> new this morning, "the wall street journal" is reporting that the u.s.

if you look at the language, particularly from blinken. so the gaps are narrowing, but there are still gaps there when we look at this hostage deal, a lot of the talk has been obviously around how long any pause in the fighting would last. so people are talking about about six weeks then the number of hostages to be released, 40 is the number that jomana karadsheh was suggesting to me when i spoke to earlier, are correspondent and then in return, obviously hundreds of palestinian prisoners as well. the 40 hostages, including idf soldiers, female idf soldiers. so when they talk about the gaps are narrowing we're all assuming it's around those three factors. how many palestinian prisoners, how many israeli hostages, and how long this pause will last? >> yeah, maximum looking at the new a cover of the economist out this morning and it's headline is israel alone with, of course, the israeli flag in the desert and they kind of through the precarious political position that israel is in on the world stage. >> as this has evolved, and the challen

it’s let's have a listen to what antony blinken had to say.— let's have a listen to what antony blinken to say. it's also urgent irrespective _ blinken had to say. it's also urgent irrespective of _ blinken had to say. it's also urgent irrespective of ceasefire _ blinken had to say. it's also urgent irrespective of ceasefire to - irrespective of ceasefire to dramatically increase the humanitarian assistance getting to people _ humanitarian assistance getting to people inside gaza. the situation for children and women and men who are caught _ for children and women and men who are caught in— for children and women and men who are caught in the crossfire is unacceptable and unsustainable. israel_ unacceptable and unsustainable. israel has — unacceptable and unsustainable. israel has to maximise every possible _ israel has to maximise every possible means, every possible method — possible means, every possible method of getting assistance to people — method of getting assistance to people who need it.— method of getting assistance to people who need it. meanwhile on the round and people wh

blinken: thanks. of the meeting today, the focus was on the maritime corridor and the pier, the dock that we'll be building, that the president announced in the state of the union. so what we were talking about today was, with the countries pg in both helping to establish that pier, that dock, but also putting in place the system to o send it off by sea to the dock that we'll be building. so that's what this is about and it was really following up on the president's state of the union message, following up in very concrete ways to get this moving, to the this off the - get this off the ground. the military is also working intensely on this. we want to get this up and running as quickly as possible n among the donor countries, the participating countries and israel. that's what we're focused on today. again, i want to emphasize that this effort is vital, but it's, again, a complement to, not a substitute for, other means of access for humanitarian assistance to gaza and notably f your question, i'm not

it's important to note that secretary blinken is in cairo. he met with president cc, the egyptian foreign minister, and a large group of ministers and diplomats before he heads to israel tomorrow, and israel prime minister, benjamin netanyahu approved an israeli delegation to meet with the head of the cia, william burns, along with the head of egyptian intelligence to push for the release of these hostages, so a lot of moving parts here, that are all focused oncoming to some sort of a deal. >> thank you very much. we're going to dip into the presser with antony blinken in a few minutes, but coming up in 60 seconds, what about declaring bankruptcy. donald trump has done it before. why won't he do it now? wanna know how i get this glow?! i get ready with new olay indulgent moisture body wash. it smells amazing and gives my skin over the top moisture! from dull to visibly glowing in 14 days! ♪♪ see the difference with olay. sorry, party is cancelled. waiting on the cable internet guy. ♪ first, i had cable. ♪ ♪ but those cords weren't me. ♪ ♪ so

wissa secretary blinken's sixth - secretary blinken�*s sixth diplomatic tour of the region, what hased since he first started travelling there? we cannot see much that he achieved there amongst that conflict between israel and the us, he is trying to push the two—state solution that the us is really believing in. again, it is the one state solution that benjamin netanyahu and his right—wing government want to achieve by keeping their military presence in gaza, by not accepting the ceasefire, and by trying to eliminate hamas. that is why the united states at this moment are putting the un resolution to vote to put pressure on israel to accept that ceasefire somehow to allow the humanitarian aid to come to gaza. , . ~ , ., humanitarian aid to come to gaza. , , ., ., gaza. very quickly on that oint, gaza. very quickly on that point. the _ gaza. very quickly on that point, the humanitarian . gaza. very quickly on that - point, the humanitarian point, people are dying from starvation now so it really is very urgent. it starvation now so it really is very urgent-— starvation now so it real

it comes as the us secretary of state anthony blinken is in egypt to discuss a post—war plan to governnd secure gaza. after meeting senior ministers from six arab states and the palestinian authority in cairo, mr blinken says there's consensus between them on the need for an immediate and sustained ceasefire. in a news conference with the egyptian foreign minister, he set out their shared priorities. there's a clear consensus around a number of shared priorities. first, the need for an immediate and sustained cease—fire with the release of hostages. that would create space to surge more humanitarian assistance to relieve the suffering of many people and to build something more enduring. we've been working, as you know, with egypt and qatar and with israel to put a strong proposal on the table. hamas responded to that and negotiators continue to work, the gaps are narrowing, and we are continuing to push for an agreement in doha. it is still difficult work to get there, but i continue to believe it's possible. our correspondent in jerusalem mark lowen gave us his analysis. well, the whe

i asked here, what are the main takeaways from blinken�*s speech.nk the secretary of state is sending yet another clear signal that the united states is drawing closer to enough is enough. again, the objections are the way that the government of israel is prosecuting this conflict, not their right to self defense or the need to ensure that hamas does not lead a new government in the gaza strip. but the demand to take care of the civilians in the gaza strip, i million millions of gazans as well, millions of gazans, as well as the hostages, the return of the hostages, but recognising that the hostages are in just as much danger as every other person in the gaza strip. we do have to keep in mind, i do want to add, with regard to a un security council resolution, that there have been over 200 resolutions with regard to israel over the years. and the last one that passed in december called for the opening of every border crossing into the gaza strip to get humanitarian assistance in. and that has not happened. indeed, i do want to ask you about the un re

they are important players that mr blinken has to have on board.term here as well as focus on the immediate problems of getting aid into gaza and of solving the issues between israel and hamas that are at the moment preventing a new deal on the truce that would see the release of more of the israeli hostages still held by hamas. i think we are seeing a change in the messaging on this trip. mr blinken, when he has talked about that un security council draught resolution that has been drawn up, that is significant. we don't know much about the details or the timing, but of course the us, israel's closest ally, has repeatedly shielded it at the un security council. it has used its veto power to block previous resolutions, draught resolutions, calling for a ceasefire in gaza. when mr blinken comes here to israel, something else i think we are going to be hearing a lot about is this plan of israel to go into rafah in the south. we've had israeli officials in the past few hours just reiterating how important that is for israel, saying the war cannot be w

on friday, secretary blinken told reporters about the progress being made.re seven seats on this transitional council, and most of the parties or stakeholders that were given a seat have actually named their representative to the council. there are a couple that still haven't, so that's a work in progress. but we've seen that move forward. our central america and carribbean correspondent, will grant, was recently allowed access into the country — and sent this report. after a couple get a few days at the border, we are now among the first international journalists to make it into haiti since the current wave of violence began stop and we've come, we were driven to the coastal city of cap haitian. now haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere, and this current crisis is creating so much more humanitarian need and what was already an extremely complex picture. some statistics lay outjust how difficult and grim that picture is — 360,000 people are internally displaced in haiti at present, some 3000 women due to give birth may receive up silly no ma

today is, as second retear blinken freedom today.n has made free democratic sovereign and united choice to join support in our parliament and among our people. that is the strength, both of sweden if and for the alliance. and as a strong democracy, sweden will stand for the values in washington treaty, blocks fr5 years ago. freedom, democracy, individual liberty, and the rule law. sweden is, as was mentioned, now lead #-g00 years of neutrality in militaryalign -- is now leaving 200 years neutrality and military nonalignment b natural. membership means we are coming home to the alliance for peace and coming home to alie for free dm to which many belong. also home to our neighbors security cooperation. home to the circle of countries where we, for generations, have belonged. we will defend freedom together with the countries closest to us both in terms of values. the security situation in our region has not been this serious since the second world war. russia will stay a serious threat to the euro-atlanticture. it was in this light tha

i would personally >> i would personally like to thank both president biden and you, secretary blinken for your invaluable y efforts and personal commitments during the process. i would also like to thank all nato allies who have supported our succession and welcome nato of 32nd member alliance. we are humbled but we are also proud. we will live up to high expectations from all nato allies. united we stand unity and solidarity will be sweden's guiding light as a nato member where we share burdens responsibilities and risks with other allies. today is as secretary blinken said it's a victory for freedom free democrat sovereign and united choice to join nato. there is on overwhelming support in our parliament and among our people. that is a strength both for sweden and for the and as a strong democracy sweden will stand for the values in washington treaty, just a few blocks 75 years ago. freedom, democracyhe rule of law. sweden is as was mentioned now leading 200 years of neutrality and military behind. it is a major step but at the same time a very natural step. membership means that we

secretary blinken is making his sixth trip to the middle east since the israel—gaza war began, he's ingypt's capital of cairo to shore up support for a ceasefire. america's top diplomat said israel needs to do more to allow humanitarian aid into gaza, where he said the entire population faces severe levels of food insecurity. the european union also added to calls for a ceasefire on thursday. take a listen to what mr blinken had to say: there's a clear consensus around a number of shared priorities. first, the need for an immediate and sustained ceasefire with the release of hostages. that would create space to surge more humanitarian assistance to relieve the suffering of many people and to build something more enduring. negotiators continue to work, the gaps are narrowing, and we are continuing to push for an agreement in doha. it is still difficult work to get there, but i continue to believe it's possible. the us submitted a draft resolution to the un security council, for the first time calling for an immediate ceasefire tied to the release of hostages. the security council is exp

secretary blinken says the u.s. has just put forward a u.n. security council draft resolution, calling for an immediate cease-fire that is tied to a release of hostages. blinken making that announcement in saudi arabia on the first stop in this mideast tour, and it does appear to represent a shift in tone for the biden administration, which has long resisted growing global calls for a permanent cease-fire in the gaza strip, saying israel needed a chance to defend itself following the october 7 hamas terrorist attacks. but the u.s. is emphasizing that the cease-fire should be tied to a hostage deal in which some of those israeli hostages in the gaza strip should be released in exchange for palestinian prisoners. what is now unclear is whether the u.s. is calling for a permanent cease-fire or a temporary cease-fire that would be part of the hostage release the u.s. is also resisting israel's plans for a military operation in southern gaza in rafah, where more than a million palestinian civilians are sheltering that will be the focus of blinken's

amy: secretary of state antony blinken is back in israel as the u.s., for the first time, introduces a u.n. security council resolution supporting a ceasefire in gaza after months of vetoing either ceasefire calls. we will get the latest and speak to a doctor just back from gaza as world health organization warns the looming famine is putting the future of a generation in peril. then to the goon squad. six white law enforcement officers in mississippi have incidents touch 40 years in prison for torturing two black men, michael jenkins and eddie parker. one of the torture survivors will join us along with his attorney malik shabazz. >> this is a history making moment was top i'm just so sorry it had to come on they've accepted pain-and-suffering, the torture and shooting and abuse and waterboarding of michael jenkins and eddie parker, our clients. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. israel is continuing its relentless assault on the gaza strip, with deaths reported earlier today in residential areas

blinken: thanks.terms of the meeting today, the focus was on the maritime corridor and the pier, the dock that we'll be building, that the president announced in the state of the union. so what we were talking about today was, with the countries that are directly participating helping to establish that pier, that dock, but also putting in place the system to collect assistance and then to send it off by sea to the dock that we'll be building. so that's what this is about and it was really following up on the president's state of the union message, following up in very concrete ways to get this moving, to the this off the ground -- to get this off the ground. the litary is also working intensely on this. we want to get this up and running as quickly as possible but it demands participation among the donor countries, the participating countries and israel. that's what we're focused on today. again, i want to emphasize that this effort is vital, but it's, again, a complement to, not a for humanitarian as

take a listen to what mr blinken had to say.re's a clear consensus around a number of shared first, the need for an immediate and sustained ceasefire with the release of hostages. that would create space to surge more humanitarian assistance to relieve the suffering of many people and to build something more enduring. negotiators continue to work, the gaps are narrowing, and we are continuing to push for an agreement in doha. it is still difficult work to get there, but i continue to believe it's possible. the us says it will bring a draft resolution to the un security council on friday. of hostages held by hamas. our correspondent mark lowen is following efforts to stop the violence, and sent this report from jerusalem. the rules of diplomacy is still very much in motion, antony blinken believes torque is possible to end this war even if you will be difficult, in his words, and also talking about how this progress with talking with regional actors about who and what could run a reconstructed gaza after the guns fall silent. isr

and i asked mr blinken this here in manila, was the current crisis a harbinger of gaza's future?ause there are such crucial differences between arab leaders and the americans on one hand and the israelis on the other about what a post—war situation in gaza should look like. and he replied with perhaps his strongest comments yet on the scale of the humanitarian crisis in gaza, so that he said that 100% of the population, according to the most respectable measure, he said, was now experiencing severe levels of acute food insecurity. he compared this to the dire food insecurity situation in sudan and in afghanistan and said that this was worse. and this was the first time that an entire population, 100% of the population, had been classified as such. now, he repeated his call for hamas to lay down arms to release hostages. he said ultimately they were responsible. but he called on israel with urgency, he said, to let more aid in and he said it was incumbent on the israelis to ensure that adequate humanitarian assistance gets into gaza. and we know that the americans have been unsucc

nation's chief diplomat, secretary of state antony blinken is anthony blinken.king on taking on an issue that hits close to home. lincoln is calling on other countries to step up and helped the u.s. fight. the fentanyl crisis. our reshad hudson talked one-on-one with secretary about his efforts. >> secretary of state antony blinken is used to dealing with problems on the world stage, but now he is turning his attention to the fentanyl crisis here at home. every city, every state has been affected by the opioid crisis thursday. blinken travel to vienna for the annual meeting of the un commission on narcotic drugs. he is calling on other countries to do more to stop the trafficking of fentanyl and other synthetic drugs. this an international problem, not a domestic problem. >> blinken says most of the fit in all killing americans is coming from china. he says president biden has been forceful and getting china to crack down on making the deadly china has put out the regulations. >> telling its companies that they can't be involved in this in the strait. it has act

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mr blinken will also travel to egypt, where he will meet arab foreign ministers and he will also go tosit comes after he warned that gaza's population is starving, saying that its 2 million people are experiencing "severe levels of acute food insecurity". on wednesday, the uk's largest delivery of aid to gaza crossed the border and it's being distributed by the world food programme. a full uk field hospital has also been set up in the territory. meanwhile, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says that preparations are under way for the invasion of rafah in the southern gaza strip our correspondent, mark lowen, gave an update from jerusalem once agaihn, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has declared his intention and determination to send the israeli army into rafah in southern gaza, where some one and a half million people are thought to be sheltering. it is a plan that has drawn international condemnation and warnings of atrocities that could take place there. he has said that he has approved the operational plan for rafah and that he will soon approve the evacuation o

blinken has urged israel to prioritize supplies into gaza.isten to some of what mr. >> according to the most respected measure of these things, 100% of the population in gaza is at severe levels of acute food insecurity. that's the first time an entire population has been so classified. we also see, again, according to, in this case, the united nations, 100%, the totally of the population, is in need of humanitarian assistance. >> that was a stark warning from the u.s. secretary of state but benjamin netanyahu saysst no way to destroy hamas and rafah other than by a ground incursion. as talks in qatar continue to pursue a cease-fire deal. >> we, of course, share in this desire to allow an orderly exit of the population and provide aid to the civilian population but i made it clear to the president that we're determined to complete the elimination of these battalions in rafah and there's no way to do it other than the ground invasion. >> earlier early got the reaction from our northeast correspondent and our north america correspondent. >> wel

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that is antony blinken over the last _ get it done.blinken over the last 24 _ get it done. that is antony blinken over the last 24 hours, _ get it done. that is antony blinken over the last 24 hours, more - over the last 24 hours, more pressure on israel out of washington. today, president biden has praised the speech made by the us senate leader chuck schumer, where he called for elections to be held in israel. yesterday, schumer, the highest ranking jewish partition in the us described benjamin netanyahu as a threat to peace. the president said he thought that mr schumer had expressed concerns shared by many americans. do you have any comments around senator schumer's speech on israel yesterday? senator schumer contacted my staff, my senior staff, he was going to make that speech. and he... i'm not going to elaborate on the speech, he made a good speech and i think he expressed a serious concern shared notjust by him but by many americans. let's turn to what is happening in gaza. that aid ship who spent two days arriving to gaza has

blinken: thanks.n terms of the meeting today, e e corridor and the pier, the dock that we'll be building, that the president announced in the state of the union. so what we were talking about today was, with the countries that are directly participating in both helping to establish that pier, that dock, but also putting in place collect assistance and then to send it off by sea to the dock that we'll be building. so that's what this is about and it was really following up on the president's state of the union message, following up in very concrete ways to get this moving, to the this off the ground -- to get this off the ground. the military is also working intensely on this. we want to get this up and nn but it demands participation among the donor countries, the participating countries and israel. that's what we're focused on today. again, i want to emphasize that this effort is vital, but it's, again, a complement to, not a substitute for, other means of access for humanitarian assistance to gaza a

anthony blinken has been meeting the saudi leadership injeddah on his first stop.unced it will donate a0 million dollars to the un agency for palestinian refugees. mr blinken will also travel to egypt where he will meet arab foreign ministers and he will also go to israel. mr blinken�*s visit comes after he warned that gaza's population is starving, saying that its two million people are experiencing severe levels of acute food insecurity. the uk's largest delivery of aid to gaza crossed the border on wednesday. it's being distributed by the world food programme. a full uk field hospital has also been set up in the territory. meanwhile, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says that preparations are underway for the invasion of rafah in the southern gaza strip. our correspondent, mark lowen, has this update from jerusalem. once again, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has declared his intention and determination to send the israeli army into rafah in southern gaza, where some 1.5 million people are thought to be sheltering. it is a plan that has draw

secretary of state antony blinken said the u.s.see a clear plan for israel's proposed assault on rafah including how civilians will be moved out of harm's way. president biden praised a speech made by chuck schumer in which the senator called for new elections and said the israeli prime minister is a threat to peace. pres. biden: senator schumer contacted my senior staff. i am not going to elaborate on his speech. he made a good speech. i think he expressed serious concern shared by many. >> the israeli government has pushed back against chuck schumer's comments. aid agencies continue to warn about the situation in gaza. a ship carrying supplies has arrived and is waiting off the coast. it is a test run for what hopes to become a new route for aid. >> israel has said it will send a delegation to doha are to discuss the new cease-fire proposal that was put forward by hamas which would involve a six-week truce. the release of some israeli hostages, dozens and possibly hundreds of palestinian prisoners from israeli jails. israel's pri