translation: this is a terrible deal, and if it will actually - go through, we membersl of otzma yehudit will give letters of resignation. to the prime minister. the level of suffering of palestinians is immense. it's basically a daily nightmare. and this is why we do hope that from sunday on, we'll be able to help in a different way the palestinians. tonight — moving closer to a deal. it is thought the israeli cabinet may meet tomorrow to discuss that cease—fire deal for gaza. we'll take a look at those developments and get the latest on the humanitarian situationn on the ground in gaza. plus, the ioo—year pact —

sir keir starmer�*s pledge to support ukraine. we'll get reaction from a former uk ambassador to russia. and on al decoded, we take a look at the uk government's promise to "turbo—charge" the adoption of ai in britain. but will it be enough to keep pace globally? the ceasefire agreement in gaza may have been welcomed and celebrated around the world, but it's looking fraught and fragile. in the last few minutes, israel's far—right national security minister itamar ben—gvir has described it as a terrible deal and threatened to resign from benjamin netanyahu's government if it ratifies the ceasfire agreement. the israeli cabinet delayed a planned vote on approving the deal — israel has accused hamas of reneging on some key parts of the deal and of seeking last—minute concessions. meanwhile, on the ground

in gaza, while the dream of peace may be closer, the reality is that, for now, the fighting — and the killing — go on. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza says dozens of palestinians have been killed by missile strikes in the hours since the truce was announced in doha. despite all this, the united states is confident still, it says, that the ceasefire will begin, as scheduled, this sunday, january 19 — the eve of donald trump's inauguration as the next american president. let's have a listen to that statement from itamar ben—gvir a short time ago. his reaction to the cease—fire deal. translation: this deal will put an end to all the achievements l that we have managed to accomplish for the state of israel. and more than that, it will not lead to the release

of all the hostages. it dooms the fate of the other hostages and will lead to the end of the war, with hamas not being defeated yet, and so the goals of the war have not yet been achieved. that is itamar ben—gvir. let's get some analysis of that. our correspondentjonah fisher joins me from jerusalem. jonah, not a jonah, nota huge jonah, not a huge surprise, voicing his opposition to the deal, but what does it mean for the israeli government, for the government of benjamin netanyahu? government of ben'amin netanyahu?�* government of ben'amin netanyahu? government of ben'amin netan ahu? . ~ ., ., . netanyahu? have known for a lona netanyahu? have known for a long time _ netanyahu? have known for a long time that _ netanyahu? have known for a long time that itamar - netanyahu? have known for a | long time that itamar ben-gvir long time that itamar ben—gvir andindeed long time that itamar ben—gvir and indeed otherforeign or nationalist members of mr netanyahu's government were not happy with the deal that has been reached in the negotiations in qatar also what has been not clear is what they were going to do about it. that became a little bit clearer about half an hour ago, when we heard from mr ben—gvir. he effectively lambasted the contents of the deal calling it a terrible deal, and said that his party would resign from the

government if the deal was passed by the israeli government and security cabinet. what he then went on to say, and this is really the crucial part, is that even if they did leave government, his party would not seek to try and bring down mr netanyahu's administration because that is really the nuclear option that could be played here. if mr ben—gvir was able to persuade the other far right nationalist party in the ministration to also leave, it would turn mr netanyahu's government into a minority administration and it would then be vulnerable, and if everyone really wanted to, they could in theory bring down mr netanyahu's government. that does not appear to be the plan, and so it would appear that we are going to see maybe tomorrow, it may be saturday, the israeli charity cabinet and government meet to finally take

a closer look at the agreement —— security cabinet. a closer look at the agreement -- security cabinet.— -- security cabinet. that meeting _ -- security cabinet. that meeting delayed, - -- security cabinet. that| meeting delayed, pushed —— security cabinet. that meeting delayed, pushed back, because these release were not happy with what hamas were asking for in terms of concessions?- asking for in terms of concessions? . �* , ., concessions? that's what we were told — concessions? that's what we were told earlier _ concessions? that's what we were told earlier in - concessions? that's what we were told earlier in the - concessions? that's what we were told earlier in the day. | were told earlier in the day. it is hard to know whether it really was about these extra concessions which we were told were the problem, because we had a briefing this afternoon by the israeli prime minister's spokesman, making it very clear the hold up was due to the fact that hamas had insisted on changing some parts of the agreement. was it that or was it more related to clearly the turmoil that's going on behind the scenes in relation to these members of mr nezz and yahoo's government who are clearly not happy with the agreement? the issues related to the cease—fire agreement, these details, do now appeared to have been ironed out. there's been confirmation from doha that that has now been settled. there is now a document. so that obstacle is no longer in

the way of further discussion. this deal is supposed to come into force on sunday. that supposed to be day one full subset so the pressure is really on now for the israeli cabinet to meet, either tomorrow or on saturday, to, one would assume, past the approval of this agreement. qm. approval of this agreement. 0k, jonah, approval of this agreement. 0k, jonah. for— approval of this agreement. 0k, jonah. for the — approval of this agreement. 0k, jonah, for the moment, approval of this agreement. 0k, jonah, forthe moment, thanks jonah, for the moment, thanks very much indeed. and our international editorjeremy bowen reports now from israel on what the cease—fire agreement means for israelis and palestinians. just a few hours after the ceasefire agreement was announced, men in northern gaza were back digging through the rubble for the dead and wounded after an israeli strike. the ceasefire is not due to start until sunday. then they heard a small voice. boy screams he was alive. strong enough to wave for help. his name is assad fadel khalifa. his parents, sister, aunt and uncle, we're told, were killed in the strike. he's three years old.

his mouth was full of gravel and dust. he was trying to pull it out himself. we went to nablus on the west bank, the other side of the occupied palestinian territories, to try to assess the mood. israel won't let us into gaza. nablus is a palestinian city with a long history of resistance to the israeli occupation. it's a toy gun. down the street, the faces of men killed using real guns to fight israelis, some from a militia known as the lion's den. heroic martyrs here, terrorists as far as israel is concerned. amar has a stall selling sweetcorn. translation: peace is i difficult, because you need to go back to the religion and doctrine. but we would love for the bombing to stop and for them to leave gaza, and for the prisoners to get free, and for everyone to go back to their homes and family, because they suffered a lot in this war.

may god help them. at her stall, amina is desperate for the ceasefire to work. translation: it affected us a lot here, both - financially and mentally. we, especially women, are affected by what we are seeing. the children who are dying. we hope we could help, but we can only pray. just outside nablus is the jewish settlement of kedumim, home to leaders of the settler movement. daniella weiss has lived here for 50 years. now she's working through her list of right—wing connections as she tries to overturn the ceasefire deal she says is treachery. what does all this mean for israel? what does it add up to? in simple words, get. ready for another war. it's cruel. dangerous, with| many casualties. this is what it means today.

donald trump, there in the united states, declares that he wants to see the end of wars. _ good for you where you are situated and with us, - giving our flesh and blood for you to have a standing in the middle east, because you care for the united... _ i'm speaking nowj to donald trump. you care for the united states. very noble...declaration. injerusalem, a fake funeral outside the office of prime minister netanyahu, by israelis who want to bury the ceasefire deal. they want the prime minister to keep his promise to destroy hamas and rescue all the hostages, not negotiate a swap for palestinian prisoners they regard as terrorists. police arrested a few of them. many israelis support the ceasefire, but the coffins —

intended as a warning of danger ahead for israel — are also a sign to the ceasefire's supporters that making it work will not be easy. jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. meanwhile, aid trucks are queuing at the southern crossing into gaza, waiting for the ceasefire expected on sunday. if it goes ahead. aid has got into gaza from a number of crossings since the war began. before it, around 500 lorry loads of aid entered every day, according to the un. but that plummeted to nine a day in the period after the war started. at the beginning of january, it was averaging 51 truckloads daily. the ceasefire deal allows for 600 lorry loads a day. let's talk now to antoine renard.

he is the palestine country director for the world food programme. what are your hopes from this deal, if it does get off the ground, how quickly are you thinking that aid could surge into gaza territory and will it be enough, those 600 trucks a day? be enough, those 600 trucks a da ? ., ., ., ., day? from the world food programme _ day? from the world food programme and _ day? from the world food programme and world - programme and world humanitarian actors, now 15 months into this war, we have been saying over and over that we do have sufficient human tenure in goods that are in all corridors —— unitarian goods. for us, it is cease—fire. we have the capacity ready to actually have the supplies, and i think that is the main message, is that our readiness is even higher than ever. 50 our readiness is even higher than ever-— our readiness is even higher than ever. so you're ready to co. than ever. so you're ready to no. are than ever. so you're ready to go- are you _ than ever. so you're ready to go. are you confident - than ever. so you're ready to go. are you confident that i than ever. so you're ready to. go. are you confident that this cease—fire is going to happen and if you are going to get that aid in?— and if you are going to get that aid in? . . .,

that aid in? the main challenge that aid in? the main challenge that we have — that aid in? the main challenge that we have been _ that aid in? the main challenge that we have been having, - that we have been having, and that's what today, when i was in gaza and as i am now, the main message i was having from the population was actually the sense of relief and hope that it's going to go through, and for us it's not so much the fact that, are we ready? we are. it's more to stick to what people believe currently is a bit of a light at the end of the tunnel after 15 months of suffering. the tunnel after 15 months of sufferint. ., the tunnel after 15 months of suffering-— the tunnel after 15 months of sufferint. . .,, suffering. yeah, we saw those hue suffering. yeah, we saw those huge celebrations _ suffering. yeah, we saw those huge celebrations yesterday . huge celebrations yesterday when the cease—fire deal was announced talk to us about the aid that is so desperately needed across gaza at the moment. hagar is so desperately needed across gaza at the moment. how many fithters gaza at the moment. how many fighters were — gaza at the moment. how many fighters were killed _ gaza at the moment. how many fighters were killed where - gaza at the moment. how many fighters were killed where i - gaza at the moment. how many fighters were killed where i am | fighters were killed where i am now, in central and south of gaza, the challenge we have been having is that we have been having is that we have been providing a third of the ration people are supposed to have. we are forced to stop some of the key decrees that were up and running up to m in

the whole south of the strip —— the whole south of the strip —— the key bakeries for but we have to contemplate now is to have to contemplate now is to have a proper food have to contemplate now is to have a properfood ration have to contemplate now is to have a proper food ration that people can have, and it all depends on the bread, they are actually cute to get water. it is the same in the north of gaza —— they are actually queueing. gaza -- they are actually queueing-— gaza -- they are actually ttueuein. ~ ., �* ., ., queueing. we don't have enough fuel. queueing. we don't have enough fuel- every _ queueing. we don't have enough fuel. every assistant _ queueing. we don't have enough fuel. every assistant we - queueing. we don't have enough fuel. every assistant we permit l fuel. every assistant we permit has always _ fuel. every assistant we permit has always a — fuel. every assistant we permit has always a lifeline _ fuel. every assistant we permit has always a lifeline of - fuel. every assistant we permit has always a lifeline of five - has always a lifeline of five days to a week. that's the hope we haven't cease—fire is to surge and have more goods coming into gaza. can surge and have more goods coming into gaza.— coming into gaza. can i 'ust ask ou coming into gaza. can i 'ust ask you i coming into gaza. can i 'ust ask you one last i coming into gaza. can ijust ask you one last question . coming into gaza. can ijust l ask you one last question was an act we heard in the last hour or so from the far right israeli government minister itamar ben—gvir, opposing this cease—fire deal, but he also said there should be a complete stop to all the aid going into gaza. what's your reaction to

that? ., . ., ., ., that? the reaction that we have is that you've — that? the reaction that we have is that you've got _ that? the reaction that we have is that you've got 2.2 _ that? the reaction that we have is that you've got 2.2 million i is that you've got 2.2 million people that are in gaza and that rely on assistance. what they're looking for is not only assistance, it is actually to have commercial flow coming back in. they deserve after 15 months to be served in a proper manner and get back on their feet. the first message nina had to meet was, i want to go back to... she has been displaced eight times. all she is asking is to go back there her land. that is my main message to you.- her land. that is my main message to you. 0k, antoine renard, palestine _ message to you. 0k, antoine renard, palestine country - renard, palestine country director from the world food programme, thank you. to get more reaction, we can speak to glenjohnson, who was senior adviser to the former us secretary of statejohn kerry, and author of window seat on the world, a book about that period.

thank you so much for being with us on bbc news. let's just talk a bit about the american perspective on this. antony blinken, secretary of state, saying he is pretty confident this is going to start as scheduled on sunday. do you share that confidence? i scheduled on sunday. do you share that confidence? i don't know what — share that confidence? i don't know what he _ share that confidence? i don't know what he is _ share that confidence? i don't know what he is basing - share that confidence? i don't know what he is basing that l share that confidence? i don't i know what he is basing that on. i used to sit in the same meeting with him every morning with the secretary of state and after minutes respect for him and the work he has done over the last four years, but everybody who is really knowledgeable about that area really knows this is a wing and a prayer. everybody wants it to happen on the outside, but the players are just so volcanic. anything can set them off, and as your prior correspondence noted, is it really a how my situation or is it internal israeli troubles? there are so many forces at

play, it is so difficult to get anything over the finish line, and it is always most difficult right at the very end the. find right at the very end the. and even once _ right at the very end the. and even once it _ right at the very end the. and even once it against, - right at the very end the. and even once it against, if it does begin, then the three phases to get through, but what has been puzzling so many people around the world is why this deal has happened now and to what extent do you think it is donald trump, 20 extent is it the biden administration and antony blinken and those people working in the white house and the state department on this for months? i the state department on this for months?— the state department on this for months? i think everybody can claim _ for months? i think everybody can claim some _ for months? i think everybody can claim some credit. - for months? i think everybody can claim some credit. donald trump's election and his imminent inauguration obviously played a role in this. his threat that there will be hell to pay if there's not a deal before he takes the oath of office is really hollow because there's not much more that can happen, there's not much more that can happen