wyre davies in jerusalem. — talks in cairo. wyre davies in jerusalem, thanks _ talks in cairo.ks very much talks in cairo. wyre davies in - jerusalem, thanks very much the latest. ., ., ., ., latest. -- demand from around the world for a — latest. -- demand from around the world for a six-week _ latest. -- demand from around the world for a six-week or _ latest. -- demand from around the| world for a six-week or seven-week world for a six—week or seven—week ceasefire in gaza. hello from the bbc sport centre lebronjames has become the first player in the nba to score 40,000 career points. this is the moment he reached the milestone against the denver nuggets. the crowd gave james a standing ovation during a timeout. and the ball he used to score that historic point was removed from the game. he described it as "bittersweet" after his team — the la lakers — lost to the defending nba champions. i'm never thinking about a milestone when i'm out there battling, but when it happens, obviously, we acknowledge it. and, obviously, you know, much respect and much loyalty to the lakerfan

wyre davies, thank ou for of a ceasefire. wyre davies, thank you for all— of a ceasefire. a ceasefire. wyre davies, thank you for all of your _ of a ceasefire. wyre davies, thank you for all of your information. - meanwhile, some supplies of aid are being dropped into gaza. these pictures were shot a few hours ago in gaza city, in the north of the territory. the area was where the israeli military began its operations, following the hamas attack on the 7th of october, and there have been warnings of malnutrition, and the possibility of famine there. some 300,000 palestinians are believed to be in that area. several aid organisations have reported difficulties in delivering supplies to gaza's north, and there have been reports of chaos and violence when convoys of aid have driven there, as people struggle to secure food and other essential items. aid organisations have warned that airdrops simply cannot meet the need on the ground. live pictures from tel aviv now, anti—government protests, and these are not new protests for the government of benjamin netanyahu. he will be u

wyre davis in jerusalem, _ and a couple of months' time. of months' time. wyre davis injerusalem, thank you very much for bringing us up to date. just to recap, we are hearing reports, the bbc�*s us partner cbs has quoted an eyewitness as well as cutting the hamas run health ministry, saying that five people have been killed after airdrops aid has fallen into the north of the territory. it says that parachutes did not deploy properly, and a parcel fell on them. the afp news agency has also quoted a medical official in gaza that people have been killed by an airdrop, the incident was said to have happened incident was said to have happened in the northern gaza. social media footage shows aid being dropped from a cargo plane and a number of parachutes failing to open. we are working on verifying that footage. in one of the clips, aid parcels can be seen falling. we know that on thursday, aircraft from jordan, belgium, egypt, france and the netherlands carried out airdrops, in the mind of course of the dire need to get aid to people in gaza. w

just briefly, wyre davies, we've had _ line. just briefly, wyre davies, we've had word _ line.vies, we've had word from - line. just briefly, wyre davies, we've had word from the - line. just briefly, wyre davies, | we've had word from the israeli military and that preliminary review on the incident last thursday well over 100 palestinians were killed? there are contradictory reports. you know, we've had reports on palestinian medics saying that the wounded and injured and casualties they treated after that incident, they treated after that incident, the majority of them had bullet wounds to other parts of their bodies, not so their legs or minor injuries. —— bullet wounds to upper parts of their bodies. the reality and the testimony of the palestinian side is very different to the israeli side. the israelis have promised an independent review of what happened. how independent it will be and but it will be wasn't made clear that there are clearly very differing accounts of what happened. and, also, a second event down in ratho when the israelis said they surgically hit members

that was wyre davies in _ what make get over the line. that was wyre davies injerusalem. says the military has completed a preliminary review into the incident last thursday in which dozens of palestinians were killed as an aid convoy arrived in gaza city. rear admiral daniel hagari says the review determined that forces did not strike the convoy, and that most palestinians died in a stampede. you can see pictures now from the side. the idf says gazan civilians were trampled to death as they charged toward the aid convoy. mr hagari said the review found that israeli soldiers did — in his words — fire warning shots and respond toward several individuals who posed an immediate threat. palestinian officials have accused israel of a massacre, and there's been intense international pressure for a full and independent inquiry. yonahjeremy bob, a senior military correspondent forjerusalem post, gave his assessment on the intial findings of the israeli military review. so, look, obviously, iwasn�*t there. i can't tell 100% and we need to stay objective here. but the idf did relea

wyre davies, bbc news. worth underlining that even though the new maritime aid corridor is being put into place and even though the us announced as part ofjoe biden's state of the union address that they will build a pier to get the aid into gaza, many world leaders and foreign ministers around the world are very clear that their preferred option right now would be an immediate humanitarian ceasefire but that still seems as far away as it has been for a while. the talks have been going on again in cairo this week, brokered by the egyptians and the qataris, and this week israel chose not to send a delegation to cairo even though they say they are constantly looking at what is on the table, they are still considering it from afar. hamas had negotiators there but they were withdrawn at the end of the week. it was less than two weeks ago when the us presidentjoe biden said he hoped that a humanitarian ceasefire could be in place for ramadan, he was confident that could happen, but ramadan is due to start tomorr

wyre davies reports from jerusalem.the cypriot port of larnaca, they have been working around the clock. the spanish ship, open arms, is preparing to tow a barge with 200 tonnes of food with medical aid all the way to gaza. it's a precarious, untested plan with obvious risks. translation: yes, we will tow this platform to gaza, _ where the last mile will be the most complicated operation. the disembarkation will be done on a pier that is being built right now by the world central kitchen. how the aid will be unloaded into gaza, where there is no port orfunctioning harbour, is not clear. air drops and some land deliveries are often swamped by thousands of desperate, hungry people. some aid agencies say that the plan is misguided and ineffective. the humanitarian crisis is worsening by the day. the un says there is a danger of famine, and children are already reported to be dying from malnutrition. all of this is happening because israel and hamas have been unable to agree a ceasefire that would have allowed more aid in b

wyre davies, bbc news.i can confirm as we were called to the funeral premises in hull with —— mike lets discuss some of the latest development in the middle east with anna forster and quentin somerville who were there for us. i will start with that ship of aid leaving larnaca earlier, lots of questions about what happens when it arrives, where it arrives, israeli checks, further delays, potentially. do you have answers to any of that? this is the first time this has been attempted. at a maritime sea corridor, the cypriot maritime see corridor, the cypriot maritime see corridor where they hope once they open arms the spanish vessel which set off from your in larnaca earlier this morning gets their and off—loads its 200 tonnes of aid. plenty of other ships will follow in its wake and delivering more aid but its wake and delivering more aid but it will be challenging and first will take a long time to get there, at least two days for the ship and barge to make it across the eastern mediterranean and when they

wyre davies, bbc news.iel henry, has agreed to resign and make way for a transitional authority as his country wrestles with growing anarchy. he's been stuck in puerto rico, unable to return. us officials say he's welcome to remain on us soil if he wishes. mr henry has held the unelected role since the assassination in 2021 of the country's last president. armed groups have been calling for mr henry to step down, leading to widespread violence. news of his resignation came during a high—level meeting of the caribbean community injamaica. we're pleased to announce the commitment to a transitional governance arrangement which paves the way for a peaceful transition of power, continuity of governance, an action plan for near—term security, and the road to free and fair elections. it further seeks to assure that haiti will be governed by the rule of law. this commitment reflects hard compromises among a diverse coalition of actors who have put their country above all differences. to that end, we acknowledge the

wyre davies reports from jerusalem.priot port of larnaca, they have been working around the clock. the spanish ship, open arms, is preparing to tow a barge with 200 tonnes of food with medical aid all the way to gaza. it's a precarious, untested plan with obvious risks. translation: yes, we will tow this platform to gaza, _ where the last mile will be the most complicated operation. the disembarkation will be done on a pier that is being built right now by the world central kitchen. how the aid will be unloaded into gaza, where there is no port orfunctioning harbour, is not clear. air drops and some land deliveries are often swamped by thousands of desperate, hungry people. some aid agencies say that the plan is misguided and ineffective. the humanitarian crisis is worsening by the day. the un says there is a danger of famine, and children are already reported to be dying from malnutrition. all of this is happening because israel and hamas have been unable to agree a ceasefire that would have allowed more aid in by road

wyre davies there.resident and the greek prime minister are unharmed after a deadly russian missile strike on a city that the leaders were touring. the attack hit the port city of odesa, where the country's president, volodymyr zelensky, was showing kyriakos mytsotakis damage caused by two years of war. the two leaders later visited the site of the attack. no—one from either delegation was hurt, but ukraine's navy says five other people were killed. from kyiv, here's james waterhouse. kyriakos mitsotakis and volodymyr zelensky were hosting a press conference in the port of odesa now, this is an area that is routinely hit by russia. the city is routinely targeted. the kremlin said it carried out a precision strike on a hangar containing drones, so it's not clear, we simply don't know whether the two leaders were deliberately targeted. but it serves as a reminder of the risks that president zelensky and any leaders who visit him take in times of war. the greek prime minister described his experience as im

our correspondent wyre davies reports from jerusalem.n the cypriot port of larnaca they have been working around the clock. the spanish ship, open arms, is preparing to tow a barge with 200 tonnes of food with medical aid all the way to gaza. it's a precarious, untested plan with obvious risks. translation: yes, we will tow this platform to gaza, where the last - mile will be the most complicated operation. the disembarkation will be done on a pier that is being built right now by the world central kitchen. how the aid will be unloaded into gaza, where there is no port orfunctioning harbour, is not clear. air drops and some land deliveries were often swamped by thousands of desperate, hungry people. some aid agencies say that the plan is misguided and ineffective. the humanitarian crisis is worsening by the day. the un says there is a danger of famine, and children are already reported to be dying of malnutrition. all of this is happening because israel and hamas have been unable to agree a ceasefire that would have allowed more aid in b

wyre davies reports from jerusalem.cypriot port of larnaca, they have been working around the clock. the spanish ship, open arms, is preparing to tow a barge with 200 tonnes of food and medical aid all the way to gaza. it's a precarious, untested plan with obvious risks. translation: yes, we will tow this platform to gaza, _ where the last mile will be the most complicated operation. the disembarkation will be done on a pier that is being built right now by the world central kitchen. how the aid will be unloaded into gaza, where there is no port orfunctioning harbour, is not clear. air drops and some land deliveries are often swamped by thousands of desperate, hungry people. some aid agencies say that the plan is misguided and ineffective. the humanitarian crisis is worsening by the day. the un says there is a danger of famine, and children are already reported to be dying from malnutrition. all of this is happening because israel and hamas have been unable to agree a ceasefire that would have allowed more aid in by roa

wyre davies there. the greek prime minister are unharmed after a deadly russian missile strike on a city that the leaders were touring. the attack hit the port city of odesa, where the country's president, volodymyr zelensky, was showing kyriakos mytsotakis damage caused by two years of war. the two leaders later visited the site of the attack. no—one from either delegation was hurt, but ukraine's navy says five other people were killed. from kyiv, here's james waterhouse. kyriakos mitsotakis and volodymyr zelensky were hosting a joint press conference in the port of odesa it is routinely hit by russia. the kremlin said it carried out a precision strike, in its words, on a hangar containing drones on the same site. now, this is an area that is routinely hit by russia. we just don't know whether both world leaders were deliberately targeted. this is a reminder of the risk mr zelensky and any leader who visits him the risks they take in times of war. the greek prime minister describing his experience as i

wyre davies, bbc news.the house of lords about this report and he described it as "very disturbing". these are very disturbing pictures and reports that have come out from this hospital and we need to get to the bottom what exactly happened and we need answers from the israelis about that. and when we have those, then it'll be easier to comment. the us have also commented on the bbc�*s report. matthew miller, state department spokesperson, was asked about the report during a briefing and whether the us would raise the matter with the israeli government. the bbc reported yesterday regarding some medical staff from the nasser hospital in khan younis. they've interviewed three doctors, or three members of the staff, at that hospital who have given detailed accounts of their detention by israeli authorities. they told the bbc they were humiliated, beaten, doused with cold water, forced to kneel in uncomfortable positions for hours, one was set upon by a dog. i'm wondering, is that one of the specific cases you

wyre davies, bbc news.th underlining that even though the new maritime aid corridor is being put into place and even though the us announced as part of joe biden�*s state of the union address that they will build a pier to get the aid into gaza, many world leaders and foreign ministers around the world are very clear that their preferred option right now would be an immediate humanitarian ceasefire but that still seems as far away as it has been for a while. the talks have been going on again in cairo this week, brokered by the egyptians and the qataris, and this week israel chose not to send a delegation to cairo even though they say they are constantly looking at what is on the table, they are still considering it from afar. hamas had negotiators there but they were withdrawn at the end of the week and it was less than two weeks ago when the us presidentjoe biden said he hoped that humanitarian ceasefire could be in place for ramadan, he was confident that could happen, but ramadan is due to start tomorro

wyre davies, bbc news.th humanitarian aid for gaza left from cyprus and is expected to arrive later this week. it's the first attempt to get aid by sea to the territory. there is no port in gaza, and it remains uncertain how the supplies which include 200 tonnes of food will be unloaded though work has begun on a temporaryjetty. the time is 13:17. our top story this afternoon... mp diane abbott has said comments allegedly made by a top tory donor that the mp made him "want to hate all black women" and that she needed "to be shot" were "frightening." and unpeeling the issues facing bananas — as climate change affects the fruit bowl favourite. coming up on bbc news: the cheltenham festival gets under way today, with the champion hurdle to come later this afternoon. but all eyes will be on the famous gold cup, which takes place on friday. now look at this — a remote—controlled sea drone, the type that have been taking ukraine's fight to the heart of russia's black sea fleet. these weapons are widely used by ky

wyre davies reports — and a warning, you might find some parts of his report distressing. for the first time in this war, israeli soldiers have been filmed standing over stripped and kneeling detainees in gaza. but these are medical staff, detained after the israeli army overran the nasser hospital in khan yunis. most of them are still held captive. for weeks, the medics had witnessed israel's military advance closing in around their hospital. the fighting in khan younis was fierce. thousands of people who'd sought refuge in the grounds, fled under gunfire. what should have been a place of safety was completely the opposite. one nurse was shot inside a hospital operating theatre through a window. another person shot at the main entrance. the hospital was under siege. on february the 15th, after giving warnings, israeli tanks overran the hospital. there were chaotic scenes as troops took control. patients who'd been unable to evacuate were moved by medics from collapsing wards. israel says it found hamas weapons, also medication which they say supports accounts from israeli

wyre davies, bbc news. the humanitarian situation in gaza remains dire. couple of days we have been watching the progress of a ship which will be the first to inaugurate this new maritime aid corridor from first to inaugurate this new maritime aid corridorfrom cyprus first to inaugurate this new maritime aid corridor from cyprus to gaza, which will enable ships to take # don't wanna be.. it has been loaded in larnaca, it has been told by a ship from the spanish charity open arms who said it set sail this morning loaded with 200 tonnes of aid. the un has said that gaza is on the brink of famine. quentin sommerville has the latest. the? sommerville has the latest. they finall had sommerville has the latest. they finally had the _ sommerville has the latest. they finally had the security _ sommerville has the latest. tie: finally had the security clearances and they leftjust before nine o'clock local time today. as you said, it will take a while to get by, perhaps as long as 50 hours, two days. the difficulty they face when they arrive is that gaza, which is

wyre davies, bbc news.ip towing a barge loaded with almost 200 tonnes of food aid has left cyprus's larnaca port for gaza. it's the first shipment along a maritime corridor which it's hoped will bring desperately needed supplies to palestinian civilians. the un says a quarter of the population in gaza is at risk of starvation. our correspondent anna foster is injerusalem. she spoke to me earlier with the latest developments. the scale, matthew, is absolutely huge. and that barge that quentin was talking about there is going to go to the north of gaza. now, he mentioned, of course, that that civil order there is very much broken down. it's believed there are around 300,000 or so people who are still in the north of the gaza strip. now, you remember much earlier in the conflict, before the ground operation began there people were told to leave their homes. some did and went back. some stayed. and they are the people at the moment who are possibly in the greatest need because it's enormously difficult to get a

wyre davies, bbc news. the humanitarian situation in gaza remains dire.es there has been another daily airdrop that we have seen. some of the aid is coming from the sky being delivered from the journeying during a jordanian air force and us military and use the pallets, the planes and being dropped to the ground and this only delivers a small amount of the aid needed. another option being explored is bringing aid by c. we have been tracking the aid being delivered by shipping larnaca in cyprus. there was an aid corridor announced by the eu last week and it will have 200 tonnes of aid on board. thejourney will have 200 tonnes of aid on board. the journey could take two days. the difficulties will be in the captain of the shipping run by the captain of the shipping run by the spanish charity says the last mile be the most difficult than actually unloading the aid and distributing it with other concerns and issues there are when they get to gaza. our correspond and give us this update. they finally got security clearances and then today they left before 9am

wyre davies reports from jerusalem.cypriot port of larnaca, they have been working around the clock. the spanish ship open arms preparing to tow a barge with 200 tonnes of food and medical aid all the way to gaza. it's a precarious, untested plan with obvious risks. translation: yes, we will tow this platform to gaza, _ where the last mile will be the most complicated operation. the disembarkation will be done on a pier that is being built right now by the world central kitchen. how the aid will be unloaded into gaza, where there is no port orfunctioning harbour, is not clear. air drops and some land deliveries are often swamped by thousands of desperate, hungry people. some aid agencies say that the plan is misguided and ineffective. the humanitarian crisis is worsening by the day. the un says there is a danger of famine, and children are already reported to be dying from malnutrition. all of this is happening because israel and hamas have been unable to agree a ceasefire that would have allowed more aid in by road thr

davies has the latest, from jerusalem 0ne positive note from cairo is that they have gone into a secondar, and the americans talking about the stability of a six or seven week ceasefire in gaza.

wyre davies, bbc news.te department has said they have seen the report and expect it will be raised with the israeli government. the controversial social media influencer andrew tate and his brother tristan are one step closer to being extradited back to the uk after a romanian court today approved the move. the brothers are facing several allegations, including rape and human trafficking, spanning several years. allegations the tate brothers "categorically reject" according to their representative. lucy williamson reports. they have been here so many times to battle romania'sjudicial they have been here so many times to battle romania's judicial system. today there we had to fight the uk's chest and in his trademark coat, and ruin the jacket emblazoned with his nickname, top g. after a night in custody, little swagger for the cameras. the ruling came quickly — extradition granted to face questions of a rape and human trafficking in the uk. but not until after romania has itself tried them on similar, unrel

live now to our correspondent wyre davies injerusalem.think those earlier rumours from washington had sent pulses racing amongst some people hoping that there may be an imminent

live now to our correspondent wyre davies injerusalem.yre, some doubt over whether an israeli delegation will attend these talks? i think those earlier rumours from washington had sent pulses racing amongst some people hoping that there may be an imminent agreement for a ceasefire however temporary between how hamas and is real. they expressed hope that a deal could be reached and optimism grew but there were significant obstacles and anybody covering the story of the past few months knew that hopes of a ceasefire are dashed by realities on the ground and one of visual�*s obstacles and demands was that hamas should give a detailed list of hostages who would be released under the terms of any future agreement. of course, in exchange for palestinian prisoners in israeli jails. that list has not been provided by hamas. there are thought to be about 134 hostages held by hamas and other groups in gaza. about 30 of those may actually be there. if you wanted to know who was still alive, there. if you wanted to know who was stillalive, he there.

our correspondent wyre davies reports from jerusalem.n the cypriot port of larnaca, they have been working around the clock. the spanish ship, open arms, is preparing to tow a barge with 200 tonnes of food with medical aid all the way to gaza. it's a precarious, untested plan with obvious risks. translation: yes, we will tow this platform to gaza, _ where the last mile will be the most complicated operation. the disembarkation will be done on a pier that is being built right now by the world central kitchen. how the aid will be unloaded into gaza, where there is no port or functioning harbour, is not clear. air drops and some land deliveries were often swamped by thousands of desperate, hungry people. some aid agencies say that the plan is misguided and ineffective. the humanitarian crisis is worsening by the day. the un says there is a danger of famine, and children are already reported to be dying from malnutrition. all of this is happening because israel and hamas have been unable to agree a ceasefire that would have allowed more aid

our correspondent wyre davies has the latest, from jerusalem one positive note from cairo is that theye gone into a second day with delegations from hamas, egypt, qatar, and the americans talking about the stability of a six or seven week ceasefire in gaza. but, of course, israel decided not to send a delegation. israel's says the preconditions it insisted upon — that hamas should provide a list of the hostages who remain alive, and those who might be exchanged in a prisoner swap, or hostage swap, with the palestinians, that wasn't forthcoming. so israel has decided not to send a delegation to cairo. that has been criticised in many parts of the israeli media, and the israeli public, as an unsustainable position. that isn't to say that had israel gone to cairo, there would be an automatic ceasefire — there would be others stumbling blocks. hamas wants the withdrawal of israeli troops from populated areas of gaza and the citizens of gaza to be allowed to return to their home areas in northern gaza. and those are significant issues that israel might have objected to. meanwhile, the human

wyre davies, bbc news. that growing pressure is coming from the uk.have heard lord cameron, the uk. we have heard lord cameron, the foreign secretary, pressing israel again to allow more aid into gaza. and the us has announced it will be involved in the construction of the spear to get it into gaza, but that is 60 or so days away from completion, and in the meantime they're telling israel they need to do more. —— the construction of this pier. here's pentagon spokesman patrick ryder. importantly, there will be no us forces on the ground in gaza. finally, in terms of timing, we are working to set this up as quickly as possible, but we expect it will take several weeks to plan and execute. once operational, the actual amount of aid delivered will depend on many variables and will likely scale over time. however, we expect that deliveries could provide more than 2 million meals to the citizens of gaza per day. that is the view from the us. those calls of course continue for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, calls from the us, the uk and others, but th

wyre davies reports from jerusalem.

wyre davies reports and you might find some parts of wyre�*s report distressing.irst time in this war, israeli soldiers have been filmed standing over stripped and kneeling detainees in gaza. but these are medical staff, detained after the israeli army overran the nasser hospital in khan yunis. most of them are still held captive. for weeks, the medics had witnessed israel's military advance closing in around their hospital. the fighting in khan younis was fierce. thousands of people who'd sought refuge in the grounds, fled under gunfire. what should have been a place of safety was completely the opposite. one nurse was shot inside a hospital operating theatre through a window. another person shot at the main entrance. the hospital was under siege. on february the 15th, after giving warnings, israeli tanks overran the hospital. there were chaotic scenes as troops took control. patients who'd been unable to evacuate... what i can confirm as we were called to the funeral premises in hull with reports of concerns regarding the storage and management of the deceased w

let's speak to our correspondent wyre davis, who's injerusalem.e talks that are happening in cairo, let's touch on what lord cameron was seen in berlin today because we hear the messages strongly from the uk and the us and others about more aid getting into gaza, but not a great deal seems to be changing. people might wonder why. lard deal seems to be changing. people might wonder why.— might wonder why. lord cameron's lanauuae might wonder why. lord cameron's language is — might wonder why. lord cameron's language is almost _ might wonder why. lord cameron's language is almost unprecedented | language is almost unprecedented amount certainly in the last 20 years or so from a british foreign secretary, focusing very much on the israelis and specifically when it comes to aid. the facts on the ground are the reasons why. more than 18 children of reported to be dead from malnutrition, one in six children under the age of two is reported to be severely malnourished in parts of northern gaza, and there is a looming manager in crisis which is a looming

earlier i spoke to our correspondent wyre davies, who is injerusalem, about the talks in cairo and theanitarian situation in gaza. there is of course increasing pressure from the americans on the israelis, we have seen that tension rising in the last two weeks, so at least go to cairo and join these indirect talks which may hopefully result in a temporary ceasefire. the israelis have chosen not to go to cairo, it's israelis have chosen not to go to cairo, its two days of talks, the other participants, halas, qatar, the egyptians and the americans are said to be in cairo and the americans are doing their best to persuade the israelis to go there but of course the israelis have made these preconditions that hamas must release a list of those hostages were still alive and they would be released as part of a deal. there is a level of interest —— frustration on the american side, they say openly that is a need for more aids to get into gaza, the americans now have undertaken a second a drop of over 36,000 meals by small parachutes in conjunction with the jordanian air force, dropping those

for the latest on the maritime aid corridor efforts, i spoke to our middle east correspondent wyre davieserusalem. there are several possible routes into gaza, a huge humanitarian crisis exists there, 300,000 people especially in the north of gaza without any real adequate food or aid, some trucks getting in but clearly not enough so the eu, the uae and other organisations have come up with this plan of a sort of maritime corridor and this would entail a ship leaving cyprus today towing a barge and on that will be around 200 tonnes of aid but the problem is when it gets to gaza, there is no port, there is a war going on and no obvious way to safely remove and distribute the aid and it's a logistical nightmare. we've been asking questions but have not had satisfactory answers, this is a test run this weekend and if this works it will become a regular route for aid from cyprus towards gaza but we then have a separatejoe biden plan to build a temporary port facility off the coast of gaza that would be built by american army engineers but no american military boots on the ground. but that is

i asked our correspondent wyre davies, who is now injerusalem, about the doubts regarding whether thesraeli delegation will participate in the cairo talks. those earlier rumours from washington had sent pulses racing among some people, hoping that there may be an imminent agreement for a cease fire, however temporary, between hamas and israel. and the hamas delegation arriving in cairo today for the talks also expressed hope that a deal could be reached. and again, optimism sort of grew, but there were significant obstacles. and anybody covering this story over the last few months will know that often hopes of a ceasefire are dashed by realities on the ground. and one of israel's obstacles and demands that was that hamas should present a detailed list of the hostages who would be released under the terms of any future agreement, of course, in exchange for palestinian prisoners in israeli jails. that list hasn't been provided by hamas. there are thought to be at about 134 hostages held by hamas and other groups in gaza. about 30 of those may actually be dead. and israel wanted to know

i asked our correspondent wyre davies, who is now injerusalem, about the doubts regarding whether the

i asked our correspondent wyre davies, injerusalem, about the doubts regarding whether the israeli delegation

davies injerusalem.eral possible routes into gaza, a huge humanitarian crisis exists there, 300,000 people especially in the north of gaza without any real adequate food or aid, some trucks getting in but clearly not enough so the eu, the uae and other organisations have come up with this plan of a sort of maritime corridor and this would entail a ship leaving cyprus today towing a barge and on that will be around 200 tonnes of aid but the problem is when it gets to gaza, there is no port, there is a war going on and no obvious way to safely remove and distribute the aid and it's a logistical nightmare. we've been asking questions but have not had satisfactory answers, this is a test run this weekend, and if this works it will become a regular route for aid from cyprus towards gaza, but we then have a separatejoe biden plan to build a temporary port facility off the coast of gaza. that would be built by american army engineers, but no american military boots on the ground. but that is two months away at

this is what our correspondent wyre davies, who is injerusalem, had to say.and there is hope that this will happen before ramadan and how positive is this looking? ramadan and how positive is this lookin: ? ., , , ramadan and how positive is this lookina? , ., , ., looking? hope might be overstating it, there's looking? hope might be overstating it. there's a — looking? hope might be overstating it, there's a lot _ looking? hope might be overstating it, there's a lot of— looking? hope might be overstating it, there's a lot of pressure - looking? hope might be overstating it, there's a lot of pressure to - looking? hope might be overstating it, there's a lot of pressure to sit. it, there's a lot of pressure to sit around the table although indirectly and agree to some sort of temporary cease—fire before the week in the start of the holy month of ramadan. that is the artificial deadline put there but also from the testimony from the dire humanitarian situation imparts gaza and people are notjust dying from israeli bombs and rockets and people are dying accordin

you might find some parts of this report by wyre davies distressing.i soldiers have been filmed standing over stripped and kneeling detainees in gaza. but these are medical staff, detained after the israeli army overran the nasser hospital in khan younis. most of them are still held captive. for weeks, the medics had witnessed israel's military advance closing in around their hospital. the fighting in khan younis was fierce. thousands of people who'd sought refuge in the grounds fled under gunfire. what should have been a place of safety was completely the opposite. 0ne nurse was shot inside a hospital operating theatre through a window. another person shot at the main entrance. the hospital was under siege. on february the 15th, after giving warnings, israeli tanks overran the hospital. there were chaotic scenes as troops took control. patients who'd been unable to evacuate were moved by medics from collapsing wards. israel says it found hamas weapons, also medication which they say supports accounts from israeli hostages that they were held there. in

i asked our correspondent wyre davies, injerusalem, about the doubts regarding whether the israeli delegationill participate in the cairo talks. those earlier rumours from washington had sent pulses racing among some people, hoping that there may be an imminent agreement for a cease fire, however temporary, between hamas and israel. and the hamas delegation arriving in cairo today for the talks also expressed hope that a deal could be reached. and again, optimism sort of grew, but there were significant obstacles. and anybody covering this story over the last few months will know that often hopes of a ceasefire are dashed by realities on the ground. and one of israel's obstacles and demands that was that hamas should present a detailed list of the hostages who would be released under the terms of any future agreement, of course, in exchange for palestinian prisoners in israeli jails. that list hasn't been provided by hamas. there are thought to be at about 134 hostages held by hamas and other groups in gaza. about 30 of those may actually be dead. and israel wanted to know who was still alive

here�*s our correspondent wyre davies — who is injerusalem 7 with the latest on the chances of a ceasefirengly positive signs around the hope for a cessation in hostilities, a temporary ceasefire, that could last perhaps as long as six weeks over the muslim holy month of ramadan. but i think it�*s really important not to get ahead of ourselves here because there are still key differences between israeli demands and the demands of hamas. it�*s understood the negotiators have arrived in cairo today. it�*s not clear if there is an israeli delegation but hamas officials are said to have arrived. the israelis will probably want to know how many of the hostages being held by hamas are still alive and which ones would be released by hamas under the terms of this deal. it�*s not clear, equally, how many palestinian prisoners would be released by israel as part of any deal. hamas has also said in previous negotiations that it expects israeli troops to withdraw from gaza and for gazan civilians to be allowed to return to their home areas in the north of the gaza strip in the event of any peace negot

wyre davies, bbc news, jerusalem.ttem pts atte m pts to attempts to get more aid into gaza are progressing and talks of a ceasefire i'm not. ahead of a ceasefire i'm not. ahead of israel's intelligence service accusing come up of hardening a position in these write—offs, thank you plan to as clay tensions during ramadan. come must not let israel for lack of progress in ceasefire negotiations that are continuing and expected to continue in cairo next week. new comets on saturday, presidentjoe biden said he is not giving up on a ceasefire deal before the muslim holy month of ramadan begins on monday. spoke earlier with the former israeli force spokesman jonathan enrico is about manager and eight effort and how they are connected to effort to stop the violence. thank you for being here. i want to start with some of the remarks made by presidentjoe biden in the state of the union address where he talks about the situation in gaza. take a listen. ., ., , , ., the situation in gaza. take a listen. ., ., , , listen. to the l

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davies.esident biden in his state of the union address last night was the establishment of this seaport, a floating port to be constructed by the us military off the coast of gaza. that would then be floated to shore and that would allow, you know, a very large amount of aid to be delivered. the problem being that nobody seems to know yet, once it gets onto the beach, how it would be secured and you're back into the same problems, that security has collapsed around aid convoys, especially in the north of gaza. and that is the issue. it's about distribution. and also this thing is going to take up to two months, according to briefings from us officials, to be built. so we're not talking about that happening imminently. the opening up of this so—called maritime corridor is an ingenious, if experimental idea. the plan is that, this weekend, folks with some aid on it would leave cyprus, bound for gaza. there is no natural harbour in gaza, no obvious way of off—loading this aid. there will be no f

i asked our correspondent wyre davies, injerusalem, about the doubts regarding whether the israeli delegationl participate in the cairo talks. those earlier rumours from washington had sent pulses racing among some people, hoping that there may be an imminent agreement for a cease fire, however temporary, between hamas and israel. and the hamas delegation arriving in cairo today for the talks also expressed hope that a deal could be reached. and again, optimism sort of grew, but there were significant obstacles. and anybody covering this story over the last few months will know that often hopes of a ceasefire are dashed by realities on the ground. and one of israel's obstacles and demands that was that hamas should present a detailed list of the hostages who would be released under the terms of any future agreement, of course, in exchange for palestinian prisoners in israeli jails. that list hasn't been provided by hamas. there are thought to be at about 134 hostages held by hamas and other groups in gaza. about 30 of those may actually be dead. and israel wanted to know who was still alive,

let's speak to our middle east correspondent wyre davies — who's injerusalem.gaza, a huge humanitarian crisis exists there, 300,000 people especially in the north of gaza without any real adequate food or aid, some trucks getting in but clearly not enough so the eu, the uae and other organisations have come up with this plan of a sort of maritime college and this would entail a ship leaving cyprus today towing a barge and on that will be around 200 tonnes about but the problem is when it gets to gaza, there is no port, there is a war going on and no obvious way to safely remove and distribute the aid and it's a logistical nightmare. we've been asking questions but have not had satisfactory answers, this is a test run this weekend and if this works it will become a regular rot for aid from cyprus towards gaza but we then have a separatejoe biden plan to build a temporary port facility of the cost of gaza that would be built by american army engineers but no american military boots on the ground. but that is two months away at the very least. all the while, the a

our correspondent wyre davies has more.d hamas are being held up on paper because of hamas' refusal to accept an israeli demand to release a list of those hostages still thought to be alive, and who would be released as part of a deal, of course, in exchange for hundreds of palestinians from israeli jails. hamas has said it cannot release such a list because of the israeli bombardment, which means that it's impossible to find a definitive list of those people who are still alive in gaza. but it also shows the deep mistrust between both sides. there is certainly increasing pressure internationally on israel and hamas to agree to a ceasefire — particularly because of the dire humanitarian situation in gaza. hundreds of thousands of people — particularly in northern gaza, but also in rafah in the south — are starving. there is a dire need for aid in those areas. people are said to be dying from malnutrition. there is a crisis of basic food supplies and medical supplies. and even now the united states — the vice president, kama

our correspondent wyre davies joins us from jerusalem.elderly civilians, any women left in captivity, and so on. hamas, of course, has its own issues. it has previously wanted israeli troops to withdraw from gaza and for cows and citizens to be allowed back to their home areas in northern gaza in the event of a truce —— gazan citizens. despite the noises, particularly from washington and american sources, desperate for some sort of progress here, there is no ceasefire deal in place and there is no guarantee that there will be one, even though the mood music is better thanit even though the mood music is better than it was a few days ago. bud even though the mood music is better than it was a few days ago.— than it was a few days ago. and we have seen those _ than it was a few days ago. and we have seen those images _ than it was a few days ago. and we have seen those images of- than it was a few days ago. and we have seen those images of air - than it was a few days ago. and we l have seen those images of air drops of aid into the territo

our correspondent wyre davies is injerusalem for us and sent this report.ay of unloading the eight, a real security situation with hundreds of thousands of desperately hungry people, how well you unlock that in a safe and secure manner? those points have not been revealed yet and there is a lot of concern about the visibility and practicality of this operation but it is going ahead, it will be the first test shipment today and if it works, then that i think according to schiller bond a lion works, then that i think according to schiller bond a [ion at the european commission will become a regular way of getting it into gaza but again, the real way of tackling this will be to allow more in overland and through israel. the duchess of sussex has criticised what she said was the "seemingly endless toxicity" of social media. meghan described being "targetted with bullying and abuse" while pregnant with archie and lilibet, and says she now keeps her distance from online comments. she was speaking at an event in texas to mark international women's day. to really w