for themselves. that's the rule for any democracy. we have concluded what we have seen from the report and taken actions in a variety of ways and in places, particularly on the west bank where we have seen abuses committed by extremist settlers against palestinians and for the first time have taken action against them and i believe and trust that this process will continue and as we are able to use the results we will. when it comes to sudan, the actions we took a few days ago, others have also committed war crimes and continues to target civilians. it has obstructed the advancement of the peace process. and it's refused to participate on numerous occasions in ceasefire talks we have sought to convene. and

together with the rss it's caused the worlds worst to crisis. that people are suffering through every day. we believe strongly that there is no military solution to this conflict and we have to see two things, the effective assistance deliver to people who need it and we worked very hard on that and seen some progress but not nearly enough and we have to see the end of the firing. and we have to see the end of the firing-— the firing. the us secretary of state antony _ the firing. the us secretary of state antony blinken - the firing. the us secretary of state antony blinken giving i the firing. the us secretary of| state antony blinken giving his final final press briefing after the last four years and a lot of the question about the ceasefire in gaza and a lot of protests at the beginning of this press briefing. somebody was shouting, are you compromised by israel, why are you not at the hague? he was askedif you not at the hague? he was asked if he thought the ceasefire is going to happen and he said yes and expects implementation to begin on sunday and another question

referenced congolese race, a previous equity of state who 16 years ago was given her final press briefing on all the questions were about israel and gaza. —— condoleeza rice. has anything changed, he was asked, and it's a long story but ultimately is for others to make the decisions and hard choices but there was no substitute for us engagement. well, the briefing is happening in washington, injerusalem we are still waiting to hear if the israeli cabinet vote on the gaza ceasefire deal when that might take place. it has been delayed and had been expected to happen earlier but israel accused hamas of reneging on part of the agreement. one of the key points of the deal was the key points of the deal was the release of all israeli hostages. in the first six week phase, 33 hostages including women, children and elderly people would be exchanged for palestinian prisoners in israeli jails.

thank you very much forjoining us, your brother is currently held in gaza, and you and your other families held in gaza, and you and your otherfamilies are held in gaza, and you and your other families are poised held in gaza, and you and your otherfamilies are poised on the brink of what you hope is the brink of what you hope is the return of your loved ones. what do these days and hours feel like for you as you wait? thank you for having me. the past few days have been very difficult. we've been advocating for 15 months and have heard for so many months since may we are on the verge of a deal and suddenly we saw there is a change in the air in there is a change in the air in the past few days and perhaps this time it would be different and we are still hoping to hear that the deal has been reached and the white smoke appears

from the israeli cabinet meeting and the government as well and until we see the first hostage release we will not believe that the deal came through, and until we see we are going to stop fighting and advocating for our loved ones in captivity. his brother and i'm assuming your brother would not be in the first phase of those released. yes, at least according to the reports and i'm not privy to the exact wording and he was 47 years old and is not included in the first batch of what is expected to be released. this is disappointing because it is disappointing because it is disappointing for many hostage families and they keep stressing that 468 days have passed since october the 7th so every hostage should be considered a humanitarian case and every one has been subject

to torture, violence, sunlight, because they are held in tunnels and it is disappointing that not all of them will be released in the next couple of weeks and on the 16th day of the first phase there will be discussions about the next phases. we really want to see everybody released even if it means that israel and hamas need to understand that the crisis, because of hamas and it is time to it is time to finish this, even we have to engage again because the realities of the conflict are not going to be solved by this temporary ceasefire agreement. he be solved by this temporary ceasefire agreement.- be solved by this temporary ceasefire agreement. he is a husband and _ ceasefire agreement. he is a husband and the _ ceasefire agreement. he is a husband and the father- ceasefire agreement. he is a husband and the father of. ceasefire agreement. he is al husband and the father of two young children. what is the last you heard from him? he is an incredible _ last you heard from him? he is an incredible husband - last you heard from him? he is an incredible husband and - an incredible husband and father to my sister and nieces.

in the last we heard from him was in late april when hamas released a psychological warfare video featuring him and another hostage and it's been so many months since then, april 2024 and in mid—january 2025 we do not know his condition but he is no longer alive and we advocate with the assumption he is alive and will return to my sisters and daughters and two siblings. we want him home and we are doing all we can as israeli citizens to pressure our governments using democratic means. we meet elected officials and demonstrate on the streets and we hold accountable the international community that i failed to force hamas to a viable agreement and failed israelis on the people of gaza given the destruction in gaza

and failed humanity by not pushing to ahki, iran, all of the nefarious actors —— turkey. i was in the uk parliament earlier today and i listens to the foreign minister statement to the parliament from the gallery and met mps later on and i was disappointed to hear that they are giving credit ability and praise to qatar. it is responsible for this crisis in the first place. it is playing as a mediator but it should not be being given praise, it's doing what it should be expected to do and bring the hostages who were kidnapped by hamas which is sponsored by qatar home. thank ou ve sponsored by qatar home. thank you very much — sponsored by qatar home. thank you very much for _ sponsored by qatar home. thank you very much for talking - sponsored by qatar home. thank you very much for talking to - sponsored by qatar home. thank you very much for talking to us i you very much for talking to us and perhaps we can talk again when you have some more news of your brother—in—law. thank you very much for your time. your brother-in-law. thank you very much for your time.- very much for your time. thank ou. very much for your time. thank yom and _ very much for your time. thank yom and we — very much for your time. thank you. and we will— very much for your time. thank you. and we will keep - very much for your time. thank you. and we will keep you - you. and we will keep you up—to—date with any development is on the situation in the middle east as we wait to hear

news about when the delayed israeli cabinet meeting to approve the ceasefire will take place. no word on that at the moment but it was expected earlier. let's look at some other news from today. the royal college of nursing has warned that patients are being put at risk because overwhelmed hospitals are having to provide care in corridors and other unsuitable settings. it comes after a report heard from 5,000 nurses across the uk about the scale of the corridor care crisis — following intense pressure on the nhs due to a surge in winter viruses. let's speak to the charity director of age uk, caroline abrahams. thanks forjoining us and i know you have described a corridor care as a affront to civilised society. it corridor care as a affront to civilised society.— civilised society. it is an issue that _ civilised society. it is an issue that has _ civilised society. it is an issue that has been - civilised society. it is an i issue that has been around civilised society. it is an - issue that has been around a long time. what are the solutions as you see them? hello. i think there are two sorts of solutions. the first

is we haven't got enough hospital beds at the moment and if you look at other comparable countries they have more hospital beds generally than we do so firstly there is literally and the staff to make sure they are properly looked after. but the second thing is, we are not doing enough to help particularly older people stay fit and well in the community so they avoid that sudden rush to hospital. of course some people always have to go to the emergency department for treatment. that is understood but we are not doing enough to help all of the people soon enough when they start to get an infection on the back of flu which is what is happening a lot at the moment and we are not getting antibiotics quickly to them in the community and that's notjust a criticism of gps, is the fact the whole system is a bit overwhelmed in the community and we need the services working together. caroline, unfortunately our time is short in the interview and obviously older people at

overrepresented in this context. do you want the government to come up with a separate, fast enough plan in the context of the bigger plan they have for reforming the nhs. , ~ ,., they have for reforming the nhs. , ~ h, . nhs. yes, i think so. we need to see a _ nhs. yes, i think so. we need to see a plan _ nhs. yes, i think so. we need to see a plan quickly _ nhs. yes, i think so. we need to see a plan quickly for - nhs. yes, i think so. we need to see a plan quickly for how. to see a plan quickly for how they will eradicate this practice which really shouldn't exist today. practice which really shouldn't exist today-— practice which really shouldn't exist toda . ., ., ~ , ., ., , exist today. caroline abrahams, sor for exist today. caroline abrahams, sorry for the _ exist today. caroline abrahams, sorry for the brief _ exist today. caroline abrahams, sorry for the brief interview, - sorry for the brief interview, but really good to hear your thoughts. and do stay with us on bbc news. more to come on verified alive. hello. good afternoon. fairly stagnant weather at the moment with high pressure around, which means only subtle changes in our weather from day to day, where we keep the clear skies and the sunshine. by day we'll get patchy fog at night and a touch of frost, but it is mainly dry for many of us right the way through the weekend under this area of high pressure, that's keeping these

weather fronts at bay. however, interestingly, over the coming few days, we lose our southwesterly wind and we start to draw in this colder air currently across the low countries, france and germany. and so temperatures actually will start to dip away and it will be quite chilly, probably the coldest day being sunday. and the fog of course is a real issue for travellers. this was nuneaton earlier on. it's taken a long time for that fog to clear through the morning. in contrast, llandrindod wells in powys enjoying lots of sunshine. as i say, it is really contrasting our weather today. we've got hazy sunshine as well across scotland, parts of northern ireland and even some glimmers of sunshine coming through under this cloud band in the south. but generally it's rather grey, but plenty of sunshine for much of the midlands, wales and northern england. it's not helping our temperatures. of course, we haven't got much strength from the sun at this time of year, just 4 or 5 degrees where the low cloud lingers. seven in the sunshine. the highest temperatures with temperatures with the milder air. the southwesterly wind in the north and west, which will escalate a little

further as we go through the night, bringing in some patchy rain and drizzle. the cloud elsewhere will tend to fill in with fog and mist, and there could be a touch of frost again come morning, but it looks less likely to be as widespread as it was this morning. nevertheless, there could be some some frost around first thing in the morning. and of course, that fog, which will take its time to clear our weak weather front, is more prevalent during tomorrow with some patchy rain and drizzle in the north, so more cloud generally. but again, the sunshine may well break through in northern ireland, eastern scotland, east of the pennines, eastern parts of wales. but in some places it could linger that grey weather all day and some of the fog too. and that's where we'll just see 4 or 5 degrees. now we do pick up a different wind direction over the weekend, as i say, but not a particularly strong wind. so we will keep the issue with fog for parts of england and wales as we go through the next couple of nights as well. but you can see that dip away in temperature right the way across the uk, just 5 or 6 this weekend before temperatures recover again into next week.

live from london. this is bbc news israel delays a cabinet vote on the gaza ceasefire deal, after accusing hamas of going back on part of the agreement. israel's forces have continued to pound gaza, killing more than seventy people since the deal was announced. a teenager is found guilty of murdering 15—year—old elianne andam in south—east london in september 2023.

britain and ukraine's leaders sign a 100—year agreement, aimed at strengthening defence ties between the two countries and blue origin's new glenn rocket — funded by amazon boss jeff bezos — has successfully launched from cape canaveral and reached orbit for the first time. hello, i'm annita mcveigh and this is verified live a vote by the israeli cabinet on the gaza ceasefire deal has reportedly been delayed until tomorrow, as its negotiating team in qatar continues to discuss the final details. the israeli government has accused hamas of backtracking on parts of the agreement. a far right coalition partner in israel has told the bbc it will only stay in government if israel ensures it can resume

fighting as soon as the first phase of the ceasefire ends.