hello. i'm caitriona perry officials in the us say they are confident that a ceasefire deal between israel and hamas will go through — despite a delay after israel accused hamas of trying to alter the terms of the agreement. israel's security minister, itamar ben—gvir, who is part of the hardline right—wing faction of the government, threatened to resign if the deal is approved, describing it as a reward for hamas. overnight, afterjubilant scenes in gaza at news of a ceasefire which will not come into effect until sunday at the earliest. israeli airstrikes killed over 80 people including women and children, according to the hamas—run health ministry. our international editor, jeremy bowen, has this report from jerusalem. 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 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 freed, 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. the children who are dying. we hope we could help, we hope we could help, but we can only pray. but we can only pray. a ceasefire, if it could hold, a ceasefire, if it could hold,

would be a considerable would be a considerable and an overdue achievement. and an overdue achievement. but the sad truth is that it but the sad truth is that it wouldn't end the conflict wouldn't end the conflict between palestinians between palestinians and israelis. and israelis. everything that has happened everything that has happened since the october 7 attacks has since the october 7 attacks has made the conflict made the conflict about as bitter about as bitter as it's ever been. as it's ever been. just outside nablus just outside nablus is the jewish is the jewish settlement of kedumim, settlement of kedumim, home to leaders of the settler home to leaders of the settler movement. movement. daniella weiss has lived daniella weiss has lived here for 50 years. here for 50 years. now she's working now she's working through her list through her list of right—wing connections, of right—wing connections, trying to overturn the ceasefire deal trying to overturn the ceasefire deal she says is a betrayal. she says is a betrayal. for me, today is for me, today is a very difficult day. a very difficult day. what government, what prime what government, what prime minister, with common sense, minister, with common sense, will give back the area will give back the area from where thousands of gaza from where thousands of gaza people attacked us, people attacked us, conquered our — conquered our — parts of our country? parts of our country? this is treachery. this is treachery. what does all this what does all this mean for israel? mean for israel?

what does it add up to? what does it add up to?

hamas and rescue all the hostages. for them, negotiating a phased prisoner exchange with hamas and pulling out of gaza smells like defeat. police made some arrests. many israelis support the ceasefire. for now the anger of those who don't is cancelled out by donald trump's determination to take a diplomatic victory into the white house. but the coffins, intended to warn about the ceasefire's dangers, are also a sign to the ceasefire's supporters that it might not end the war. jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. meanwhile, aid trucks are queuing at the southern crossing into gaza, waiting for the ceasefire — expected on sunday. 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 just after the war started.

and since the beginning of january it's averaged 51 truckloads a day. the ceasefire deal allows for 600 lorry loads a day. for more on the humanitarian situation and reaction from inside gaza. i've been speaking to dr zaher sahloul, president and co—founder of medglobal. you have a few hundred medical partners in gaza, medical professionals. have you spoken to them? have you heard from them about their reaction to them about their reaction to the ceasefire deal?- them about their reaction to the ceasefire deal? thank you for having _ the ceasefire deal? thank you for having me. _ the ceasefire deal? thank you for having me. i— the ceasefire deal? thank you for having me. i spoke - the ceasefire deal? thank you for having me. i spoke with i for having me. i spoke with them last night after the announcement of the ceasefire. they were very happy. one of the mentioned gaza deserves life again. one of the mentioned now they can breathe. as you may imagine, the last 15

months was horrible on them, some of them lost family members, some injured. we still have six colleagues, staff including doctors detained by the israeli army. we lost two medical staff. the israeli army. we lost two medicalstaff. it the israeli army. we lost two medical staff. it has been heartbreaking. many people lost their lives. more than 16,000 people killed and 97% of the publish displaced including our staff displaced multiple times. but they are very happy and hopeful the ceasefire will hold. , ,., hopeful the ceasefire will hold. , ., , hold. there is some fragility in the agreement _ hold. there is some fragility in the agreement it - hold. there is some fragility in the agreement it would . hold. there is some fragility - in the agreement it would seem today. we have to get to that moment when it takes effect. from what you have seen in gaza, describe how imperative it is this happens on sunday. it is very important. we have seen a lot of talk about the coming ceasefire and then last minute it did not hold. when we

met with president biden and the vice president harris in the vice president harris in the white house on april of last year. they thought of the same details about the ceasefire. but it did not happen for many reasons, the reluctance of the israeli government to sign on the last agreements. since then we lost more than 10,000 people, a lot of people have been injured, 6% right now of palestinian people in gaza are either killed or injured. we have famine, malnutrition, the situation is horrible. i hope it will hold and the promises and pledges of the biden administration will get through, especially now we have also guarantors in the region, asia, qatarand united nations and we pray for the best. �* ., ., ., ., best. an immediate flooding of humanitarian _ best. an immediate flooding of humanitarian aid _ best. an immediate flooding of humanitarian aid so _ best. an immediate flooding of humanitarian aid so badly - humanitarian aid so badly needed as part of this deal. what will that mean for your

colleagues in gaza at the moment? we know there are so few functioning hospitals or healthcare facilities. ?f}’s few functioning hospitals or healthcare facilities. 70% or so of hospitals _ healthcare facilities. 70% or so of hospitals have - healthcare facilities. 70% or so of hospitals have been i so of hospitals have been destroyed or targeted and not functional. you can imagine poor access to healthcare for the pregnant women or they need vaccination or elderly will need medications for chronic disease orfor the need medications for chronic disease or for the injured. need medications for chronic disease orfor the injured. we have a long list of more than 15,000 people awaiting evacuation because there is no way they can be treated adequately inside gaza. increasing humanitarian aid is a must. it means people while access to food, fuel for electricity, it is cold in the winter, was there last year in the winter and it was very cold. also means there are medications for patients who need blood pressure medicine and medical supplies and

surgical supplies for the hospital. right now on the about 50 trucks entering gaza. before the war, about 500 trucks every day and there is a need for more than 1000 trucks after the 15 months of war. we hope this ceasefire will allow more humanitarian assistance to get through. more humanitarian assistance to get through-— get through. you mentioned those waiting _ get through. you mentioned those waiting on _ get through. you mentioned those waiting on medical - those waiting on medical evacuations, we have seen the small numbers of very ill people medically evacuated out of gaza to get treatment elsewhere. will we see more of that? will we see more of people on the waiting list getting out now?- people on the waiting list getting out now? gaza before the war was _ getting out now? gaza before the war was in _ getting out now? gaza before the war was in prison - getting out now? gaza before the war was in prison and - the war was in prison and during the war became worse when people do not have the freedom to five medical care before. there were about 100 patients to get out of gaza to seek medical care and is real and the west bank and jordan

and the west bank and jordan and other places. as you know, more than 100,000 people have been injured for have moderate to severe injuries. we have people lingering and intensive care left untreated and they have all kind of complications related to malnutrition and complications to surgeries. also they cannot be treated inside gaza. they need to be evacuated and hopefully the ceasefire will open up the border crossing closed especially the rafah border crossing. so people can leave and have a life—saving treatment and surgeries. british prime minister, keir starmer, has signed what downing street is calling a landmark, hundred—year partnership with ukraine. the agreement formalises and builds on economic and military support for the country. in his first visit to kyiv as prime minister, mr starmer

warned that unless ukraine achieves a just peace, built from a position of strength, it will embolden notjust russia but other aggressors around the world. the uk will give more military support to ukraine than ever before. we have already committed £3 billion for military aid this year. and we're going further to support the frontline. providing a £2.2 billion alone which will be paid back not by ukraine but from the interest on the frozen russian assets. also galvanising british industry. today i am pleased to announce that we are providing 150 artillery barrels for ukraine. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news in the uk. the home secretary yvette cooper has announced a three month national review into grooming gangs. the announcement is a shift

in the government's position on an issue that has become an international controversy — following comments made by the billionaire elon musk. critics want the government to go further and launch a national inquiry. hospitals in england were at their busiest so far this winter last week with 96% of beds occupied. flu continues to be a concern, with just under five thousand people in hospital beds across england on average every day last week. that's lower than a week before but it's still more than three times higher than at the same time last year. the liberal democrat leader sir ed davey has called on the government to negotiate a new customs union with the eu to improve trade with europe. in his first major speech of the year, sir ed said closer eu trade ties could help mitigate any tariffs the new us administration might impose. you're live with bbc news. with just days left in his

presidency, joe biden delivered a farewell address to the nation where he spoke about his achievements while in office over the last four years. but he also warned about the dangers he believes are threatening the united states. among them he said is the concentration of technology, power and wealth. president biden said a new oligarchy is a putting democracy in peril, an apparent reference to allies of donald trump such as tech moguls elon musk and peter thiel. the departing president said he's concerned about the dangers posed by a rising tech industrial complex. americans are being buried under an avalanche of misinformation. social media is giving up on fact checking. the truth is smothered by lies.

told for power and for profit. we must hold the social platforms accountable. to protect our children, our families and our very democracy from the abuse of power. i spoke with chris harper, ceo of the software technology company zippedscript and got his reaction to biden�*s comments. i think the concerns are absolutely valid. i think as technology leaders in the industry we have to ensure we are adhering to democratic principles and listening to the citizens and not bending completely to government. when ou add completely to government. when you add that _ completely to government. when you add that balance _ completely to government. when you add that balance of— completely to government. when you add that balance of extreme wealth and power over so much technology the control so much of our lives now but when you add in that access to the president which is whatjoe biden was referencing, do you expect to see in the next administration so—called big attack having an outside influence on presidential decisions?—

influence on presidential decisions? , ' . ., decisions? difficult to say. i cannot be — decisions? difficult to say. i cannot be certain _ decisions? difficult to say. i cannot be certain on - decisions? difficult to say. i cannot be certain on that. l decisions? difficult to say. i cannot be certain on that. i | cannot be certain on that. i think big technology already has an influence on government. whether or not it is this administration of previous administration, it is up to the leaders of the technology industry and the citizens of the country to pay attention and hold the people accountable. that control of his companies. i think it is for the leaders like myself to make sure we are listening to citizens and not doing things for governments and bending completely to administration. when you talk about holding owners and big companies accountable, how do you do that? what sort of controls would you like to see in place or can they even be such controls? it or can they even be such controls?— controls? it is a great question. _ controls? it is a great question. i— controls? it is a great question. ithink- controls? it is a great question. i think theyj controls? it is a great - question. i think they can be controlled and starts once again we have leaders of the technology companies, what makes their company is great is the human beings that use them. if they stray from listening to

citizens, users and people that use those products, i think you will see people stray away from using the product. i think it is critical that at some level the people speak up on the platforms and say what they are uncomfortable with what they are happy with and i think that will always dictate the decision of the leaders of those technology organisations. president biden also mentioned the move away from fact checking with some of the social media platforms. most recently we had an announcement from facebook that it was going in that direction. is that also concerning for you? is that something that technology companies and platforms should have responsibility for? it is a touchy subject.— a touchy sub'ect. during the biden a touchy subject. during the biden administration - a touchy subject. during the biden administration we - a touchy subject. during the | biden administration we had people bend to the thoughts of that administration and now we see certain leaders band of the thoughts of the new

administration. i think a lot of people in the united states are aware of that. i think misinformation is definitely an issue. i think it is something that can be mitigated, can be monitored and really out their beliefs, it could be questioned, locked buti beliefs, it could be questioned, locked but i think free speech is something that makes america a great place so we will see what happens but once again i go back to this, it is the users of the platform that can change the weather platform operates. if there no users, the leaders of those platforms will change and will go on a different direction. improving weather conditions and lighter winds across southern california are giving exhausted fire crews some respite as they continue to try and contain the fires across los angeles. the fires began more than a week ago and have killed at least 25 people. my colleague clive myrie takes a look back at the sheer devastation that has rocked la.

oh, no! this is the story of an american tragedy. another sunny day in southern california is about to turn very dark. so, i'm sitting at home on the couch with the dogs. cheryll comes in the house and says... hey, babe, i need you to come out here right now. we have a very big problem. what? holy bleep! cheryll ku had spotted a fire in the canyon above the house she shares with husband jeffrey in a suburb of los angeles. oh, no! high winds were threatening a catastrophe and their doorbell camera captures what happened next. we discussed things that we couldn't leave behind. essentially, we needed to to leave as quickly as we could.

sirens blare. by now, word was spreading very quickly that danger was approaching from the canyon. neighbours went banging on doors, raising the alarm. david stover was in the middle of dinner. we came out and we could see the fire, you know, from here. do you think they saved your life? they gave us a head start. right. you know, about five minutes. so that makes a difference. please, god. please, god, save us.