would you agree with what antony blinken said?d there will not be any permanent cease-fire. what we agreed to is the release of hostages. that was the deal we had, the deal hamas later violated. fighting has resumed. we still stand by it today. but so far, and negotiations to release hostages, the demands were delusional, as the israeli prime minister has called them. at some point antony blinken called and nonstarter's. nevertheless, we will continue to fight for the release of our stolen people in gaza while we continue to exert heavy military pressure on hamas, because we know that's the only thing that works against them, and continue to pursue the diplomatic avenue behind the scenes. >> we understand the negotiators from israel, which include the leader of masson, are heading to doha -- of muossad, are heading to doha tomorrow. >> the nature and terms are not something i can discuss with you. >> are you hopeful? are you feeling more hopeful that you are nearing some kind of agreement to see the return of those hostages? >> it

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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

blinken said there arejust a qatar, and antony blinken said there are just a few differences now thatwords, to the goal, the heart of the last yard remains. there is still a chasm of mistrust between the warring sides and nobody really expects an imminent breakthrough if, indeed, one is achieved at all. bringing you the latest here in washington. the senate has only a few hours to pass a critical bill that would avert a us government shutdown. if it doesn't, the federal government will be forced to stop most non—essential functions. earlier, the house of representatives approved a $1.2 trillion spending bill, but it still needs to be approved by the senate before midnight in washington. that's less than three hours away. we will continue to monitor that story for you throughout the night. and before we go, let's recap our top stories — gunman have killed at least 60 people at a theatre outside moscow. russian authorities say more than 100 others were injured. russia's national guard is searching for the gunmen, who have yet to be identified. ukraine has denied any involvement. that's

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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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

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

in a news conference with the egyptian foreign minister, us secretary of state antony blinken set outir shared priorities. there set out their shared priorities. is a clear consensus shared there is a clear consensus on the shared number of priorities. need for immediate sustained cease—fire with the release of hostages. that would create space for more humanitarian assistance to relieve the suffering of many people and to build something more enduring and we have been working with egypt, with israel to put a strong proposal on the table and hamas responded to that and negotiators continue to work in the gaps are narrowing and we are continuing to push for an agreement in doha. there is still difficult work to get there but i continue to believe it is possible. here's the take of our correspondent in jerusalem mark lowen diplomacy very much in motioned talking about how they believe an agreement is possible to end this war and even if it will be difficult in his words and talk about progress in his words and talk about progress in talking with regional actors about and what could run

well, antony blinken came to israel with a stark warning — that if the israeli government pursues itsated 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 hamas. antony blinken said that the us believes there is an alternative way to do that, and that an israeli delegation going to washington next week will receive plans or hear plans from the us of how to achieve that goal without sending the military into rafah. but mr blinken's warnings appear to have fallen on deaf ears because, once again, benjamin netanyahu repeated that — he said israel is determined to go into rafah and benjamin netanyahu said he told antony blinken that if israel does not have the us support, "we'll do it alone," in his words. it doesn't spell much hope for the continuing ceasefire talks in doha, which are ongoing between israel with israel — representatives of israel, the us, egypt and qatar. antony blinken said that there are just a few differences now that remain between the two warring sides an

secretary of state antony blinken says there is consensus between the u.s.aders on the need for an immediate cease-fire in gaza. mr. blinken's in cairo on his latest middle east tour for talks to shipboard -- to shore up support on a cease-fire. the top diplomat says israel needs to do more to allow humanitarian aid into gaza, where he said the entire population faces significant levels of food insecurity. the ua and also called for a cease-fire on thursday. the u.n. has issued a draft resolution to the security council for the first time calling for an immediate cease-fire tied to the release of hostages. the security council is expected to vote on the u.s. draft resolution on friday. we will take a listen to what mr. blinken had to say. >> there is a clear consensus around a number of shared priorities. first, the need for an immediate, 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. negotiators continue to work,

secretary of state antony blinken says there is consensus between the u.s.aders on the need for an immediate cease-fire in gaza. mr. blinken's in cairo on his latest middle east tour for talks to shipboard -- to shore up support on a cease-fire. the top diplomat says israel needs to do more to allow humanitarian aid into gaza, where he said the entire population faces significant levels of food insecurity. the ua and also called for a cease-fire on thursday. the u.n. has issued a draft resolution to the security council for the first time calling for an immediate cease-fire tied to the release of hostages. the security council is expected to vote on the u.s. draft resolution on friday. we will take a listen to what mr. blinken had to say. >> there is clear consensus around a number of shared priorities. first, the need for an immediate, 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. negotiators continue to work, th

antony blinken was speaking at a meeting of the un commission on narcotic drugs, in vienna.is travelling with mr blinken — and sent this report. while i think the fact that much of the day was spent by antony blinken at this un narcotics summit, the fact that he made a speech, the first secretary of state to do that, to this gathering shows how big an issue this has become for the united states. and how big a problem synthetic opioid and fennel are for the us administration. remember, nearly all the travel the secretary of state has been doing of late has been around the crisis and the war in the middle east — so to spend time doing this i think shows you that they are trying to grip this issue, and therefore how much of a challenge it has become for them. he talked about the scale of the problem, and we know a lot of these facts, but you mentioned the facts, but you mentioned the fact that more than 100,000 people per year are dying of lethal overdoses in the us, the vast majority of those are from synthetic opioids, most of those are fentanyl. he tried to get across the wa

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antony blinken has remarked 100% of gaza's population is suffering from severe food insecurity.continued to carry out what it calls humanitarian air drops on wednesday, delivering 6000 pounds of food to northern gaza where need is most critical. the u.k.'s largest delivery of aid has crossed the border and being distributed by the world food program. a full u.k. field hospital has been set up. joining me now is max, chief economist of the food and agriculture organization of the united nations. thank you for joining us on bbc news. your organization has warned gaza is on the brink of a catastrophic famine, that this level of hunger is unprecedented. if there is not an immediate cease-fire, how much longer can the people of gaza survive? >> the situation is critical, as it has been reported. famine is imminent and projected between mid-march and may 2024. that means people are in a catastrophic situation. this means all of these people will die if the problem is not resolved. according to the most likely scenario, both for north gaza, are classified for famine with reasonable evi

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

the secretary of state antony blinken _ future.e antony blinken talking about| future. the secretary of state | antony blinken talking about a much—needed aid and help for security, but as you alluding to, it's an incredibly unstable situation at the moment because we are talking about gangs and presumably there was gang leaders don't want to work together to move forward. the don't want to work together to move forward. ., , ., _, .,, ., forward. the gangs have cooperated to a decree forward. the gangs have cooperated to a degree to _ forward. the gangs have cooperated to a degree to come _ forward. the gangs have cooperated to a degree to come together - forward. the gangs have cooperated to a degree to come together to - forward. the gangs have cooperated to a degree to come together to put| to a degree to come together to put so much pressure on the state, that the prime minister's resignation has been forced. the questionnaires, do those gangs remain united, or do they fall back into their default position of fighting amongst

and in a second us intervention overnight, its top diplomat antony blinken said more needs to be doneve lives. if you look at some of the assessments that we're seeing now, they only underscore the urgency of making sure that this assistance is a priority and that it's sustained. again, 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. talks towards a ceasefire have restarted in qatar. i'm cautiously optimistic that - the negotiations have continued... negotiators cautioned that a deal will still take time. screaming explosion and in gaza's rubble, the prospect of a pause in fighting feels as far away as ever. anna foster, bbc news, jerusalem. let's go to mark lowen injerusalem. we've been reporting on those comments from the secretary of state, antony blinken, they are pretty stark in what he sees as the situation in gaza. what reaction i we had from the israeli government, if any? we had from the israeli government, if an ? , ., ., .,

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

this news conference is wrapping up and antony blinken and the egyptian foreign minister.concludes this part of antony blinken�*s trip before he heads to tel aviv on friday morning. we've heard here is reiterating the language that we now know is in this security council draft resolution that is to be put to the boat by the us. he's talked about the need for an immediate ceasefire, linked to the release of hostages. this is the key point about what the americans are talking about now is that they want to get that vote through but it endorses the process that has been going on in doha to try and get a ceasefire and the release of hostages that interaction ago session between israel and hamas in qatar, currently no signs of a breakthrough of that. another moment in this news conference from the egyptian foreign minister, he gave antony blinken a tick off, he talked about the double standards of the international community. notably meeting the us in terms of the international rules —based system, he suggested it was undermined and there was a moral imperative to hold to the i

as the crisis in haiti deepens, regional leaders, including us secretary of state antony blinken, meetnjamaica for emergency talks. also coming up on the world today... it was oppenheimer's night, winning seven awards. we'll have the latest. welcome to the world today, an hour of international news from the bbc. the princess of wales has apologised for the confusion over the family photograph issued by kensington palace on mother's day after several news agencies, including the largest uk news agency pa, pulled the photo, citing concerns over manipulation. pa said it had issued the image of the princess and her three children "in good faith", but was "killing it" — a term used by news agencies to describe when a photo is pulled from circulation, because no clarification had been received from kensington palace about its authenticity. several digital experts had raised concerns about possible manipulation of the photo, which is the first official one of the princess of wales since her recent abdominal surgery. let's get a quick look at the alleged changes. a closer look at the image rev

antony blinken in the region for his tour number six.rying to put this conflict in a wider perspective, trying to convince israel that it could be a normalisation to the relationship with saudi arabia and a contribution to arab states in the future rule of gaza and also a contribution to the palestinian authority. that is versus the vision of benjamin netanyahu inking the one state solution should be the only solution by the presence of israel in gaza and the continuation of that. he will also — the continuation of that. he will also keep a close eye on what is going on inside gaza, the military effort there. what's the latest on the raid on the al—shifa hospital, the key medical centre in gaza that israeli troops returned to? whenever there is a tour by a top american diplomat in the region or the negotiation between israel and hamas, we see this intensifying of fighting in gaza and more than 400 people died in gaza in the last day during the month of ramadan, and the aim is targeting what so—called emergency communities, so hamas opera

i think antony blinken will be desperately trying to breathe life into the cease-fire talks.talking about the day after when the guns fall silent in gaza and who and what could tried to reconstruct that territory. saudi arabia is key to all of this because the saudi's have said that if israel agrees to a cease-fire and agrees to a future independent palestinian state, then saudi arabia could normalize relations with israel, which is a huge prize for the israelis. the day after seems a million miles off at the moment because the present is the acute suffering another ground where as we heard earlier in the week famine could be declared in northern gaza unless a cease-fire is in place very soon and unless there is a sudden and huge injection of aid on the ground. >> still to come on the world today. u.k. government bans 15 powerful synthetic opioids after more than 100 deaths since last summer. and today is the international day of happiness, so what is the happiest country in the world? we find out later on the program. this is the world today on bbc news. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the u.k. go

. >>> tonight an update for you as secretary of state antony blinken is in jamaica, calling an emergency meeting with several caribbean leaders as the surge in violence in haiti has that country on the verge of collapse. over the weekend, the u.s. military evacuated some u.s. embassy workers for safety reasons. the turmoil started last month with these powerful gangs demanding that the prime minister step down. cbs's manuel bojorquez has more on the growing crisis. >> reporter: haiti is on the brink of collapse. armed gangs have a stranglehold on the capital, setting fire to police stations and storming prisons to free thousands of inmates. the latest violence led the u.s. to evacuate nonessential personnel from the embassy in port-au-prince over the weekend. but it's the haitian people who are caught in the middle. "the situation in the country is critical. people can no longer go about their business," says this man. the gangs are threatening all-out war unless haiti's prime minister, ariel henry, resigns. he's stuck in puerto rico after gangs attacked the main airport. today, secretar

this news conference just wrapped up with antony blinken and the egyptian foreign minister.hat now concludes this part of antony blinken �*s trip before he heads to tel aviv on friday morning. what we heard from him here is reiterating that language we now know is in the security council draft resolution that is to be put on a boat in the us for the talks about the need for an immediate ceasefire linked to the release of hostages. this is the key point about what the americans are talking about now, that they want to get that vote through and it reallyjust endorses the process being going on and diehard to get a ceasefire and the release of hostages. the indirect negotiation between israel and hamas in qatar currently no signs of a breakthrough with that. another notable moment in this news conference from the egyptian foreign minister, when he really gave antony blinken a ticking off, he talked about the double standards of the international community. notably meaning the us, in terms of the international rules —based system. he suggested was being undermined and there was

i had the honour of welcoming _ antony blinken had to say.den into a reliance, the 32nd _ welcoming sweden into a reliance, the 32nd nato ally and i again want to thank_ the 32nd nato ally and i again want to thank the foreign minister for the good — to thank the foreign minister for the good and important work that was done to— the good and important work that was done to bring us to the point of welcoming sweden into the alliance. we are _ welcoming sweden into the alliance. we are very focused together on alliance — we are very focused together on alliance issues. of course on the ongoing — alliance issues. of course on the ongoing russian aggression in ukraine — ongoing russian aggression in ukraine where truckee has been playing — ukraine where truckee has been playing as — ukraine where truckee has been playing as critical role in supporting ukraine and a whole variety— supporting ukraine and a whole variety of— supporting ukraine and a whole variety of ways and of course we focus _ variety of ways and of course we focus on — variety of

antony blinken was speaking at a meeting of the un commission on narcotic drugs in vienna, saying the trafficking and stop the epidemic spreading to other countries. a team of international scientists is carrying out a remarkable experiment in the arctic circle to find out if they can stop sea ice from melting as the world gets warmer. the scientists are trying to thicken the arctic�*s sea ice by pouring salt water on it. our science correspondent pallab ghosh has more. it's such a simple idea that it's surprising that no—one's tried it before. the team here are pumping sea water on top of the ice so that it freezes and thickens. the aim is to stop, maybe even reverse the loss of arctic sea ice caused by climate change. we are pumping around 1,000 litres per minute of sea water. today we'll add an extra layer, so we'll add probably another five to ten centimetres of ice thickness in this area. this was the extent of the arctic sea ice in september 1979. its sharp decline since then is alarming. so, could thickening the ice stop this trend? if not, polar bears and other arctic sea crea

secretary of state antony blinken in jamaica.a huge delegation there representing the u.n., france, and other stakeholders. they are trying to sort something out. but how much hope is there within haiti itself that this is going to happen? harold: well, hopes are high, but people are also very realistic about the possible outcomes, as the political situation remains very complicated. there are several proposals presented to the caracol man the international community. it is unclear if they will find one common ground to help the country get out of t political void we are facing right now. maryam: how worried are you personally about what is happening? harold: like everybody else, even if we are somewhat -- and personally i am in a safer part of town, we don't know for how long. the gangs have calmed down in the last few hours but it is unclear for how long and that threatens all the suppliers. we are totally not in a normal day. things are difficult. we have to be out and about and resupply. maryam: thank you very much. harold is

today is, as antony blinken said, adding for freedom _ as antony blinken said, adding for freedom todayfreedom today. sweden has made free, democratic sovereign and united choice _ democratic sovereign and united choice to— democratic sovereign and united choice tojoin nato. there is overwhelming support in our parliament and among our people. that is— parliament and among our people. that is a _ parliament and among our people. that is a strength both for sweden and for— that is a strength both for sweden and for the — that is a strength both for sweden and for the alliance. and as a strong — and for the alliance. and as a strong democracy, sweden will stand for the _ strong democracy, sweden will stand for the values in the washington treaty. — for the values in the washington treaty, signedjust for the values in the washington treaty, signed just a few blocks from _ treaty, signed just a few blocks from here, _ treaty, signed just a few blocks from here, 75 years ago. freedom of democracy, — from here, 75 years ago. freedom of democracy, individual liberty and the rule — democracy, i

secretary of state antony blinken news conference with the foreign minister of cairo.l and a cease fire. let's take a listen. >> second, there's an agreement as you heard on the urgent need to surge and sustain humanitarian assistance for the people of gaza. children should not be dying of malnutrition in gaza or anywhere else for that matter. 100%, 100% of the population of gaza is experiencing severe levels of acute food insecurity. we cannot, we must not allow that to continue. now, the cease fire that we're working on would be the best, most immediate way to enable us to surge humanitarian assistance but it's not the only way. regardless, we have to be doing that. we've seen some improvement over the last couple of weeks in getting humanitarian assistance to palestinians, but it's not enough. and as i said, we need to really surge and sustain the assistance across land, across sea, and across air. we have senior officials meeting today in cypress to coordinate the international efforts on the maritime corridor, and that includes support for the u.s. military missio

the us secretary of state, antony blinken, warns the entire population of gaza is suffering "severe levelse people most in need. 100% of the population of gaza is that severe levels of acute food insecurity. that's the first time an entire population has been so classified. and the princess of wales is seen for the first time since her surgery, out shopping with prince william. the president of the european council calls for economies to be put on a war footing against russia. and the local community fighting the pollution of one of britain's most beautiful rivers. hello. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. the entire population of gaza is in need of humanitarian assistance and is suffering "severe levels of acute food insecurity" — those are the words of the us secretary of state antony blinken today. it's a stark assessment of the ongoing crisis in the territory as american pressure on israel grows. mr blinken has urged israel to prioritise the delivery of supplies into gaza. it comes as the un human rights office has said is

the us secretary of state antony blinken in the region.e talks and the release of hostages. he says the gap between the two sides is narrowing. let's ta ke let's take a listen. 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 have 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 is possible. oliver mcternan is a former hostage negotiator who's in touch with people close to the talks on all sides. he says israel's position in negotiations may be different to what's being said officially. what i heard most recently is that the unofficial response from

let me take you life to vienna, antony blinken - down.ienna, antony blinken being down. let me take you life to - vienna, antony blinken being asked a question. he says the us has not seen a plan for rafah. g, seen a plan for rafah. a senior official visited _ seen a plan for rafah. a senior official visited telling _ seen a plan for rafah. a senior official visited telling financial l official visited telling financial institutions about the risk of violating sanctions on russia, did you discuss this with the secretary today and has it affected ties with the us? i want to ask on behalf of your colleagues because they want to ask questions as well. look, we are working every single day with the israeli government on all of the challenges that the situation poses. to israel, to palestinians, to other countries in the region. and that is happening across our governments and happening across our governments and happening on a whole variety of issues, including our commitment to help make sure israel is able to defend itself and not ever see

and in a second us intervention overnight, its top diplomat antony blinken said more needs to be done. if you look at some of the assessments that we're seeing now, they only underscore the urgency of making sure that this assistance is a priority and that it's sustained. again, 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. talks towards a ceasefire have restarted in qatar. i'm cautiously optimistic that - the negotiations have continued... negotiators cautioned that a deal will still take time. screaming. explosion. and in gaza's rubble, the prospect of a pause in fighting feels as far away as ever. let's speak to abeer etefa, who is the senior middle east spokesperson for the world food programme. welcome to bbc news. from your assessment on the work your organisation does, how bad are things in gaza? the organisation does, how bad are things in gaza?— things in gaza? the situation is uuite things in gaza? the situation is quite c

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and in a second us intervention overnight, its top diplomat antony blinken said more needs to be done. if you look at some of the assessments that we're seeing now, they only underscore the urgency of making sure that this assistance is a priority and that it's sustained. again, 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. talks towards a ceasefire have restarted in qatar. i'm cautiously optimistic that - the negotiations have continued... negotiators cautioned that a deal will still take time. screaming. explosion. and in gaza's rubble, the prospect of a pause in fighting feels as far away as ever. let's get the latest from our correspondent mark let's speak to drjames smith, an emergency doctor, who was working in al—aqsa hospital in central gaza earlier this year. welcome to bbc news. i would like to get your reaction to what we have heard from the us secretary of state, his stark and dire assessment of the situation in gaza but

the us secretary of state antony blinken has said the entire population of gaza is suffering severe levelsf acute food insecurity. in some of his strongest comments so far on the scale of the humanitarian crisis in the palestinian territory, mr blinken said it was israel's duty to prioritise providing for those in need. america's top diplomat is currenly in the philippines, and will be heading back to the middle east soon, to reenergise efforts to secure a ceasefire deal in gaza. our state department correspondent, tom bateman, is travelling with mr blinken — he sent this update from manila a short while ago. well, we now know that after this visit to southeast asia, antony blinken will head to the middle east. he's going to go tojeddah to meet the saudi leadership and then on to cairo to meet the egyptian leadership. the point of all this is to try to whip up support, not just to get the ceasefire deal over the line, but the backing of arab leaders to secure what they are referring to as a post war plan for gaza. but this is an absolutely critical issue now, because what we're seeing in g

us secretary of state antony blinken will travel to israel on friday, a previously unannounced stop oniddle east. mr blinken was in saudi arabia wednesday for discussions on what the us calls "an architecture for lasting peace." it's his sixth visit to the region since the start of the war in gaza. blinken's trip to tel aviv comes as relations have soured between us president biden and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. in a phone call on monday, mr biden again urged mr netanyahu to change course on his plans for a ground invasion of the packed southern city of rafah, where more than i.a million palestinians are sheltering, displaced by the war. on wednesday, mr netanyahu again rejected those warnings, saying he's already approved the plan. the bbc�*s mark lowen has more from jerusalem. it isa it is a plan that has drawn international condemnation and warnings of atrocities that could take place there. he said that he has approved the operational plan for rafah and he will soon approve the evacuation of civilians but added that it would take time for the incursion to begin. it

the us state department has confirmed that secretary of state antony blinken will travel to israel ashe's injeddah where he's meeting the saudi leadership. talks there will also focus on gaza's long—term, post—war future. 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". today, the uk's largest delivery of aid to gaza has crossed the border and is 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 where1.4 million displaced palestinians are sheltering. let's speak to our correspondent injerusalem, mark lowen. mark, israel's prime minister talking about preparing for that rafah invasion, is there any clue as to the timescale we are talking about? he to the timescale we are talking about? ,., . ., to the timescale we are talking about? ,., _, ., ~ to the timescale we

us secretary of state antony blinken says that the united states and arab leaders agree — there muste an immediate and sustained ceasefire in gaza. secretary blinken is making his sixth trip to the middle east since the israel—gaza war began. he's in egypt'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 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 res

america's top diplomat, antony blinken, says there's consensus between the us and arab allies on themartphone market and crushing competition. the world's most prestigious flower show hosts its first "no adults allowed" garden, designed by children, for children. hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. we begin with the latest on the israel—gaza conflict. the un security council will vote later on a draft resolution proposed by the us, which ties an immediate ceasefire in gaza to the release of hostages held by hamas. washington has previously vetoed three ceasefire resolutions, but has grown increasingly critical of israel's military campaign. america's top diplomat, antony blinken, is heading to tel aviv today, to continue talks on a plan to govern and secure gaza after the war. our correspondent in jerusalem mark lowen gave us his analysis. the wheels of diplomacy still very much in motion with the us secretary of state antony blinken talking about how he believes an agreement is possible to end this war, even if it will be difficult, in his words, and also talking about

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this hour on msnbc, breaking news overseas, secretary of state antony blinken antony blinken is in themiddle east this morning as the u.s. makes a new and urgent call for an immediate cease fire in gaza to the u.n. >>> also ahead, the ticking clock on capitol hill, the new plan to avoid a government shutdown before midnight tomorrow. time also running out for donald trump to pay a massive $464 million judgment. new reporting on his growing frustration that he just can't find the cash. >>> and a dangerous inmate on the run in idaho after a daring escape, the latest on the manhunt to track him down. ♪♪ >>> and we begin with breaking news overseas this morning, secretary of state antony blinken announcing overnight from the middle east that the u.s. has drafted a new resolution to the u.n. for an immediate cease fire in gaza tied to the release of israeli hostages. the u.s. has vetoed three previous cease fire resolutions at the u.n. the reversal coming as the toll of the destruction in gaza grows, and amid growing tension between israel's benjamin netanyahu and president biden. nbc's raf

us secretary of state antony blinken will travel to israel on friday, a previously unannounced stop on his current trip to the middle east. mr blinken was in saudi arabia, wednesday, for discussions on what the us calls "an architecture "for lasting on what the us calls "an architecture for lasting "peace". it's his sixth visit to the region since the start of the war in gaza. blinken�*s trip to tel aviv comes as relations have soured between us president biden and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. in a phone call on monday, mr biden again urged mr netanyahu to change course on his plans for a ground invasion of the packed southern city of rafah, where more than 1.4 million palestinians are sheltering, displaced by the war. on wednesday, mr netanyahu again rejected those warnings, saying he's already approved the plan. the bbc�*s mark lowen has more from jerusalem. it is a plan that has drawn international condemnation and warnings of atrocities that could take place there. he said that he has approved the operational plan for rafah and he will soon approve the evacuation of c

the us secretary of state antony blinken in the region. spoken last couple hours.e talks and the release of hostages. he says the gap between the two sides is narrowing. let's ta ke let's take a listen. a clear consensus around a number of shared priorities will stop 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 have 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 is possible. let's speak to oliver mcternan. he's a former hostage negotiator who's in touch with people close to the talks on all sides. he's also the director of forward thinking, an ngo which works to promote an inclusive peace process in the middle east. thank yo