the, the, [000:00:00;00] the, you're watching the news, our life from headquarters, and tell time getting navigates are coming up in the next 60 minutes. the us holes . that's 1st acknowledge direct talks with him. us president trump repeat system and for all captives to be released from gauze on a russian massage. it shows 2 people in the hotel and refrain. while european leaders gather to announce a re armaments fun. the government is in full control of this operation. fair is if a return to civil war and seltz's on after

a government's minister and senior military officials are arrested plus on board and smith in boot time looking at why this emulating kingdom expecting big on big cor. i'm joanna casual, sco with the sports, including action from the way for champions league as livable strength late to meet the highest. i'm on one know taken our advantage in the last 16 times, the hello. the white house has confirmed that it's holding direct talks with him us. it's the 1st time the us has acknowledge direct interaction with the group. it designated a quote to terrorist organizations. 1997. the white house, as israel has been consulted, but presidential envoy adam bowler has author already to speak to anyone. president

donald trump has issued what he called a last warning to him, us to release all remaining captives. and guys of his comments came after he met the families of some of those still being held in the strip. and he later took the social media and threatening to kill palestinians in gaza if they continue to hold captives, or ellen fisher has more details from the white house. if there's an indication that the company is going to approach things differently and rip up the playbook that has been used in the past, it is based. this is hugely significant from us was a group that was designated by the united states as a terrorist organization. back in 1997 and the us has a long standing. busy that it does not negotiate or meet with terrorist organizations. now we find that item bowler, who is the president invoice for hostage affairs, as health discussions with senior home us biggers in do ha, over the last few weeks now were told that the israelis have been informed of those discussions,

but not told about all the details they've been talking about the release of 59 captive still in guys a. it's believe $22.00 of them may still be alive, but it's also so the talks are broken into a wider peace deal. we know that steve, what cost is the mind that donald trump costs with the idea of extending the c spot and guys, and also seeing if there was prospect for the wider piece. he has no postpone this trip to the region twice. so a lot of these discussions with him, us to be ongoing, and it just shows that things have changed dramatically with donald trump back in the white house all in for sure. i'll just see you at the white house in washington . we have to correspondence on the story in a moment. we'll hear from honey my homes in y'all's, a city. but 1st we speak to an order all day and i'm mom. she's there because the is really government and the palestinian authority, a band delta 0 from reporting from inside israel as well as from the occupied perspective. what, what is the, is really reaction to this news us well,

during the is really media, really of the say by sex. it a, this announcement of all throughout the night. and what we heard is that we heard confirmation from these really prime ministers office that is real new about this, all those reports indicate that they knew after the fact they weren't informed before that there was no consultation. there is some concern, according to our name sources. it is real about this kind of contact. it is not what israel would have wanted to keep in mind. the is really government has a very clear strategy in dealing with donald trump, which is to never contradict him. now in contrast, of course, there's been no official reaction about those threats that donald trump later fired up on his social media platform against him, us and the population in gaza. but certainly a lot of right wing figures, including some who were in government like you to my been via have well come to those threats and have a, you know,

continued to push the narrative. that if israel would just implement that term plan of kicking out the population from gaza is, will be able to achieve total victory. so for now, no official reaction, per se, but certainly a lot of interest about where this could go all the while at the same time, down playing it to say that it was just about the american captives. that it was just about trying to advance a the ceasefire talks further and make sure that those captives are released. okay, thank you. note all day reporting from my mind as well. it's been 5 days since israel blocked aid from reaching gauze on with supplies. dwindling fast and european countries have no issue to joins urgent statements. the foreign ministers of germany, france, and the u. k. of all called on israel to abide by its international obligations and allowing food, fuel and medicine into gauze all they say humanitarian aid should never be

contingent on a ceasefire or use as a political tool honey, my flu, joining us not from gaza. city honey. tell us about the impact this blockade is having on people in gauze, on what you're hearing from your ends on the ground. about these direct talks held between him us and the united states. the will during the impacts on the blockade on the entry of 8 in 2000 as everywhere. everywhere we go, we see in science of this impact, the market right now is depleting whatever is available is either available at the very small amount or is very expensive for people to afford. and this is the, the hard reality for people who spent the past 16 months stuff, ongoing devastation, destruction and genocide. the likes and the ground were not on the payroll for the data from you to the lots of the public sector as well as the private sector. so for the most part, close to 90 percent of the people across the goes to the left of food parcels and

a and then with, with the uh, the blockade on the inter of 8 people are going to go hungry. in the, in the coming days we seen this already happening in areas in which a, the trucks, in the past weeks, in the past, at 42 days of this phase of phase one of the seats. why i have, we're not able to make it through those areas, given the damage and destroyed it infrastructure that made it very difficult for the trucks to move to parts and the northern part of the, of the strip. so really people live in, in, in dire situations, that's a, it's not just fluid. uh, the reason is also hospitals that the doctors talk about the struggle that they have is related due to the shortage of medical supplies, getting in the hospitals. i struggled to operate, there is no fuel to sustain their operations, but more importantly, the medical supplies that are needed. the medical equipment is things as simple as, as being killers are not available at that amount that will meet in the greater

demands are created by months of devastation. all of this, of course, happen in light of, of the, the news about the direct talks between mazda and the united states. and it took everyone by, by surprise, have asked, as designated by the united states night back in 1997. as a 3rd organizations, nobody expected that would actually be going to happen, but for a lot of people do perceive it, and this is part of being realistic and attract paddic in order to uh, move forward with the solution. because right now, it doesn't matter who's negotiating around the table for people. the only priority for them is an into their suffering or removal of restrictions of the borders and the free low entry of it. because otherwise things were going to continue to worse and by the hours than we seen or read the signs of this happening on the ground. okay, thank you, honey. my moods reporting from does a city i will not bring in with you on

a 2nd. i was an associate professor of golf politics a katara university to discuss this. how unprecedented is this the 1st direct acknowledged talks between from us and the united states? while it is very, very weird. i mean, it's a 1st time in 70 years of the united states, the met with one organization, they themselves label us at the race organization, which is something that is against any or the son of the united states is a, is a, it seems a very beginning i mean, the us does not talk to negotiate to, to if there was already states, unless they labeled them eh, which shows the, at thomas having his own approach to any kind of to come, i think, and negotiations all over the world. i mean, we see what he's doing with allies like, and mexico kind of that and europe and union and we see how he's dealing with, even with the strategy, and how much in this particular context we, we hear that you've any strategies, concern about this, that a concept for the 1st time in which we chose to sort of, to some extent,

how unpredictable can be trumped. we know that what he wants, we know piece this pile, but also is difficult to predict. what would, what would be the next step in this. and they should, we know that with the late to time, so that least then we know that the with the go for the mind. he's tasking to negotiate with with, with this route and how much in order to continue this a ceasefire. so at this point, it's difficult to, to, to predict of, to see where this going, but if the conversation is going, we know that they want to, to, to, for some hostages. but what is the final bill? so are you clear on the substance of these negotiations and what the us is looking to get out of this? i mean presumably. ok. the release of the the competence, particularly any americans that are held in gaza. yeah. mean, apart from that, it's difficult to to say because, right? so suppose the son already saw his extra busy by trump, pushing that person in uh how much we very key or threats about what they would do . a mighty cancer in case or time in case come out, this one's really in the house as it goes up,

they don't bite with disease just they can buy the us on the as well as a business totally unexpected. i mean, if there's already a proposal made by the companies are already proposed on the table by a bytes from and then the set process that supports is moving towards the 2nd phase . whether uh we'd coffee, it's pushing dots or not. there's something that we still uh, are waiting to see. but what is the final object of the conversation if either he wants to cite a part and it's on the when this conversation is something that i'm still trying to to figure it out. and there are other things that they are still, unemployment. i think this has to do with this person i filed right. that was done a clear strategy from the united states as probably so then, you know, that's the same time what we saw after we learned some of these direct talks. trump later threatening garza the people of gaza as well as how am i saying that there would be hell to pay of captives weren't released. so what do you make of these come contradictory statements, but it has been all with like that. i mean,

we saw this week of the same week what happened with the can you in case so there was a betty house the discussion and then he was very upset. the guy with the, with the or pricing the, the letter here with you from. so let's get started this way of dealing with threats or according to he with the enemy is threatening them to be through them and but then he can sit in the table to directly talk to them a, which is just somebody send no reason out a way to, to deal with the, with the, with, with the problems that he wants to be on taking charge burst on the of this is just, i mean, if you're thinking that from is very interested in being every member of the month that brought the piece to everywhere not only 2 of them of the lease, but to crane and to any any anywhere in the in the well it looks legit cause that he decided to talk about it the see the the with the depression of north korea and last time he wants to them directly to dos with he

a or the not this establishment or the system. go see the someone that you kind of talk to. right. so it sounds at some point letting you come, okay, we'll leave it there in the chat as i could. i thank you so much for your analysis . that was really forces have destroyed much. i'm sure there's a bad the refugee camp in northern gaza. palestinians, whoever turn to the ruins of their homes, has no shelter. so hidden must allow, we told us he's sleeping among the dead because it's too dangerous to clear bodies from the ruins. this is a story that many the, that not how the out about the that i should go back. sure. i that, oh well, probably go and i maybe good then i so usually if, if you wish you would have that decided but they knew it would decide if i didn't jealous then the minutes of the lazy so literally auto add new home got administered. it has that ad, but yeah, my gosh, the somebody that while i got it, so yeah, i mean, typically see if you see the new bender, she was on the,

on the side that felt a little bit of a sudden almost. and the how about me, i need that the muffler on the homeless and the yes that was that, that is what, at least by a few that so what you see, i know, but i'm had that would that be sure that the to get the idea? i live and then when i'm, what have been, i been maybe see, i'm a little, i'm expecting them i had a i had to have that know how ya on how you for that? i a little i did. so i want the after the numbers start up, i mean it's the how that that is the us. and that's the issue that none of us and a good man a. so with an issue here, not a little bit out there. i knew the hold on the high end of all of that and the 2nd half and the 2nd here when and the stuff without, without the 15 and as i said,

yeah. and then the semester. but if you have dish and the what i like and i got a, i know that some of the level of the end of the list that has taken the homeless that given to you as a matter the whole have 5th no said they have different had i forgot to remember the ukraine's as a russian strike on a hotel and the denique pro pet for all screech and has killed at least 2 people. dozens of others, including a child were wounded in the late night attack, emergency crews have been evacuating people from the 5 story building. russian forces have been advancing towards the industrial region and recent weeks. moscow also says of captured, another settlement and the don't you ask region are corresponding, charles stratford joining us from key 1st of all, charles,

tell us about the impact of that strike the yeah, massive strikes on a hotel in the town. the criteria which is in the deep pet drops region in the east of the country. local authorities are saying that so fall for people, a confirmed date, at least another search he injured, including children. we understand. it's worth pointing out that hotels will become a target for russian falls is increasingly um, over the last i saw a bit of sorts of year and a half or so since the full scale invasion. and one of the reasons you're speculating this because often is the case that ukrainian soldiers will actually stay in this hotel in, excuse me, kind of hotels that are little bit back from the front line. of course we call and confirm the exact circumstances as to whether they were so just staying at this hotel, but that a sizable attack and one of the number over night. according to the civil defense, there was another attack ensued me as well. one person, a confirmed date,

the police is saying that that was a drug and strike another attack on the car keys, a residential building and car keep apparently, to injured the following, another judge strike. then, according to local authorities in the southern city of odessa, they saying that there was energy infrastructure that was targeted in a russian attack over night. the least 2 people in jude, apparently because the home we have to stand close to that energy infrastructure position was, was destroy the private home the so yeah. another indication that there is no less up whatsoever on these nightly attacks. and of course, it pulls into question exactly the kind of problems that ukrainians could now be facing. with respect to this, us paused on the access to american intelligence gathering. yeah. a charles, which i wanted to ask you about. so any reaction to that announcement of the us

temporarily suspending intelligence sharing and what's being said about what impact that could have on the front lines. as well as holding the 1st person we called without seeing any use or any lines that to this suspension had ended. we called a come on to on the front line. he confirmed to us and suddenly the unit that say he operates in overnight had no access still to us intelligence. of course, it essentially has a huge impact because the ukrainians, they say that they rely on 90 percent of the for their intelligence gathering. 90 percent of it is actually us generated. and of course, it's used not only for wanting ukrainians, warning, ukrainian cities and civilian population about incoming attacks. but also for pining offensive measures, it gives the ukrainians access to locating where russian forces all was pushed to

the front line and, and, and russian infrastructure as well. for these deep strikes that to the finance launch into russia, it's very difficult if not impossible for them to do that without the access to u. s. intelligence, of course the americans are saying that what they're looking for. certainly, according to the national security advisor might fall, she's saying that mike was, he's saying that they, they looking for the confidence they want to see confidence in him zalinski that he is going to step up to the table and participate in the peace negotiations. and there's a goals, the issue of this minerals deal that we understand is donald trump still wants to learn skita sign of code's he's refused to sign in the policy and there were no security guarantees that weren't sufficient security guarantees being offered. so let's get subsequently reiterated that he is now prepared to sign it. but this

intelligence freeze, this freeze of us military assistance, is just a, i think exam. busy pull up the kind of pressure that you issued ministration under donald trump is putting on zillow and ski to try and initiate some sort of what we can already predict will be potentially a very long piece process. okay, thank you. draw stratford reporting from keeps well, your leaders are expected to hold an emergency meeting in brussels in the coming hours. it will focus on taking a united stance on increasing military budgets to meet the blocks security needs. and it comes as a us a suspended assistance to ukraine. european commission, president, earth level underline has presented an $857000000000.00 plan called re, are in europe. the european union plans to is some regulations and allow its members to spend more on defense. it says it's ready to offer

a $161000000000.00 in loans for investments in air and missile defense, artillery systems and drones. the you also plans to redirect existing funds and to attract private investors to support its defense industry. many new countries still allocate less than 2 percent of g d p to their military budgets. and that's below nato's 3 percent target. latasha butler reports from brussels on what to expect from the e u summit on thursday to dictate and what since that is all stories of office meeting between ukrainian president hello, demeans zalinski and us president donald trump. it's been a dizzying few days for europe's leaders. betty, able to keep up with the pace of offense is post cold war. a line for the up tend trumps refusal until now to of the key for new york. security guarantees in the same to the ukraine ceasefire has shield a continent fearful of russian aggression. but will say propelled it into action.

no defendant guessing we must needs to united as your opinions determined to protect ourselves. your opponents, to ramp up the defense spending, arms production and ministry cooperation. this tool because it being a defining moment for europe, a wakeup call. since world war 2, the us has insured europe security, helping to create nato and deploying thousands of soldiers as a deterrent. if the us steps away bidding the gap wouldn't be easy, because you are blacks with and towards nation. if we put in your opinion, airpower, we could probably clear the skies over ukraine. that will be a significant benefit for ukraine. but, but ultimately, no, i mean, do we have what it takes to, at this point in time to, to are russia? i think the edge of that is really no. absolutely do you are paul limits in brussels, parts of the building will the separated. so if you'd control these to you are on the west for nearly 3 decades. fragments of a cost, the still cost a long shadow. there's

a real sense of urgency in europe as easily does prepare for the emergency summit on ukraine that we talking about bolstering age, the keys, defense, silver and c, for the continents on franco bridge to ship it, to draw up a piece quite a few crane that would be possible to washington, we need to ensure that the u. s. u k. europe when you prior to working together, but we must not choose between the us and your person and from so you or intrigues, could be deployed to ukraine to keep a future peace. but not everyone's convinced require me to call them. i can let pressik one of the problem with a peacekeeping force. it's not something for 3 years or 6 months. it could be 30 years, nothing will happen without the agreement, the russians, and the us. and without us support the you isn't only battling external hostilities . i'm greece probably most of lead to fix to open a poses ukraine. you. the aid for the you to tackle is security,

emergency it most insurance plans and not the rail from within before. it's too late. this actually, butler, i'll choose 0 brussels. we're not going to speak to fixer upper, i'm a veterans of defense and security specialist and principal, a story, a consulting joining us from darwin in australia. we thank you for your time with the fact of do you believe the re arm you're applying can be ok. to it's a great question and to be honest it's, it's a lot of potential, but a lot of things really have to go right. there are multiple elements of the plan and they require different agreements by different numbers of states. their, their divide step, what the money might be, stand tone, if all goes well, if it's a continuous set of gray lines, which will be very hard to achieve that in yesterday. it has a lot of potential, but it's worth keeping in mind that unless a lot of that money spent to bottom american homes and we don't know how open of washington will be to be that. then you know, the, the ability to actually build up your p as it will take several years. you can't

just turn defense and munitions on and off like attack. it takes time to those factories to spin up and people and might for the weapons. so yeah, it wouldn't be helping you crying in the short run, even all going well. okay, hang on. so you say if all goes well, just talk us through some of the challenges that you for c is there a number of, uh, potential stumbling blocks or complications? uh, i mean, does it, the plan itself includes things like states being able to spend them over there on a budget on defense spending. uh, which currently constrains to meet a range of the i'm gonna get this for responsibility goals such a state can, for example, say can exception to that. but the dual states do that. how much more that i want to spend? how long did those majors approved for? even if that's even at the state of florida, i received

a agreement from other neighbors to do that. you know, wages a, spend the money, you know, companies to cool for want to spend a more of their own funds in on their defense sexes. but as i mentioned before, if that takes a long time for that factory to produce a tang coordinate across from me. so, well, that's not really going to help. it's not really going to help you crying and functional. and you know, there's still a sort of issue to some of the other managers that have been discussed. so we're talking about raising problem. the finance thing from bank sol or additional bar away by that you would lodge. yeah, there are a lot of a d times they to be worked out and degrade. and you'll have countries that a much more federal science, disco, you'll see a like the middle ones that they may be not very willing to take measures. for example, germany, montague, in terms of tyson on the largest share, the debt. so, you know, again there are, there is potential, there is great potential box, a lot needs to garage that in the back to themselves. for example, for product finance perspective that they buy or may not view this as a good investment in terms of, in terms of making those lines. and,

and i just want to emphasize again, even if all goes wrong, that those items will not be flowing to your crime quickly if they actually your opinion of what i'm saying to you as livestock. so can you just, can you just clarify that? so when you say quickly, what's the time scale that i'd be of my use, if anything could happen within 12 months, and that's where the real gray lot federal europe has already given quite so many times. it is spending more and it started security and there are orders in place that's a 16 by 16 of the galaxy products. finally, finally ad. unless people want to opt out to doing things like buying more, we are good um source of 3 homes. and with those governments into wished and makes those aisles noting a previous reporting of the trumpet distractions kind of things like intelligence, support and existing. so all of weapons don't have really configured. i want to be to send more even if you have time for us. you know,

it is going to be hard in my opinion to, to make much of that to make much headway if you keep in less than 12 months. when, when you look at the bigger picture here and sort of any potential ceasefire and an end to the war and you create them. and this is what the danish prime minister said . on the 24th of february, we run the risk that peace in ukraine could actually be more dangerous than the war that is currently taking place. in your opinion, how worried do you think our european policy makers at any deal that's brokered in the current circumstances, could involved in russia and then enter and undermine nato strategic interest? look, you know that there are, there are real reasons for policy makers to be concerned. but of course, you know, to play the devil's advocate. there's a reason for states that don't want to get more involved, particularly the smaller states, to play off that risk because they want simple. they don't want to have to spend more, all they don't want to contribute more. so look, you know, that there is a bit of both ends. you know? certainly if, if there is a,

you're paying peacekeeping force, you know, letting me know has shown, or, you know, over a decade since the invasion of criminals ended on less than $25.00 in 2014. that, you know, she is willing to break the face agreements. he is willing to use a regular forces to stir up trouble to uh, to keep conflicts, slowly bubbling along. and you know, precisely that kind of thing could happen to you or piece capers, which might been actually, you know, hard at pulling your opinions, your thoughts. but also, you know, there are countries who will probably be looking at this and going, we can apply some of those. he is with the intention of just not really wanting to have to send troops to a place that's far away from us. okay. we'll leave it there. victor brockovich, defensive security specialist, joining us from darwin, australia. thank you so much. my pleasure. the still ahead on the al jazeera news, our china is communist party officials gather in beijing. will tell you about the

priorities they are setting out for this year. us, my administration will be reclaiming the panama canal. and we've already started doing a waterway at the heart of her rapidly deteriorating relationship between the united states and one of his closest regional allies. coming up and sports football team, taking part in this year is feedstock club. the world club are set to share a record price that's coming up. which of the maybe not surprisingly, the assessment of spring in the through much of the european planning. this is