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ben-gvir and most of us want to resettle the gaza strip. that is an ultimate disaster so it may be that gantz thought he could save himself but fight for another day and improve his political chances. but it leads to a suboptimal outcome for everybody else. >> what does that mean, stephen, for the united states in the situation? you got the secretary of state, antony blinken now heading to the region for the eighth time since october 7th. they are on the cusp of waking up to an israeli government that is more extreme and, as you just said, potentially calling for the resettling, the full reoccupation of gaza and the displacement, perhaps, of the palestinians. if you do bring in people, or not bring in, but to give people like into mark ben-gvir more power over the conduct of this war and gaza policy. >> i was perhaps the least optimistic person in washington when it came to a cease-fire anyways. and i am even less optimistic about this. there is no basis for agreement at this point. unfortunately, it seems, after all this terrible bloodshed
ben-gvir and most of us want to resettle the gaza strip. that is an ultimate disaster so it may be that gantz thought he could save himself but fight for another day and improve his political chances. but it leads to a suboptimal outcome for everybody else. >> what does that mean, stephen, for the united states in the situation? you got the secretary of state, antony blinken now heading to the region for the eighth time since october 7th. they are on the cusp of waking up to an israeli...
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to be his political buffer_ itamar ben—gvir to be his political buffer zone and he can say i am the buffer zone and he can say i am the good cop, i am the victim. this is life, _ good cop, i am the victim. this is life. i_ good cop, i am the victim. this is life. i have — good cop, i am the victim. this is life. i have to— good cop, i am the victim. this is life, i have to take into consideration my partners and the coaiition— consideration my partners and the coalition and i don't have enough power~ _ coalition and i don't have enough power. hamas we'll surprise us and disappoint — power. hamas we'll surprise us and disappoint him and say yes, we can accept _ disappoint him and say yes, we can accept the — disappoint him and say yes, we can accept the deal.— accept the deal. explained to us what happens — accept the deal. explained to us what happens with _ accept the deal. explained to us what happens with gantz, - accept the deal. explained to us what happens with gantz, they l accept the deal. explained to us i what happens with gantz, they are not talking about propping up the
to be his political buffer_ itamar ben—gvir to be his political buffer zone and he can say i am the buffer zone and he can say i am the good cop, i am the victim. this is life, _ good cop, i am the victim. this is life. i_ good cop, i am the victim. this is life. i have — good cop, i am the victim. this is life. i have to— good cop, i am the victim. this is life, i have to take into consideration my partners and the coaiition— consideration my partners and the coalition and i don't have...
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take for example national security minister itamar ben- gvir.palestinians and israelis call the temple mount. the move was called the court, shattering of the status quo, since the rules about who is allowed where at this compound are extremely delicate in the far right israeli leader marching through the muslim holy site is typically seen as a provocation of violence. case in point, it was september 20th, 2000, one right-wing opposition leader sure alts made the same track as ben- gvir, a move that helped spark a second [ inaudible ] ending any hopes of palestinian peace accord. so, ben-gvir knew exactly what he was doing and when the u.s. government continues to give israel unconditional financial, military and diplomatic support and aid, americans should know exactly who and what their tax dollars are supporting. more ayman after a quick break. ♪ i'm gonna hold you forever... ♪ ♪ i'll be there... ♪ ♪ you don't... ♪ ♪ you don't have to worry... ♪ (man) every time i needed a new phone, ♪ you don't... ♪ i had to switch carriers... (roommate) i t
take for example national security minister itamar ben- gvir.palestinians and israelis call the temple mount. the move was called the court, shattering of the status quo, since the rules about who is allowed where at this compound are extremely delicate in the far right israeli leader marching through the muslim holy site is typically seen as a provocation of violence. case in point, it was september 20th, 2000, one right-wing opposition leader sure alts made the same track as ben- gvir, a move...
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and what it means, i think, is that those further to the right, the likes of itamar ben—gvir, who isnce. and i'm just seeing that mr ben—gvir has requested himself that he now should be allowed to join the war cabinet. yes, there was a lot of build—up, wasn't there, in terms of ben—gvir�*s response to this, in local press describing it as very happy, that if he were to resign he would be very happy indeed. we now know that benny gantz has done that. there were two other names that were mentioned in that press conference, jon. one of those was the defence minister, yoav gallant. the other, another former military chief, like benny gantz, was gadi eisenkot. he also had spoken about possibly standing down, hadn't he? he had done, yes. and it's not clear at the moment whether he will do as well. that remains to be seen. but as i say, he would be the removal of another very experienced voice, long military experience and at a time, of course, when israel is at war. officials from the hamas—run health ministry in gaza say that the israeli raid on a refugee camp on saturday — which led to t
and what it means, i think, is that those further to the right, the likes of itamar ben—gvir, who isnce. and i'm just seeing that mr ben—gvir has requested himself that he now should be allowed to join the war cabinet. yes, there was a lot of build—up, wasn't there, in terms of ben—gvir�*s response to this, in local press describing it as very happy, that if he were to resign he would be very happy indeed. we now know that benny gantz has done that. there were two other names that...
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yes, there was a lot of build—up, wasn't there, in terms of ben—gvir�*s response to this?y happy, that if he were to resign he would be very happy indeed. we now know that benny gantz has done that. there were two other names that were mentioned in that press conference, jon. one of those was the defence minister, yoav gallant. the other, another former military chief, like benny gantz, was gadi eisenkot. he also had spoken about possibly standing down, hadn't he? he had done, yes. and it's not clear at the moment whether he will do as well. that remains to be seen. but as i say, he would be the removal of another very experienced voice, long military experience and at a time, of course, when israel is at war. officials from the hamas—run health ministry in gaza way say that the israeli raid on a refugee camp on saturday which led to the rescue of four hostages led to the deaths of nearly 300 palestinians. a spokesman for the armed wing of hamas says that three hostages were also killed during the operation. 0ne one of those with a us passport. we haven't been able indepen
yes, there was a lot of build—up, wasn't there, in terms of ben—gvir�*s response to this?y happy, that if he were to resign he would be very happy indeed. we now know that benny gantz has done that. there were two other names that were mentioned in that press conference, jon. one of those was the defence minister, yoav gallant. the other, another former military chief, like benny gantz, was gadi eisenkot. he also had spoken about possibly standing down, hadn't he? he had done, yes. and...
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and what it means, i think, is that those further to the right, the likes of itamar ben—gvir, who is are going to have more influence. and i'm just seeing that mr ben—gvir has requested himself that he now should be allowed to join the war cabinet. officials from the hamas—run health ministry in gaza say that the israeli raid on a refugee camp on saturday — which led to the rescue of four hostages — led to the deaths of nearly 300 palestinians. a spokesman for the armed wing of hamas says that three hostages were also killed during the operation. we haven't been able independently to verify that claim. several hundred palestinians were also wounded in the raid. hamas accused the israelis of carrying out a massacre. that phrase was echoed by the european union's top diplomatjosep borrell, who described the deaths as "another massacre of civilians". more footage has emerged of the rescue — israel used helicopters to evacuate the hostages from an area around the nuseirat refugee camp in central gaza. the head of the hospital where they are being treated said none of them require emergen
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finance minister bezalel smotrich, here on the right, and national security minister itamar ben—gvirs hamas was wiped out. on saturday night in tel aviv, tens of thousands of people gathered to urge the prime minister to accept the ceasefire proposal. groups of protesters were dispersed by mounted police and water cannon. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega has more benjamin netanyahu seems to be caught between two options — ceasefire and coalition. unsurprisingly, two of his far right ministers have dismissed the deal that was proposed on friday by president biden for the war in gaza, describing it as unacceptable. the finance minister bezalel smotrich and itamar ben—gvir, the israeli national security minister, have threatened to quit the government if the deal goes ahead. now, this could lead to the collapse of the coalition of prime minister netanyahu. now, the head of the opposition has offered to support the government if those ministers do resign in protest. but this would make mr netanyahu dependent on the support of people who have been highly critical of him. mr neta
finance minister bezalel smotrich, here on the right, and national security minister itamar ben—gvirs hamas was wiped out. on saturday night in tel aviv, tens of thousands of people gathered to urge the prime minister to accept the ceasefire proposal. groups of protesters were dispersed by mounted police and water cannon. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega has more benjamin netanyahu seems to be caught between two options — ceasefire and coalition. unsurprisingly, two of his far...
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finance minister bezalel smotrich and national security minister itamar ben—gvir said they were opposedousands of people gathered to urge the prime minister to accept the ceasefire proposal unveiled by the us presidentjoe biden. groups of protesters were dispersed by mounted police and water cannon. earlier, i spoke to akiva eldar, a political analyst and contributor at the haaretz newspaper. we believe that what president biden did when he made this announcement, that it is very unusual, that a leader of one country, even if it is a superpower, is offering us the proposal that we got from another country. before even we heard it, israelis, from our own government, oui’ own spokesman. and i believe that he knew that netanyahu is not able, if not, not willing, to accept it. this will create some pressure on netanyahu, because it looks like a fait accompli. but at the same time, netanyahu's game is always to let the other party, i mean, hamas, the palestinians, to do the dirty work, to say no. and it looks like they are kind of siamese twins. they always match, they meet somewhere in the
finance minister bezalel smotrich and national security minister itamar ben—gvir said they were opposedousands of people gathered to urge the prime minister to accept the ceasefire proposal unveiled by the us presidentjoe biden. groups of protesters were dispersed by mounted police and water cannon. earlier, i spoke to akiva eldar, a political analyst and contributor at the haaretz newspaper. we believe that what president biden did when he made this announcement, that it is very unusual,...
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that is what is leading ben-gvir and others to say it's not enough to shoot back and forth, it's time this morning saying they are considering some very significant action against hezbollah on the northern border, chris. >> josh lederman, monica alba, thank you both. >>> we've got breaking news from the pentagon. defense secretary lloyd austin's chief of staff announcing today she is resigning. kelly magnussen is one of the few people that knew austin was hospitalized but did not tell the white house or senior pentagon staff. secretary austin didn't say anything magnussen stepping down, but did praise her leadership, counsel and selfless service, adding i am and will remain in her debt. >>> in just over an hour, a major reproductive rights bill coming before the senate. how real is the threat to contraception right now? we'll go live to capitol hill after this. e to capitol hill after this "all eyes on me" performed by gi-yan ♪ all eyes on me brand new drip is what they see ♪ ♪ these diamonds, diamonds on my teeth ♪ ♪ brand new whip is what they see, yeah ♪ ♪ in my bag like a bunch of
that is what is leading ben-gvir and others to say it's not enough to shoot back and forth, it's time this morning saying they are considering some very significant action against hezbollah on the northern border, chris. >> josh lederman, monica alba, thank you both. >>> we've got breaking news from the pentagon. defense secretary lloyd austin's chief of staff announcing today she is resigning. kelly magnussen is one of the few people that knew austin was hospitalized but did not...
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that will mean it will be a less balanced management of the war and ben—gvir has said that he and his governing coalition, the governing coalition, if the war stops, if there's even a temporary ceasefire. so netanyahu is in an extremely difficult situation, particularly given there is now so much pressure from the families of the hostages, following the release of another four hostages over the weekend.— of another four hostages over the weekend. right. all right. ambassador, _ the weekend. right. all right. ambassador, thank _ the weekend. right. all right. ambassador, thank you - the weekend. right. all right. ambassador, thank you very i ambassador, thank you very much, a pleasure having you on the show. in the uk, the conservatives have put tax cuts at the heart of their manifesto, as they launched their programme for government if they return to power after the election. among the policies announced was a cut in national insurance, scrapping the main rate of national insurance for the self—employed and they pledged a new help to buy scheme for potential homeowners. our political
that will mean it will be a less balanced management of the war and ben—gvir has said that he and his governing coalition, the governing coalition, if the war stops, if there's even a temporary ceasefire. so netanyahu is in an extremely difficult situation, particularly given there is now so much pressure from the families of the hostages, following the release of another four hostages over the weekend.— of another four hostages over the weekend. right. all right. ambassador, _ the weekend....
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far—right allies in mr netenyahu's coalition, including the national security minister, itamar ben—gviren angling for a seat in the war cabinet since opposition leader benny gantz�*s departed last week. it is reported that netanyahu will instead discuss policy with close advisers, excluding ben—gvir, before presenting his decisions to the wider security cabinet. there is still a question whether he if fully involved in on all the military decisions. this weekend the idf announced that there would a "tactical pause" along the main highway in southern gaza between 8:00 and 7:00 in the evening to allow more humanitarian aid in. a decision that appears to have blindsided the prime minister. so what is going on? what does it mean for the direction of the conflict? jotam confino is a freelance journalist and expert on israeli politics. and mehran kamrava is professor of government at georgetown university in qatar. as we reported, there were two far right ministers that wanted to join the war cabinet, both of them disdainful of the biden administration. was that the correct decision from the
far—right allies in mr netenyahu's coalition, including the national security minister, itamar ben—gviren angling for a seat in the war cabinet since opposition leader benny gantz�*s departed last week. it is reported that netanyahu will instead discuss policy with close advisers, excluding ben—gvir, before presenting his decisions to the wider security cabinet. there is still a question whether he if fully involved in on all the military decisions. this weekend the idf announced that...
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gantz was really seen as that counterweight to some of the far-right elements for example, like ben gvir who has said that he will leave the coalition if there is a ceasefire agreed to. and it does not meet his expectations in fact, he has already said that he should be part of the war cabinet. now that benny gantz is not so there is this concern that there could be a further push to the right. and what this will mean for the day-to-day decisions when it comes to the gaza war. now we know that us officials were concerned about what this would mean if gans it's where to go for the hostage ceasefire deal as well. benny gantz was a strong proponent of president biden's proposal from last week, which you said was an israeli proposal for this hostage deal, which they are currently waiting for her mask to officially respond to jessica and paul were also learning from new details about that surprise hostage rescue by the israeli military in gaza what are these new details you can tell us well the israeli defense force have been issuing new footage showing exactly what happened. they say that th
gantz was really seen as that counterweight to some of the far-right elements for example, like ben gvir who has said that he will leave the coalition if there is a ceasefire agreed to. and it does not meet his expectations in fact, he has already said that he should be part of the war cabinet. now that benny gantz is not so there is this concern that there could be a further push to the right. and what this will mean for the day-to-day decisions when it comes to the gaza war. now we know that...
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israel's national security minister, itamar ben—gvir, says any deal that results in a ceasefire beforee a victory for terrorism. israel's finance minister also opposes any truce before hamas is wiped out. the peace proposals are backed by the israeli opposition and mediating countries. hamas also reacted positively to the plans. the united states, egypt, and qatar released a joint statement on saturday urging the two sides to reach an agreement. the uk's foreign secretary, lord cameron, told the bbc his thoughts on the deal. i think what the deal contains is a staged process for the release of hostages in the first phase and a pause in the fighting, and then it goes on to a second stage with a longer pause, with more israeli withdrawals and the release of further hostages, then going on to a third stage, hopefully without any return to fighting, when you get on to the rebuilding of gaza. now, of course, all these plans are incredibly difficult to put in place. but fundamentally why i think this is a moment we should seize to try and bring this conflict to an end permanently is that, yo
israel's national security minister, itamar ben—gvir, says any deal that results in a ceasefire beforee a victory for terrorism. israel's finance minister also opposes any truce before hamas is wiped out. the peace proposals are backed by the israeli opposition and mediating countries. hamas also reacted positively to the plans. the united states, egypt, and qatar released a joint statement on saturday urging the two sides to reach an agreement. the uk's foreign secretary, lord cameron, told...
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that followed a statement from israel's hardline national security minister, itamar ben—gvir, who saidhat whoever made the decision to introduce a tactical pause was both evil and a fool. how much aid is getting into gaza at the moment? well, according to aid agencies and the united nations, not enough. there is no aid crossing in from rafah, from the egyptian side of the border. we've got thousands of trucks backed up there waiting to bring aid in. some is passing in every day through kerem shalom. but as i say, not enough according to aid agencies. the us—built pier off the coast of gaza has been dismantled this week because of rough seas, so there just isn't enough aid getting in. the un is saying that more than a million people in gaza are facing starvation within a matter of weeks. israel disputes that. they say there is no humanitarian crisis in gaza. meanwhile, the fighting continues and we had the deaths of those eight israeli soldiers on saturday. yep. eight israeli soldiers who've now been named, they were aged between 19 and 23. so pretty young. this was the heaviest loss of
that followed a statement from israel's hardline national security minister, itamar ben—gvir, who saidhat whoever made the decision to introduce a tactical pause was both evil and a fool. how much aid is getting into gaza at the moment? well, according to aid agencies and the united nations, not enough. there is no aid crossing in from rafah, from the egyptian side of the border. we've got thousands of trucks backed up there waiting to bring aid in. some is passing in every day through kerem...
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country, including some members of the coalition government, including far right ministers itamar ben—gvirened to quit the government. if they do so, this could lead to the end of the governing coalition. so this rescue operation has been considered a success by the israeli authorities, and could perhaps change the calculations of the prime minister, who is under pressure from all sides. let's talk more about the pressure prime minister netanyahu has been under. we know benny gantz today was due to hold a press conference. he called it off. how do you read that? does it tell us anything about the stability and the unity of the government? this is very interesting, because this was a deadline imposed by benny gantz. he had demanded a plan by benjamin netanyahu for gaza, and he said if there was no plan, he would quit the government. he has been facing a lot of pressure from members of his own party who say he should return to the opposition. obviously we focus a lot on benny gantz, because he is seen as a possible candidate to be the next prime minister in the next elections in israel. so n
country, including some members of the coalition government, including far right ministers itamar ben—gvirened to quit the government. if they do so, this could lead to the end of the governing coalition. so this rescue operation has been considered a success by the israeli authorities, and could perhaps change the calculations of the prime minister, who is under pressure from all sides. let's talk more about the pressure prime minister netanyahu has been under. we know benny gantz today was...
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and we had the hardline right wing israeli national security minister itamar ben—gvir saying that whoeverdecision to announce some sort of temporary daily pause was evil and a fool. so they don't really seem to have the politicians don't really seem to have been talking to the military this morning. the head of the humanitarian action group told me it is not available to be delivered to gaza insufficient scale. any pauses in fighting to get lifesaving to civilians and to save civilian lives can help. but sadly, at this moment, they survive it. our policies are not going to help us to get aid at the scale that is required to gaza and to the civilians of gaza. how much aid are you managing to get in at the moment? aid operation has generally been very limited since the operations in rafah started. before the invasions and the military operations in rafah had started we had a daily average of around 169 trucks getting in and getting into gaza. since may, the daily average has dropped to less than 100 trucks. a reminder for the listeners that the daily average of trucks that was getting to ga
and we had the hardline right wing israeli national security minister itamar ben—gvir saying that whoeverdecision to announce some sort of temporary daily pause was evil and a fool. so they don't really seem to have the politicians don't really seem to have been talking to the military this morning. the head of the humanitarian action group told me it is not available to be delivered to gaza insufficient scale. any pauses in fighting to get lifesaving to civilians and to save civilian lives...
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ministers in the governing coalition to join the war cabinet instead including security minister itamar ben—gvirlitary plan that will pause fighting to allow more aid into gaza. he's facing pressure from the far—right to reject any pauses until hamas is totally defeated.
ministers in the governing coalition to join the war cabinet instead including security minister itamar ben—gvirlitary plan that will pause fighting to allow more aid into gaza. he's facing pressure from the far—right to reject any pauses until hamas is totally defeated.
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had some very strong comments from israel's national security minister, the hardline right winger ben—gvirr made the decision for a pause in fighting was both evil and a full. �* , ., ., , a full. are strong words there. one ofthe a full. are strong words there. one of the main — a full. are strong words there. one of the main questions _ a full. are strong words there. one of the main questions is _ a full. are strong words there. one of the main questions is what - of the main questions is what difference this might make for a much needed humanitarian aid. it is certainl much needed humanitarian aid. it 3 certainly desperately needed, much needed humanitarian aid. it 1 certainly desperately needed, you have been united nations are saying more than a million people in gaza facing starvation within a matter of weeks. israel maintains it is allowing trucks into gaza, it said it is allowing about 200 trucks in via kerem shalom a day and the problem is on the other side of the border where aid agencies are failing to pick those trucks up and distribute the aid. of course, aid agencies say it
had some very strong comments from israel's national security minister, the hardline right winger ben—gvirr made the decision for a pause in fighting was both evil and a full. �* , ., ., , a full. are strong words there. one ofthe a full. are strong words there. one of the main — a full. are strong words there. one of the main questions _ a full. are strong words there. one of the main questions is _ a full. are strong words there. one of the main questions is what - of the main questions...
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he made a point of saying this is an israeli deal, but those two gentlemen, messrs smotrich and ben—gvirand said they will not support this and they will withdraw support from the government if it goes ahead, and that means there will be an election which netanyahu is likely to lose. and that's a difficult thing for him. why is this going on? partly because of netanyahu's governing style. he tends to juggle things. he tends to play off friends, enemies, allies against each other. he doesn't like to make hard decisions. but now he's being forced to make this decision becausejoe biden is saying this is an israeli offer, and if hamas accepts it, it's got to go ahead. he's quite good, netanyahu, at resisting pressure from the hostage families. big demonstrations over the weekend in israel, saying that they want a deal now. but he has not been good at resisting pressure from those right wingers, the extreme nationalists who support his government, who have said, if you agree to this kind of thing, you will be out. and that's something he does not want. volodymyr zelensky says ukraine will ope
he made a point of saying this is an israeli deal, but those two gentlemen, messrs smotrich and ben—gvirand said they will not support this and they will withdraw support from the government if it goes ahead, and that means there will be an election which netanyahu is likely to lose. and that's a difficult thing for him. why is this going on? partly because of netanyahu's governing style. he tends to juggle things. he tends to play off friends, enemies, allies against each other. he doesn't...
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ministers in the governing coalition to join the war cabinet instead including security minister itamar ben—gvirile, mr netanyahu has criticized an israeli military plan that will pause fighting to allow more aid into gaza. he's facing pressure from the far—right to reject any pauses until hamas is totally defeated. our middle east correspondent jon donnison has more from jerusalem on the uncertain political situation. well, i don't think the disbanding of the war cabinet is going to have a significant impact, really, on israeli strategy in the war in gaza. but it is symbolic, because the war cabinet was set up in the days following the october 7 attack really as a symbol of political unity. well, the truth is that political unity has evaporated. so you have prime minister netanyahu looking increasingly isolated, with the resignation last week of benny gantz, the centrist opposition leader, and his ally, gadi eisenkot, both of them relatively moderate figures, both men with vast military experience. and, in particular, someone who i think the americans were keen to hear their views. so now, mr n
ministers in the governing coalition to join the war cabinet instead including security minister itamar ben—gvirile, mr netanyahu has criticized an israeli military plan that will pause fighting to allow more aid into gaza. he's facing pressure from the far—right to reject any pauses until hamas is totally defeated. our middle east correspondent jon donnison has more from jerusalem on the uncertain political situation. well, i don't think the disbanding of the war cabinet is going to have a...
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the national security minister itamar ben—gvir said accepting the proposals would be "foolhardy" ande finance minister bezalel smotrich said the offensive in gaza must continue until hamas is destroyed. thousands of people gathered in tel aviv to demand that their government accepts the new ceasefire and hostage release deal outlined by president biden. some told reporters that they feared the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, may torpedo the proposal. a group campaigning to bring hostages home has warned that such a move would endanger the lives of those held in gaza. lieutenant general mark schwartz, former us security coordinator for israel and the palestinian authority, told us there are concerns about the long term viability of the plan. i think there's confliction inside of the government and there's certainly confliction inside of the israeli populace. as the elements of this current proposal were rolled out by our president in the united states and more broadly in the international community involved, i think if you're the families of the hostages, certainly the hostages th
the national security minister itamar ben—gvir said accepting the proposals would be "foolhardy" ande finance minister bezalel smotrich said the offensive in gaza must continue until hamas is destroyed. thousands of people gathered in tel aviv to demand that their government accepts the new ceasefire and hostage release deal outlined by president biden. some told reporters that they feared the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, may torpedo the proposal. a group campaigning to bring...
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radical members of the government, far—right ministers like the national security minister itamar ben—gvirotrich who have threatened to leave the coalition which could lead to the collapse of the government if any kind of deal goes ahead. many people in israel believe, including the families of the hostages, that the prime minister is more concerned about his political survival and that he's more interested in his coalition alive than reaching a deal. it woods —— we have seen that in the last few days, there have been intense efforts for this deal to be reached. we heard the response from hamas after president biden laid out what he described as an israeli proposal. but differences remain and hamas is sticking with its demands that any kind of deal should see a permanent ceasefire, which is a contentious point here in israel. ., . ~' which is a contentious point here in israel. ., ., ~ , ., , . israel. hugo, thank you very much indeed. israel. hugo, thank you very much indeed- hugo _ israel. hugo, thank you very much indeed. hugo bachega _ israel. hugo, thank you very much indeed. hugo bac
radical members of the government, far—right ministers like the national security minister itamar ben—gvirotrich who have threatened to leave the coalition which could lead to the collapse of the government if any kind of deal goes ahead. many people in israel believe, including the families of the hostages, that the prime minister is more concerned about his political survival and that he's more interested in his coalition alive than reaching a deal. it woods —— we have seen that in...
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ministers in the governing coalition tojoin the cabinet instead, including the security minister, ben gviranwhile, benjamin netanyahu has criticised an israeli military plan that will pause fighting to allow more aid into gaza. yolanda nel is at the crossing into gaza and was given access to the area by the israeli military and the comments you are about to hear from military representatives. we are about to hear from military representatives.— representatives. we are at the most southerly _ representatives. we are at the most southerly point - representatives. we are at the most southerly point of - representatives. we are at the most southerly point of israel, next to gaza, and this is the main entry point, the kerem shalom crossing. you have these lorries making their way across right now but far fewer supplies are getting in then were in the past. that is really adding to the dire humanitarian situation. the issue we — humanitarian situation. the issue we are _ humanitarian situation. the issue we are seeing - humanitarian situation. the issue we are seeing right now issue we are seein
ministers in the governing coalition tojoin the cabinet instead, including the security minister, ben gviranwhile, benjamin netanyahu has criticised an israeli military plan that will pause fighting to allow more aid into gaza. yolanda nel is at the crossing into gaza and was given access to the area by the israeli military and the comments you are about to hear from military representatives. we are about to hear from military representatives.— representatives. we are at the most southerly _...
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very strong comments from israel's national security minister, the hardline right—winger itamar ben—gvirstrong words there, then. i mean, one of the main questions is what difference this might make for much—needed humanitarian aid. it is certainly desperately needed, you have the united nations saying more than a million people in gaza facing starvation within a matter of weeks. israel maintains that it is allowing trucks into gaza, it says it is allowing around about 200 trucks in through kerem shalom every day and that the problem is on the other side of the border where aid agencies are failing to pick those trucks up and distribute the aid. of course, aid agencies say it is too dangerous in many cases to do so because kerem shalom is so close to rafah. you have to remember of course that the border with egypt, the rafah crossing, that is closed entirely because israeli forces have now taken control of that whole border and there is a huge backlog of trucks, thousands of them on the egyptian side of the border waiting to pass in. the aid agencies maintain there simply isn't enough ai
very strong comments from israel's national security minister, the hardline right—winger itamar ben—gvirstrong words there, then. i mean, one of the main questions is what difference this might make for much—needed humanitarian aid. it is certainly desperately needed, you have the united nations saying more than a million people in gaza facing starvation within a matter of weeks. israel maintains that it is allowing trucks into gaza, it says it is allowing around about 200 trucks in...
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so the national security minister, itamar ben—gvir, called this proposal that was announced by presidenthreatening to leave the government, which could lead to the collapse of this coalition which is supporting benjamin netanyahu. but on the other hand, the head of the opposition is saying that if these ministers do resign in protest, his party will be giving support to the government in parliament, something the prime minister seems to be trying to avoid. so this shows the political pressure on benjamin netanyahu. but there is also pressure from the streets and from the families of the hostages who remain in captivity in gaza. last night in tel aviv, thousands of people joined the protest are urging the prime minister to accept this deal. there were chaotic scenes with security forces using water cannon to disperse some of the demonstrators. in another development in the occupied west bank today, health officials said israeli forces killed two palestinian teenagers. one was reportedly shot in the head, another in the chest. there has been no confirmation of this from the israeli militar
so the national security minister, itamar ben—gvir, called this proposal that was announced by presidenthreatening to leave the government, which could lead to the collapse of this coalition which is supporting benjamin netanyahu. but on the other hand, the head of the opposition is saying that if these ministers do resign in protest, his party will be giving support to the government in parliament, something the prime minister seems to be trying to avoid. so this shows the political pressure...
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finance minister bezalel smotrich — here on the right — and national security minister itamar ben—gvirs hamas was wiped out. last night in tel aviv, tens of thousands of people gathered to urge the prime minister to accept the ceasefire proposal unveiled by the us presidentjoe biden. groups of protesters were dispersed by mounted police and water cannon. 0ur middle east correspondent, hugo bachega has more on how serious this threat was from these right mr netanyahu hasn't yet responded. since on friday, when this deal was announced, his office has issued only two statements, short and vague, without explicitly supporting the deal, which was described by president biden as an israeli proposal. now, the families of the hostages who remain in captivity in gaza are urging the prime minister to support the deal. they say that time is running out to rescue the hostages. so a lot of pressure on the prime minister. for hamas, this is perhaps the best deal they can expect. they say they will support this deal if israel does. let's take a look at some of the stories making the headlines in the
finance minister bezalel smotrich — here on the right — and national security minister itamar ben—gvirs hamas was wiped out. last night in tel aviv, tens of thousands of people gathered to urge the prime minister to accept the ceasefire proposal unveiled by the us presidentjoe biden. groups of protesters were dispersed by mounted police and water cannon. 0ur middle east correspondent, hugo bachega has more on how serious this threat was from these right mr netanyahu hasn't yet responded....
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opposition from some radical members of the coalition, including the far right ministers itamar ben—gvirotrich, who threatened to quit the government. so the prime minister faces a lot of pressure from all sides, really. this rescue operation that happened on saturday has been considered a success by the israeli authorities, but could change the calculations of the prime minister. the numbers have been pretty difficult to verify, and i'm confirmed so far, but i wonder if you could take us through what we know? primarily, hamas reporting claims that hostages were also killed as part of this rescue operation. what do we know about that? anything from the israeli government on that?— that? anything from the israeli government on that? there have been lots of claims — government on that? there have been lots of claims during _ government on that? there have been lots of claims during the _ government on that? there have been lots of claims during the day. - government on that? there have been lots of claims during the day. we - lots of claims during the day. we saw dramatic images of the ope
opposition from some radical members of the coalition, including the far right ministers itamar ben—gvirotrich, who threatened to quit the government. so the prime minister faces a lot of pressure from all sides, really. this rescue operation that happened on saturday has been considered a success by the israeli authorities, but could change the calculations of the prime minister. the numbers have been pretty difficult to verify, and i'm confirmed so far, but i wonder if you could take us...
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inside of the war cabinet and without him there, i think some of the right—wingers, smotrich and ben—gvir israel killed a very senior hezbollah commander. if i was secretary blinken i would be very concerned and not just about the ceasefire in gaza but whether they are looking at another war with lebanon. one last quick question. but pressure can antony blinken still have at his disposal? we possibly played our last card. they threatened to kick out the hamas leadership. if they did not agree they threatened to get rid of the leadership. there are terrorists hiding in tunnels are prepared today and prepared to sacrifice their own people and they will continue to push as hard as they can. i do not think that will ever say we will not try anymore but i do not think they have any cards left. always great to have you on bbc news. thank you forjoining us again tonight. ukraine's far east has come under intense russian bombardment over the last few months. but now, the mayor of kharkiv says there have been fewer russian attacks ever since the us allowed ukraine to strike targets across the bord
inside of the war cabinet and without him there, i think some of the right—wingers, smotrich and ben—gvir israel killed a very senior hezbollah commander. if i was secretary blinken i would be very concerned and not just about the ceasefire in gaza but whether they are looking at another war with lebanon. one last quick question. but pressure can antony blinken still have at his disposal? we possibly played our last card. they threatened to kick out the hamas leadership. if they did not...
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finance minister bezalel smotrich and national security minister itamar ben—gvir said they were opposedister to accept the ceasefire proposal unveiled by the us presidentjoe biden. groups of protesters were dispersed by mounted police and water cannon. joining me now is mahjoob zweiri in doha. he is a professor of contemporary middle east politics at qatar university. so, what do you think, �*sleadership group in doha, in qatar, where you are, are saying? are they urging each other to accept are, are saying? are they urging each other to accethoe biden�*s proposal? —— the hamas leadership group? proposal? -- the hamas leadership a-rou? , proposal? -- the hamas leadership ”rou? , ., ., . proposal? -- the hamas leadership a-rou? ,~ ., . group? they announced last night, the are group? they announced last night, they are looking — group? they announced last night, they are looking positively - group? they announced last night, they are looking positively to - group? they announced last night, they are looking positively to the l they are looking positively to the announcement made by presi
finance minister bezalel smotrich and national security minister itamar ben—gvir said they were opposedister to accept the ceasefire proposal unveiled by the us presidentjoe biden. groups of protesters were dispersed by mounted police and water cannon. joining me now is mahjoob zweiri in doha. he is a professor of contemporary middle east politics at qatar university. so, what do you think, �*sleadership group in doha, in qatar, where you are, are saying? are they urging each other to...
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a letter to israel's high court of justice, far-right israeli national security minister itamar ben-gvir argued in favor of cutting rations to prisoners, calling the policy a deterrence. meanwhile, israel's cabinet has advanced a bill that seeks to permanently ban the al jazeera media network from operating inside israel. in pakistan, doctors are warning of an epidemic of heat stroke as a searing summer heatwave continues to push temperatures as high as 120 degrees fahrenheit. in karachi, home to some 15 million people, hospitals have treated thousands of heatstroke victims this week, with one charity reporting 450 people have died in the past four days alone. residents say the heatwave has been made far worse by rolling blackouts as an aging electric grid fails to keep up with demand. >> this is due to climate change that is happening all around the world. they have taken steps to deal with it elsewhere but here the government has not taken any effective measures. we are suffering from power outages every day. amy: in the united states, the supreme court has rejected a lawsuit alleging
a letter to israel's high court of justice, far-right israeli national security minister itamar ben-gvir argued in favor of cutting rations to prisoners, calling the policy a deterrence. meanwhile, israel's cabinet has advanced a bill that seeks to permanently ban the al jazeera media network from operating inside israel. in pakistan, doctors are warning of an epidemic of heat stroke as a searing summer heatwave continues to push temperatures as high as 120 degrees fahrenheit. in karachi, home...
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has given this speech from the right wing of his governing coalition far-right ministers, itamar ben gvir and the finance minister bezalel smotrich, both of them threatening to bolt from this governments and perhaps even forced its collapse. if the israeli prime minister goes through with this deal, which could lead to the end of the war. the israeli prime minister over the last few days has been trying to reframe this agreement to muddy the waters of its terms firms and to insist that it will not lead to an end of the war. and that israel has not agreed to do so. now it is true that the negotiations would need to happen during the first phase of the agreement for both israel and hamas to agree to a permanent ceasefire. but there's no question that if he agrees to this, it's going to be very difficult for these really prime minister sure. to continue to claim that he's going to accomplish the goal of both returning the hostages and also defeating hamas, destroying hamas, i should say altogether in gaza, now, ultimately the israeli prime minister may face a choice here this you want to sav
has given this speech from the right wing of his governing coalition far-right ministers, itamar ben gvir and the finance minister bezalel smotrich, both of them threatening to bolt from this governments and perhaps even forced its collapse. if the israeli prime minister goes through with this deal, which could lead to the end of the war. the israeli prime minister over the last few days has been trying to reframe this agreement to muddy the waters of its terms firms and to insist that it will...
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we have seen far-right members of his coalition, including national security minister ben gvir, and finance minister bezalel smotrich, both of whom have been vocal proponent of the continuation of the war, both of whom have threatened to withdraw from government, essentially causing this neon has coalition to collapse if netanyahu does agree to a ceasefire agreement, they want to see the full destruction of hamas as netanyahu himself has expressed in the past. so certainly, a lot of pressure coming from various sides on me israeli government, but there has been mounting pressure from the international community, including some of israel's closest allies, such as the united states, for israel to agree to this deal at the us, of course, has also been calling on its regional allies in the middle east to put pressure on hamas to agree to this deal as well. but of course, we have heard from the state department in the past acknowledging that the terms of this deal, according to the state department, are nearly identical. to an agreement that hamas had agreed two weeks ago. so the hope is that th
we have seen far-right members of his coalition, including national security minister ben gvir, and finance minister bezalel smotrich, both of whom have been vocal proponent of the continuation of the war, both of whom have threatened to withdraw from government, essentially causing this neon has coalition to collapse if netanyahu does agree to a ceasefire agreement, they want to see the full destruction of hamas as netanyahu himself has expressed in the past. so certainly, a lot of pressure...
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indeed, both itamar ben gvir, the national security minister, of finance, minister bezalel smotrich whichave already said that if that hostage deal that was announced by president biden and which the american say israel has already accepted. if that goes ahead and ultimately leads to a full cessation of hostilities with hamas that they would view that as a capitulation to hamas, as a defeat. and they would therefore bolt the government meaning that netanyahu's government would indeed collapse elections would be held and opinion polls suggest if they were held, right now, benny gantz would win and netanyahu it lose so that's one possibility i suppose ultimate also for netanyahu himself, ganim says departure leaves him more isolated than ever more beholden on his right-wing ministers. and i suppose i'll say more isolated internet as well, because i think that the united states and other allies of israel also liked the fact that gantz was in this government to provide for want of a better phrase, one used by aaron david miller four middle east negotiator a moderating influence on this govern
indeed, both itamar ben gvir, the national security minister, of finance, minister bezalel smotrich whichave already said that if that hostage deal that was announced by president biden and which the american say israel has already accepted. if that goes ahead and ultimately leads to a full cessation of hostilities with hamas that they would view that as a capitulation to hamas, as a defeat. and they would therefore bolt the government meaning that netanyahu's government would indeed collapse...
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itamar ben gvir and the national security minister, bezalel smotrich, the finance minister of both come out roundly condemned the net. of course they are the real hard hard liners, extreme right wingers in the cabinet. and we've also seen reports in hot, it's the daily israeli daily saying that you have golan to the israeli defense minister. didn't know about this announcement from the military and according to the sources quoted by hot, it's the government didn't even prove this tactical pause. so it seems the disarray in the israeli government already evident before this is just getting deeper. and deeper than wait a man joining us from beirut. thank you. >> what earlier i spoke with the global spokesman for unicef and asked for his reaction to the tactical ports it's difficult because i'm very close to those areas that i certainly have heard significant amount of bombardment. so look at any any polls in bombing is good for children though yeah. >> i mean, we just have to say we have to see what this means. we've heard a lot of promises yes. as your correspondence said we desperately
itamar ben gvir and the national security minister, bezalel smotrich, the finance minister of both come out roundly condemned the net. of course they are the real hard hard liners, extreme right wingers in the cabinet. and we've also seen reports in hot, it's the daily israeli daily saying that you have golan to the israeli defense minister. didn't know about this announcement from the military and according to the sources quoted by hot, it's the government didn't even prove this tactical...